Fair Funding for Charters: Executive Director’s Reflections
On Thursday, February 21st, 50 Common Ground students, staff, and parents loaded a bus headed for Hartford to fight to maintain charter
Students Share Their Work At Assembly
Freshman Carrie Beech reads her speech aloud at the student run assembly. During the student run assembly several students read
Youth Leadership in Agriculture and Food Justice
Increasingly, Common Ground students are diving into work to support food security and urban agriculture -- both in their classes and outside
Bones Project Leads to Greater Understanding
Students mold bones from clay and wire for the One Million Bones Project by Kate Bovarnick, Development Assistant How can
Una Nota a las Familias de Common Ground sobre la Trajedia de Sandy Hook
Estimadas Familias de Common Ground, Como educadores, nosotros vamos a trabajar todos los días para instruir a los niños, y nos esforzamos
A Letter To Common Ground Families In Response to the Tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary
On December 21st, Common Ground students gathered to express their solidarity with the students of Sandy Hook Elementary School. Dear
New Haven Independent: These Trees Can Handle a Flood
By: Allan Appel After Superstorm Sandy’s winds and brackish surge felled ten trees in Quinnipiac River Park, new arrivals have taken their
The Path to POWERFUL Leaders
The POWER creed encourages students and staff to work together to define what leadership means to them. POWER: Pride: Confidence.
Ecologia Teaches Spanish, Science, Leadership
For many of our new students, Ecologia is an introduction to how Common Ground is different from other schools. Two teachers --
New Haven Register: Students Help Clean Up West River
By Mark Zaretsky, Register Staff NEW HAVEN — Common Ground High School students Andrew Velasquez, Ariana Rodriguez and Carlos Granda headed out