FOUNDED IN 1881, WATKINSON ENROLLS 220 STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-12/PG, WATKINSON BOASTS A 5:1 STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO AND AN AVERAGE CLASS SIZE OF 13. HARTFORD'S OLDEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL, WATKINSON OFFERS MEMORABLE, AUTHENTIC CHALLENGES TO STUDENTS WHO IN TURN LEARN TO USE THEIR MINDS WELL. OUR ONE-OF-A-KIND CREATIVE ARTS, EXHIBITIONS, GLOBAL STUDIES, LEARNING SKILLS, AND COLLEGE COUNSELING PROGRAMS OFFER STUDENTS REMARKABLE EXPERIENCESFROM GUEST SPEAKERS TO INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, TO MEMORABLE REFLECTION, TO ONE-ON-ONE ACADEMIC COACHING.