Impact Stories

David Baker '04

Upper School history teacher

"KO is home for me, and not just for me but for my family."

Nidhi Bhat '25

"This is our school"

Bomani Brown '06

Alumni Council

"It’s helped give me the leg up that I need in this world to be successful and to carry on for me and my family."

Michelle Caswell

Upper School English teacher

"KO supports students as full human beings."

Karen Diaz-Meaike

P'19, '22, Board Member

"Investing in KO itself is investing in our future, and our kids' future, and society’s future."

Kathy Dunn

Associate Head of the Middle School

"Part of the campaign is professional development, which is critically important as we move the school forward."

Lee Gold '90

P'23, '26, Board Member

"The school helps to promote a self-awareness, helps to promote community, helps to build a human being."

Fritz Goodman

Upper School science teacher

"KO has made all the difference."

Graham Hegeman

Upper School science teacher

"The new Community Commons is going to be an absolute boon to our students’ lives."

Andy Krugman

Middle School history teacher

"I know what the school has done for me and my family and it means an incredible amount to me."

Rob Kyff

Upper School history teacher

"I am inspired by my colleagues, who are wonderful, caring people who put students ahead of anyone else."

Merrill Mandell

P‘21, ’22, ’26, Board Member

"KO creates a 360-degree wraparound of your child."

Mary S. Martin '77

P'17, '20, Board Member

"Three generations of my family graduated from Oxford and Kingswood Oxford over a span of almost 70 years."

Leilani Moyano '26

"Everyone here wants you to succeed."

Megan Ouellette

P'18, '20, Board Member

"All of it is to get kids working together, joining together, and really coming up with some great ideas."

Molly Palmer '27

"KO has offered me so many opportunities."

Stacey Savin

Upper School history teacher

"It is the greatest experience of my life, I absolutely love the students here."

Cathy Schieffelin

Upper School English teacher

"I learned the craft of teaching at KO by collaborating with my colleagues like Rob Kyff who has been here 40+ years."

Vyshnavi Setru '30

"The teachers are really nice, I feel like they aren’t afraid to show their personality in the classroom."

Tylon Smith '11

Middle School math teacher

"Every teacher that I had here left their mark and left an impact and I love it here."

Nancy Solomon

Librarian

"Every day, I wake up and think, ‘I get to go to school today."

Anastasia Sullo

Middle School English teacher

"I think that the community commons will echo the real world and what it’s like to live and be in this world."

Samit Virmani '26

"Coming into 7th grade, having an advisor be right by my side, made the process be much more fun."

Cherry Zhang '25

"What I really like about KO is the opportunities it offers for me to step outside of my comfort zone and try different things."