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News and Insights from Commonwealth School
Here you will find a window into our world at 151 Commonwealth Avenue. Read school news, meet members of our community, learn more about the admissions process and life at Commonwealth, and much more.
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![Meet Commonwealth Students: Millie ’28, Past Small Talk]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764874253/commonwealth/szw7beqse56cgia8kzye/Millie-Amster-thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764874253/commonwealth/szw7beqse56cgia8kzye/Millie-Amster-thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764874253/commonwealth/szw7beqse56cgia8kzye/Millie-Amster-thumb.jpg","width":600}])
![Meet Commonwealth Students: Matt ’26, Know Thyself]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763733916/commonwealth/svhbrptxzc1aoslihyoa/Matt-Kimball-Meet-Our-Students-thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1763733916/commonwealth/svhbrptxzc1aoslihyoa/Matt-Kimball-Meet-Our-Students-thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1763733916/commonwealth/svhbrptxzc1aoslihyoa/Matt-Kimball-Meet-Our-Students-thumb.jpg","width":600}])
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![Diversity Day 2025: Welcome from the Head of School and Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762528404/commonwealth/fx1mwjc5vaqku4zgyzcc/Diversity-Day-2025-welcomes.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762528404/commonwealth/fx1mwjc5vaqku4zgyzcc/Diversity-Day-2025-welcomes.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762528404/commonwealth/fx1mwjc5vaqku4zgyzcc/Diversity-Day-2025-welcomes.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1762528404/commonwealth/fx1mwjc5vaqku4zgyzcc/Diversity-Day-2025-welcomes.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762528404/commonwealth/fx1mwjc5vaqku4zgyzcc/Diversity-Day-2025-welcomes.jpg","width":1600}])
![Faculty Projects: Giving Voice to Resistance]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761150997/commonwealth/c41picbfdpmt3itjlsst/Mirabal-Sisters.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761150997/commonwealth/c41picbfdpmt3itjlsst/Mirabal-Sisters.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761150997/commonwealth/c41picbfdpmt3itjlsst/Mirabal-Sisters.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1761150997/commonwealth/c41picbfdpmt3itjlsst/Mirabal-Sisters.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761150997/commonwealth/c41picbfdpmt3itjlsst/Mirabal-Sisters.jpg","width":1600}])
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![Meet Commonwealth Students: Ethan ’26, Just Build a Lot of Things]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760707989/commonwealth/hqiawfi1lhidaecszpwz/Ethan-Wu-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760707989/commonwealth/hqiawfi1lhidaecszpwz/Ethan-Wu-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1760707989/commonwealth/hqiawfi1lhidaecszpwz/Ethan-Wu-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1760707989/commonwealth/hqiawfi1lhidaecszpwz/Ethan-Wu-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1760707989/commonwealth/hqiawfi1lhidaecszpwz/Ethan-Wu-2.jpg","width":1600}])
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