Taft School

Taft combines “Big School” facilities & curriculum with “Small School” community warmth. Extensive extracurricular offerings enable artists, musicians, dancers, & athletes to perform at the highest level. Our unique campus promotes a family atmosphere among students from many cultures. Taft’s two-year Global Leadership Institute pairs 24 new students each academic year—12 students from Taft, and 12 students from public schools in the city of Waterbury. GLI Scholars enter the program the winter of their sophomore year, complete the program in the spring of their junior year, and participate in a summer service internship. GLI Scholar pairs collaborate on a culminating Global Leadership Project.