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SPHERE CONSORTIUM: A COMMITTMENT TO DIVERSITY BY LEADING SCHOOLS IN CONNECTICUT

SPHERE CONSORTIUM: A COMMITTMENT TO DIVERSITY BY LEADING SCHOOLS IN CONNECTICUT

The SPHERE Consortium schools are a group of Connecticut independent schools that came together in the 1970s around a common commitment to diversity. The SPHERE schools work together to develop contemporary admissions policies and programs that ensure that their student body and school ethos better reflect the greater Hartford community.


ABOUT

Initially, SPHERE’s agenda manifested in the operation of enrichment camps over the summer at participating schools that were designed to ensure access to facilities and resources for students from in and around Hartford. Over time, the consortium’s work came to include common approaches to admissions, recruitment and diversity training to make the participating schools more inclusive.

SPHERE schools meet regularly under the auspices of the consortium to undergo training and to develop best practice through the attendance of conferences and outcome commitments.

The member schools of the SPHERE consortium include some of the nation’s best-known and most prestigious private schools.


MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES

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AVON OLD FARMS SCHOOL

AOF / AVON

500 OLD FARMS ROAD, AVON, CONNECTICUT 06001, UNITED STATES

HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

ABOUT

ESTABLISHED 1927
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
BOYS
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)


avonoldfarms.com

Rating: 5 out of 5.

COBB SCHOOL MONTESSORI

112 SAND HILL ROAD SIMSBURY, CONNECTICUT 06070, UNITED STATES

PRE-SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

ABOUT

ESTABLISHED 1974
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 1 – 12 (GRADES PK – 12)
MONTESSORI


cobbschool.com

Rating: 4 out of 5.

COVENANT PREPARATORY SCHOOL

COVENANT PREP / CPS

474 WOODLAND STREET, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06112, UNITED STATES

MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

ABOUT

ESTABLISHED 2008
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 10 – 14 (GRADES 5 – 8)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (NATIVITY MIGUEL)


covenantprep.org

Rating: 4 out of 5.

THE ETHEL WALKER SCHOOL

WALKER’S

230 BUSHY HILL ROAD, SIMSBURY, CONNECTICUT 06070, UNITED STATES

MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SPORTS ACADEMY (EQUESTRIAN)

ABOUT

ESTABLISHED 1911
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
GIRLS
AGES 11 – 18 (GRADES 6 – PG)


ethelwalker.org

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

GRACE ACADEMY

457 MAIN STREET, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06103, UNITED STATES

MIDDLE SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

ABOUT

ESTABLISHED 2010
TUITION-FREE
DAY
GIRLS
AGES 9 – 14 (GRADES 5 – 8)
CHRISTIAN (CONGREGATIONALIST)


graceacademyhartford.org

Rating: 4 out of 5.

KINGSWOOD OXFORD

KO

170 KINGSWOOD ROAD, WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06119, UNITED STATES

MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

ABOUT

ESTABLISHED 1909
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (GRADES 6 – 12)


kingswoodoxford.org

Rating: 4 out of 5.

LOOMIS CHAFFEE

THE LOOMIS CHAFFEE SCHOOL

4 BATCHELDER ROAD, WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT 06095, UNITED STATES

HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

ABOUT

ESTABLISHED 1914
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)


loomischaffee.org

Rating: 5 out of 5.

MISS PORTER’S SCHOOL

FARMINGTON / MPS / PORTER’S

60 MAIN STREET, FARMINGTON, CONNECTICUT 06032, UNITED STATES

HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

ABOUT

ESTABLISHED 1843
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
GIRLS
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)


porters.org

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

POMFRET

POMFRET SCHOOL

398 POMFRET STREET, POMFRET, CONNECTICUT 06258, UNITED STATES

HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

ABOUT

ESTABLISHED 1894
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – PG)


pomfret.org

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

RENBROOK SCHOOL

2865 ALBANY AVENUE, WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06117, UNITED STATES

PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

ABOUT

ESTABLISHED 1935
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 4 – 14 (GRADES PK – 8)


renbrook.org

Rating: 4 out of 5.

SUFFIELD ACADEMY

SA

185 NORTH MAIN STREET, SUFFIELD, CONNECTICUT 06078,, UNITED STATES

HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

ABOUT

ESTABLISHED 1833
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – PG)


suffieldacademy.org

Rating: 4 out of 5.

WATKINSON SCHOOL

180 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06105, UNITED STATES

MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

ABOUT

ESTABLISHED 1881
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 11 – 18+ (GRADES 6 – PG)
PROGRESSIVE


watkinson.org

Rating: 4 out of 5.

WESTMINSTER SCHOOL

995 HOPMEADOW STREET, SIMSBURY, CONNECTICUT 06070, UNITED STATES

HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

ABOUT

ESTABLISHED 1900
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)


westminster-school.org

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.


CONTACT DETAILS

C/O SUFFIELD ACADEMY
185 NORTH MAIN STREET
SUFFIELD
CONNECTICUT 06078
UNITED STATES



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