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It’s incredible to be part of a community that is this close. I know it's a little bit cliché, but it's just a really cool feeling to be able to turn the corner and see someone and immediately gravitate to them and talk about whatever. There's never, never a dull day. 

Aadi ’26

There are so many different kinds of people at this school with so many different outlooks in life. Even if you disagree with someone's views, I feel like here you can still have a respectful conversation. And I think that's a really important life skill: to be able to talk to people you don't necessarily see eye-to-eye with.    

Iris '27

Commonwealth has opened up a path to relationships with both students and teachers that I hadn't really seen before. I have teachers that I can rely on, that I can ask questions of and meet with, and I want to continue having those relationships in the future with my professors in college and bosses at jobs. Commonwealth really built a strong foundation for that.

Tomi ’27

Really exciting classrooms are where the student is part of the circuit and the electricity is jumping between them and the sources and the teacher. At the beginning of the Enlightenment unit, instead of saying, 'This is what the Enlightenment is.' We say, 'Here's Newton's laws of natural philosophy. Here's a poem about sinful bees. Here’s a little Montesquieu with a little Benjamin Franklin and a little Smith.' And then we try to figure out what they have in common.

Melissa Glenn Haber ’87, History Teacher

I was kind of shocked at how everyone talks with each other at Commonwealth. In my old school, people just stuck with their own friend groups. I thought it would be like that here—but it turned out to be exactly the opposite. I didn't expect to be able to communicate with seniors and juniors and sophomores at all. I feel really good in small communities. You feel seen.  

Chloe ’27

I get a real burst of energy when I’m able to help students navigate the complexities of the research process. I feel so lucky to have such an incredible patron base of high-level readers and thinkers in our students. 

Jake MacDonnell, Librarian and Registrar

There are all of these resources around us that we can take advantage of.… I like how part of your daily routine is going out into the city and still being with your classmates but in a completely different setting.

Felix ’27

You know, I was hearing about all these other schools, and they definitely had a lot to offer, but Commonwealth spoke more to me because I know they take academics seriously here, but they also care about you as a person and finding yourself. 

Sumaya ’26