50th Anniversary Events
It’s been a year of celebration at CCC with several events taking place to commemorate our 50th anniversary … details of each below!
Saturday, October 18: CCC50
The CCC 50th anniversary gala at the Nashawtuc Country Club featured a live auction, raffle, the premiere of the CCC 50th anniversary video, a Story Walk through CCC’s first 50 years, a slideshow of class photos going back to 1976, and more! CCC co-founders Deborah Begner and Chris Gerzon joined over 170 other community members to celebrate this milestone. View photos from the evening!
Friday, October 17: Founders’ Reception
CCC community members from the school’s first 25 years, leadership donors, administration, and current and past Board members attended this special evening at Concord Art to honor CCC co-founders Chris Gerzon and Deborah Begner and the first 50 years of the school that they founded. Both Chris and Deborah shared their memories of establishing CCC and the challenges and triumphs of the process. It was an evening of reconnecting, reminiscing, laughter, and even a few tears.
View videos of Chris’s speech, Deborah’s speech, and photos from the evening.
Wednesday, April 2: Harvesting the Spirit of Transcendentalism in Education Today.
On Wednesday evening, April 2, over 50 people attended Harvesting the Spirit of Transcendentalism in Education Today, a panel presentation and discussion on how Concord’s Transcendentalist roots have informed best practices in education up to the present day. Moderator Jenny Rankin gave an overview of Transcendentalism and its beliefs around education, while educators Betsy Siebert, Elise Mott and Tracie Dunn discussed how Transcendentalism is reflected in their teaching practice and gave examples of “passion projects” that are grounded in Transcendentalist beliefs.
The evening took place in the Goodwin Forum at the Concord Free Public Library and was co-sponsored by the Transcendentalism Council of First Parish in Concord. In addition to honoring CCC’s 50th anniversary, this event was part of the Concord250 celebrations. Watch the video of the panel on the Minuteman Media YouTube channel!
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