Catlin Gabel News

Eagles athletes and coaches excelled this spring, with teams and individuals pushing themselves to new levels—and setting school, team, and personal records.

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Creating a Classroom Dynamic Where Every Student Experiences Success

Lower School Spanish teacher Pilar Arias fosters a learning environment where students develop skills and the confidence to explore and make mistakes.

architectural rendering of catlin gabel community and wellness center showing basketball game with packed bleacher stands

Encouraging Students to Think About the Broader Picture of Science

Upper School Science and Health Teacher Bianca Knoll Nakayama is teaching from multiple perspectives and helping students make connections across disciplines.

Sustaining Students’ Curiosity about the World

The Head of School reflects on the spirit of inquiry in education, and why teachers’ modeling, asking, and eliciting questions leads to understanding and growth

upper school students in the Outback robotics and engineering lab, Team 1540 The Flaming Chickens

Providing Opportunities to Develop Confidence, Skills, and an Ethical Mindset

Director of Engineering Education Kevin Forbes guides students to approach problems and develop technologies in a responsible way.

Key Facts

52% of student population

identifies as people of color or multiracial

$6 MILLION IN ASSISTANCE

awarded to 27% of students in 2024-25

30% HIGHER SAT SCORES

compared with national average

45+ HONORS CLASSES

available to Upper School students

13 ATHLETIC PROGRAMS

offered at JV, JV2 and Varsity Levels

40 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

spoken by students at Catlin Gabel

INTEGRITY

Creating a Space That is About Belonging

Assistant Head of School Kama Bruce shares thoughts on why he believes that psychological safety is a central tenet of education and learning.

Director of Engineering Education Kevin Forbes smiling surrounded by Robotics & Engineering laughing students holding engineering equipment or tools pointing them at Kevin in a playful manner

Developing Confidence, Skills, and an Ethical Mindset

Director of Engineering Education Kevin Forbes guides students to approach problems and develop technologies in a responsible way.

Experiential Learning at Catlin Gabel

Head of School Tim Bazemore highlights our teachers’ artful and engaging lesson designs.

Lower School Spanish Teacher Pilar Arias seated on floor smiling and speaking to students male student seated to right of her with arms crossed and resting on raised bent legs smiling

Every Student Experiences Success

Lower School Spanish teacher Pilar Arias helps students develop the skills and the confidence to explore and make mistakes.

outdoor portrait of kate williams catlin gabel athletics director wearing light blue sweater standing centered in front of background of green foliage

An Inclusive Athletics Program

Athletics Director Kate Williams ’01 is fostering openness and opportunity, and using the lens of sport to foster life lessons.