Community Life
Sharing Connections, Celebrating Differences
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What a Difference Community Makes
The Kingswood Oxford campus combines academic excellence, athletics, arts, and student leadership opportunities to create one of the best private schools in Connecticut. Building a strong community requires that people share common values and work together in the pursuit of both collective and individual goals. A strong day school community affirms that every member is important, belongs, and contributes to the common good. As KO’s motto attests, “one conquers by conquering oneself” – that is, by strengthening individual goals, we strengthen the whole.
We lift each other up, elevate each other’s voices, and celebrate our differences. We welcome parents, guardians, and families into our fold – knowing that they enrich our shared experience and animate the inclusive partnerships that define us. At the same time that we focus on personal growth, we reach outside of our community, lending our combined strength to support those around us and around the world.
Building. Community.
The Community Commons
Our new Community Commons, opened in August 2025, serves as the dynamic heart of our campus—a hub for learning, teaching, collaboration, and authentic student engagement.
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It’s a vibrant space where students, faculty, and alumni access and share resources, learn, and collaborate in a welcoming, state-of-the-art learning environment. This building has transformed our campus by reimagining and expanding the Conklin Library and Mead Dining Hall. Students, faculty, parents, alumni, and the community have new and exciting opportunities to learn together and independently, share ideas and experiences, and benefit from state-of-the-art spaces, resources, and tools.Â
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The Community Commons features:
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A technologically advanced, media-rich research center and library
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A renovated dining facility and servery
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A cozy reading room with a fireplace
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A flexible entertainment/presentation space
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Smaller, soundproof collaborative study areas
The Community Commons extends onto the beautiful KO campus with two outdoor patios with enhanced spaces for entertaining, dining, and socializing.
“What makes the community at KO so special is that there are people passionate about so many different interests. You can find these connecting points to other people and learn about various perspectives. That’s what makes our community what it is, and the differences strengthen our community even more.”
— Brady, senior
Feel the Support: The Advising Advantage
Advising at KO is about Helping You Discover Your Best Self.
Find your voice in a community of scholars, athletes, musicians, and artists. A Kingswood Oxford education inspires you to dig deeper and discover a lot. You’ll create powerful bonds with advisors who guide, encourage, and challenge you to grow in confidence and independence.
“My advisor pushes me but always lets me know when to pull back. She’s always there to support me in doing whatever I want to do and guiding me in the right direction. She helps me make decisions that work the best for me to make school more enjoyable and more manageable.”
— Anissa, junior
Meet Our Wyverns
My English teacher is always there to push me to think deeper into the text. 'How do I connect this text to the broader world and themes we see in our day-to-day lives?'
Something that I definitely enjoy about KO is the small classroom sizes. I love how you can have more student interactions as well as more meaningful conversations with the teachers.
Now, when I approach a writing assignment, I am much more confident. I know how to organize my thoughts, articulate them clearly, and build upon them.
My band teacher at KO has helped elevate my playing. He gives me constructive feedback and knows he can give me some criticism to get better. He exudes positivity.
The challenging "We the People" IMPACT course gave me the tools to approach complex issues with a sense of curiosity and open-mindedness, while also encouraging me to develop and stand firm in my own beliefs.
I've learned that discomfort is part of growth.