The Catlin Gabel School (CGS) was founded on the principles of progressive education. One aspect of this approach to education includes a de-emphasis on grades. Students are urged to focus on their progress, skill-building, and the process of learning instead of grades or GPAs.
Read MoreCatlin Gabel School (CGS) Head of School Tim Bazemore was caught eating an apple for lunch inside during a meeting with coworkers, breaking CGS’ COVID-19 protocol, and students are reeling from the aftermath.
Read MoreIn response to the Texas abortion law appearing in front of the Supreme Court and the looming threat that Roe v. Wade, which protects abortion access across the United States, will be overturned, Catlin Gabel student Lottie Malkmus ‘23 turned to quilting.
Read MoreCatlin Gabel School (CGS) students have increasingly voiced dissatisfaction with their school lunches, but what is really going on behind the scenes regarding Catlin Gabel’s food providers given the pandemic?
Read MoreCatlinSpeak is starting a new column inspired by the New York City-based photojournalism project, Humans of New York. Humans of New York (HONY) began as an attempt to photograph 10,000 random people on the streets of New York to “create an exhaustive catalogue of the city’s inhabitants,” as the website says.
Read MoreWith Halloween just around the corner, kids across the country are preparing their costumes, carving their pumpkins and getting ready for trick-or-treating. But perhaps the biggest excitement is for candy.
Read MoreSchool and stress levels can vary from generalized stress and anxiety to a feeling of decreased self-worth and confidence.
Read MoreMultiple players from the Catlin Gabel School (CGS) girls varsity soccer team have claimed to be the target of racial and sexual harassment at the Oregon Episcopal School (OES) homecoming game on Friday, September 24th.
Read MoreSAFE (Students and Friends for Equality) club, is looking to create a welcoming space for LGBTQIA + students and allies at Catlin Gabel School (CGS).
Read MoreWith limited space in the main lot and the St. Vincent parking garage being a substantial walk away, the new job of the Catlin Gabel School (CGS) Secretary to delegate carpool parking spots amongst students is a hefty one.
Read MoreThe Screeching Eagles, the potential name of the Catlin Gabel Glee club, is ecstatic to resume in-person performances during the 2021/22 school year.
Read MoreCatlin Gabel School’s (CGS) theatre program has had a very unusual year, subject to both the restrictions of theatre spaces and to those of schools. While many mainstream theatre groups shut down entirely - Broadway isn’t set to reopen until August - CGS Upper School theatre was able to put on three performances this year. Of those three, two were completely virtual and the third, a mix of virtual, hybrid, and in person.
Read MoreTo help the Upper School students better know new teachers to the Upper School (US) after a mostly remote year, several new teachers have answered the following questions.
The pandemic has affected everyone in our community, and seniors’ college searches have been especially different this year, with travel restrictions, less in-person tours, and campuses being closed
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Four times a year in the Catlin Gabel School (CGS) Upper School, each teacher sends a survey to the students of their class. The survey is called the Student Experience Survey, and it asks the students for feedback on how the class is going.
After a long awaited announcement of Catlin Gabel School’s transition to hybrid learning, many students have been left with questions due to the sheer magnitude of new information that is being shared with families. We sat down with Aline Garcia-Rubio, head of the Upper School (US), to answer a few important questions.
Read MoreTwelve weeks into the 2020-2021 school year, Catlin Gabel School (CGS) students found themselves adjusting to a new schedule, with Wednesdays designed to hold no classes except a morning commitment to C&C. While CGS students will now begin their transition to a hybrid model, they will still be guaranteed this “Community Wednesday.”
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As the 2020-2021 school year approached in late August and early September, schools across the country implemented different hybrid learning models to allow students to safely attend in-person classes during the pandemic. Catlin Gabel School (CGS) hopes to soon apply hybrid learning as well.
