It is said that without discipline, there is no Marine Corps, so it is fitting that the extraordinary discipline of King alumnus Ben Nadler ’17 led him to choose the Marines above all other branches of the military.

In honor of Veterans Day, we sat down with Associate Head of Middle School and Dean of Student Life Ben Magidson, a veteran of the United States Army. At age 20 and just one day after the September 11 terrorist attacks against the United States in 2001, Magidson consulted with his father, also a veteran, and enlisted. 

The King School campus was buzzing as students from all four grades in the Upper School participated in King’s annual, student-run Model United Nations Conference on October 24. Organized by the eleventh and twelfth grade participants, the conference served to train members for upcoming conferences at Brown and Harvard Universities. 

After building campaigns, delivering speeches, and rallying support, candidates faced off in the Middle School Student Council election over the past few weeks, bringing fresh faces to represent the middle school student body. Elected representatives are charged with sharing student ideas and concerns with the broader school community.

Armed with a jug of water, a few wooden boards, notepads, and a plan, a unit of PreK detectives worked to uncover what types of creatures are inhabiting the nature trail on the King campus.

A sea of blue and gold flooded the King School campus for the first time in two years to celebrate Homecoming 2021. The annual event brings together the entire Viking community to celebrate the school’s rich history, enjoy athletic competition and give back.

In partnership with SoundWaters, a local environmental nonprofit organization, sixth grade students are conducting a year-long study on invasive species. Their research will include two visits to the SoundWaters station at Cove Island Park, where they will investigate how the Asian Shore Crab population changes throughout the year. 

It was a chilly February day in 2020 when students from the King Cares B1C Homework Club recognized the potential in the space outside the Building One Community (B1C) center. Maybe some window boxes would brighten the space and improve the view for the B1C community, Covid snarled progress, but the students continued to deliberate, and what started as a discussion about flower pots, grew into a community garden called “Common Ground.”

The best way to learn about a community might be to talk to its leader, and that is exactly what the first grade did when they invited Stamford Mayor David Martin to class, and he accepted. 

With great excitement, King School announced that Carol Maoz has been appointed Head of School, and her tenure begins immediately. To read the announcement and a letter from Carol Maoz visit this webpage.