Watkinson School

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Location
Watkinson School
Hartford, Connecticut, CT, USA
Information
Religion	None
Headmaster	John Bracker
Enrollment	275
Faculty	48
Average class size	15 students
Student:teacher ratio	6:1
Type	Private
Mascot	Ram
Color(s)	Gray, White, Blue
Established	1881
Homepage	www.watkinson.org

Watkinson School is a private coeducation day school in Hartford, Connecticut. Watkinson is situated on Bloomfield Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut, adjacent to the University of Hartford and serves students from sixth through 12th grade. Watkinson also offers a "postgraduate" or Transition-to-College program which allows students who have just graduated high school to spend an additional year taking courses at Watkinson as well as the University of Hartford.^[1] Watkinson is the only private school located within the city limits of Hartford.

Currently Watkinson enrolls 275 students who come from 37 towns all around the Greater Hartford and Pioneer Valley area.

Watkinson has a Creative Arts Program (CAP) whose purpose it to foster creativity in young artists, this program is unique in that students receive a separate diploma denoting their commitment to the arts.

Also this year 2007 Watkinson has created a Global Studies Program which discusses the United States relationship with the World.

Watkinson is a founding member of the Coalition of Essential Schools. It is one of only five schools to be named a Lead School for the Coalition of Essential Schools.

1 Sports @ Watkinson
2 Sports Teams @ Watkinson
3 Famous Alumni
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Sports @ Watkinson

Watkinson School has a great sports program. The Boys Varsity Soccer, Boys Varsity Basketball, and Girls Varsity Softball teams are one of the top teams in the league.

[edit] Sports Teams @ Watkinson

header 1 "Fall Trimester"	header 2 "Winter Trimester"	header 3 "Spring Trimester"
row 1, cell 1 "Boys Varsity Soccer"	row 1, cell 2 "Boys JV Soccer"	row 1, cell 3 "Girls Varsity Soccer"	row 1, cell 4 "Girls JV Soccer"	row 1, cell 5 "Varsity Cross Country"	row 1, cell 6 "Girls Varsity Volleyball"	row 1, cell 7 "Girls Middle School Soccer"	row 1, cell 8 "Boys Middle School Soccer"
row 2, cell 1 "Boys JV Basketball"	row 2, cell 2 "Boys Varsity Basketball"	row 2, cell 3 "Girls Varsity Basketball"	row 2, cell 4 "Ski Team"	row 2, cell 5 "Boys MS Basketball"	row 2, cell 6 "Girls MS Basketball"
row 3, cell 1 "Boys Varsity Basketball"	row 3, cell 2 "Girls Varsity Softball"	row 3, cell 3 "Boys Varsity Lacrosse"	row 3, cell 4 "Girls Varsity Lacrosse"	row 3, cell 5 "Girls MS Lacrosse"	row 3, cell 6 "Boys MS Lacrosse"	row 3, cell 7 "Varsity Tennis"	row 3, cell 8 "MS Tennis"	row 3, cell 9 "Ultimate Frisbee"