Summer 2026
How Leaders are Made: Stories of Voice, Agency, and the People Shaping Catlin Gabel’s Future
![portrait of head of school Aline García Rubio in upper school library]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1788831460/catlingabel/p2ltsabn21u2bez6eh5b/1275x675-aline-garcia-rubio-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1788831460/catlingabel/p2ltsabn21u2bez6eh5b/1275x675-aline-garcia-rubio-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1788831460/catlingabel/p2ltsabn21u2bez6eh5b/1275x675-aline-garcia-rubio-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1788831460/catlingabel/p2ltsabn21u2bez6eh5b/1275x675-aline-garcia-rubio-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1788831460/catlingabel/p2ltsabn21u2bez6eh5b/1275x675-aline-garcia-rubio-2.jpg","width":1275}])
- Head of School
New Head of School Aline García Rubio reflects on how Catlin Gabel cultivates leaders
![The spring 2026 cohort of Beginning and Lower School student government. From left to right: Iasonas Xekalakis, Ronan Essex, Brooks Ellison, Calla McClure, Marion Felix-Lund, Brooklyn Litteken, Bailey Litteken, Shanaya Goel, Ford Willey, Felix Pscheid, Emily Fenster, James Bordley, Ryann Zanon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1788830695/catlingabel/xyjxpxzaqcyswvgfcbzc/1700x900-BLS-student-Govt.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1788830695/catlingabel/xyjxpxzaqcyswvgfcbzc/1700x900-BLS-student-Govt.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1788830695/catlingabel/xyjxpxzaqcyswvgfcbzc/1700x900-BLS-student-Govt.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1788830695/catlingabel/xyjxpxzaqcyswvgfcbzc/1700x900-BLS-student-Govt.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1788830695/catlingabel/xyjxpxzaqcyswvgfcbzc/1700x900-BLS-student-Govt.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1788830695/catlingabel/xyjxpxzaqcyswvgfcbzc/1700x900-BLS-student-Govt.jpg","width":1700}])
- Teaching & Learning
Leadership starts early at Catlin Gabel. The revival of Student Government in the Beginning and Lower School is opening new opportunities for students to define school priorities, express opinions, and make an impact.
![FROM L TO R: NICO IGARASHI, ARI WAECHTER, KAI WOLAHAN, LEVI WHALEN STEWART]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1788830633/catlingabel/dvbdhvbgfmvpnnxmw2da/1700x900-positive-masculinity-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1788830633/catlingabel/dvbdhvbgfmvpnnxmw2da/1700x900-positive-masculinity-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1788830633/catlingabel/dvbdhvbgfmvpnnxmw2da/1700x900-positive-masculinity-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1788830633/catlingabel/dvbdhvbgfmvpnnxmw2da/1700x900-positive-masculinity-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1788830633/catlingabel/dvbdhvbgfmvpnnxmw2da/1700x900-positive-masculinity-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1788830633/catlingabel/dvbdhvbgfmvpnnxmw2da/1700x900-positive-masculinity-2.jpg","width":1700}])
- Community
- Teaching & Learning
Meet the student leaders unpacking what it means to be a man in the Upper School’s Positive Masculinity Club
![dyptic: on left, middle schoolers give a presentation with diagram in background; on right a group portrait taken of middle schoolers and teachers on a global education trip to Costa Rica]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1788882371/catlingabel/x3vglyfyfg7h7gi7wuv1/1700x900-MS-leadership.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1788882371/catlingabel/x3vglyfyfg7h7gi7wuv1/1700x900-MS-leadership.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1788882371/catlingabel/x3vglyfyfg7h7gi7wuv1/1700x900-MS-leadership.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1788882371/catlingabel/x3vglyfyfg7h7gi7wuv1/1700x900-MS-leadership.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1788882371/catlingabel/x3vglyfyfg7h7gi7wuv1/1700x900-MS-leadership.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1788882371/catlingabel/x3vglyfyfg7h7gi7wuv1/1700x900-MS-leadership.jpg","width":1700}])
- Teaching & Learning
Middle School students are already discovering what it means to take initiative, show empathy, and make an impact. In this pair of first-person reflections, three 8th-grade students share their perspectives on leadership.
![tryptic of upper school musical middle school outdoor education trip to the oregon coast and middle school OBOB state winners]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1788880241/catlingabel/gnxr8bw69hhxfnluey38/1195x675-of-note-1-h.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1788880241/catlingabel/gnxr8bw69hhxfnluey38/1195x675-of-note-1-h.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1788880241/catlingabel/gnxr8bw69hhxfnluey38/1195x675-of-note-1-h.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1788880241/catlingabel/gnxr8bw69hhxfnluey38/1195x675-of-note-1-h.jpg","width":1115}])
- Community
- General News
A collection of events, happenings, and recognitions that shaped our school in the winter and spring of 2026.
![Dyptic on the left, detail shot of brown and yellow chicks under a grow light; on the right is a wide shot of beginning and lower school students and teachers painting a mural]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1788881639/catlingabel/ryyicnfqognnabgphhii/1275x675-experiential-learning-200.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1788881639/catlingabel/ryyicnfqognnabgphhii/1275x675-experiential-learning-200.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1788881639/catlingabel/ryyicnfqognnabgphhii/1275x675-experiential-learning-200.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1788881639/catlingabel/ryyicnfqognnabgphhii/1275x675-experiential-learning-200.jpg","width":1115}])
- Teaching & Learning
Photos from experiential learning opportunities in the Beginning & Lower, Middle, and Upper School