Our Dormitories

Aleph

    • ALEPH is home to approximately 22 students. Alephians describe themselves as funny, diverse, thoughtful, and quirky. They describe their dorm as "a big family." Aleph is also home to dorm parents Assistant Director of Admissions Bobby Savino and Dean of Students: Grade 9 and 10 Shad Sommers-Dehaney. Language teacher Hannah Callahan is also a dorm parent at Aleph.

Warren House

    • WARREN HOUSE is our newest dorm and is home to approximately 24 students. Dorm parents Melisa and Michael Kjellander, Sylvia Ogle, Madisyn Gomez, and their families also call Warren home. Melisa is a senior associate director of admissions, and she and Michael have been dorm parents at CSW since 2007. Sylvia teaches math, while her husband Matt is a coach, and Doralis teaches Health and Science.

Barn Dorm

    • THE BARN is home to approximately 25 students. "Barnies" describe the personality of their dorm as: creative, diverse, lively, easygoing, social, laughter-filled, caring, and close-knit. Physics teacher Rose Rosenthal and Science teacher Meredith Mikell also call The Barn home. Assistant Director of Communications Jeanette Origel is also a dorm parent at Barn.

Trapelo

    • TRAPELO is home to approximately 22 students. Trap dorm parents describe the personality of their dorm as: social, lively, fun, positive, caring, intelligent and mature, with strong student leaders. Math teacher Rashid Chatani and Athletics Associate Ted Hurley also call Trap home.

Meet the Dorm Parents!

List of 13 members.

  • Photo of Hannah Callahan

    Hannah Callahan 

    Language Faculty and Residential Life Faculty
    781-642-8693
  • Photo of Rashid Chatani

    Rashid Chatani 

    Mathematics Department Chair and Residential Life Faculty
    781-642-8603
  • Photo of Madisyn Gomez

    Madisyn Gomez 

    Science Faculty, Health Faculty, and Residential Life Faculty
  • Photo of Ted Hurley

    Ted Hurley 

    Athletics Associate and Residential Life Faculty
    781-642-8640
  • Photo of Melisa Kjellander

    Melisa Kjellander 

    Senior Associate Director of Admissions and Residential Life Faculty
    781-642-8653
  • Photo of Michael Kjellander

    Michael Kjellander 

    Residential Life Faculty
  • Photo of Sylvia Ogle

    Sylvia Ogle 

    Mathematics Faculty and Residential Life Faculty
    781-398-8380
  • Photo of Meredith Oppegard

    Meredith Oppegard 

    Science Faculty and Residential Life Faculty
    781-642-8683
  • Photo of Jeanette Origel

    Jeanette Origel 

    Assistant Director of Communications and Residential Life Faculty
    781-398-8319
  • Photo of Eline Rosenthal

    Eline Rosenthal 

    Science Faculty and Residential Life Faculty
    781-398-8320
  • Photo of Bobby Savino

    Bobby Savino 

    Director of Residential Life and Student Activities
    781-642-8651
  • Photo of Shadrach Sommers-Dehaney

    Shadrach Sommers-Dehaney 

    Dean of Students: Grade 9 and 10
    781-398-8382
  • Photo of Yadira Valdez

    Yadira Valdez 

    Director of Student Programs for Leadership, Equity, and Inclusion and Residential Life Faculty
    781-398-8393

CSW—a gender-inclusive day and boarding school for grades 9-12—is a national leader in progressive education. We live out our values of inquiry-based learning, student agency, and embracing diverse perspectives in every aspect of our student experience. Young people come to CSW to learn how to learn and then put what they learn into action—essential skills they carry into their futures as doers, makers, innovators, leaders, and exceptional humans who do meaningful work in the world.