While the Annual Dinner was cancelled… the need to educate the children was not. Our children are being taught and they are continuing to learn. However, the experience is a difficult one. There are many factors influencing a student’s success with distance learning. We believe progress is being made, though perhaps not at the pace […]
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A Favorite Character from the Past
Mr. Joe, the CCS master chef, came for a visit after someone finally tracked him down through his church. Joseph Ottley retired from CCS at the age of 80 after more than 26 years of dedicated service to the school. We are constantly being asked by former students if Mr. Joe is still around and […]
Bequest is BIG News
An article that ran in the Republican-American early February was picked up by the Associated Press and spread far beyond Connecticut. It briefly tells the story of a modest CCS admirer who left a large bequest to the school. This incredible gift helps provide an answer to the school’s longterm viability and inspires the upcoming […]
A Popular Series
There is something magical in celebrating anniversaries. A school like CCS that has defied the odds — and whose students have defied the odds — is a treasure trove of stories. To celebrate this anniversary throughout the year, CCS is sharing a weekly series of e-mails that it calls “50 Stories for 50 Years.” To […]
Being More Than Just a School
Some of the stories from CCS take place outside of the classroom. After all, the way we help children is not limited to academics. Children need to be cared for physically and emotionally, and they need stability in their lives in order to succeed in school. This story started several years ago with a father, […]
Best Childhood Memories
Not every story at CCS is an obvious success — even we admit that, but this one will touch your heart as it did ours. We received a call one day from a counselor at a prison. The counselor explained that she had been working with an inmate for several years and over that […]
The Lure of Tours
“I can still remember the student who stood right up from her seat in the classroom and gave me the hug that melted me on the spot,” she says. “No amount of talking with the adults could change my mind, but that little girl did.”