National Football Signing Day: A (Very) Rough Boarding School Report

I’ve done this in past but never found it so difficult to find press and announcements of boarding school players signing football letters of intent.

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An Admission Director Muses on Making a Difference

Andrew Weller, Ridley College, has a nice story up on his Independent School Admission Musing Blog chronicling his personal delivery of a difference making decision.

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Boarding School Alumni in the 2012 Super Bowl

Always looking for boarding school alumni in big stages, I’ve found three players in Sunday’s Super Bowl. This list isn’t exhaustive. If I didn’t find someone, please add them to the comments.

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Blame Canada

My school, Brentwood College School, is one of the largest boarding schools in Canada. 10% of our student population is from the United States of America.

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Competitive Snowboarding: a chat with Gould Academy’s Chris Davies

If you’re high school snowboarder with collegiate or U.S. national aspirations, you might like our latest video interview with Chris Davies, Gould Academy, head snowboarding coach.

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A Boarding School Learning Skills Program Celebrates a New Home

Kents Hill School has been on the fore of learning differences programs having had a program for 32 years. The Akin Learning Center represents the latest step in the center’s journey from living room, to library, to dedicated, purpose built facility.

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Private School Financial Aid: Are We Eligible?

Our new infographic, Can We Afford Private School? (see below) provides a quick look at where your family might fit in the private school financial aid equation. In partnering with School and Student Services By NAIS (SSS), we’ve taken the regional cost of living adjustments and data used by SSS to calculate estimated family contributions toward tuition and [...]

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Boarding School Alumnus Makes A Life In Brazilian Funk

Berkshire School alumnus Alex Cutler a.k.a Don Blanquito is the subject of New York Times writer Simon Romero’s article “Californian With an M.B.A. Follows His Heart to Brazilian Funk.”

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How does Worcester Academy Figure in the Hiring of the Miami Dolphins Head Coach?

New Miami Dolphins’ head coach, Joe Philbin, did a post graduate year at Worcester Academy (a coed boarding school in Worcester, MA) during the 1979-80 academic year.

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Why Ridley College

Ridley College headmaster Jonathan Leigh talks about the foundation of values that Ridley instills in its students.

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The Crafting of a Mission Statement

The Williston Northampton School head, Robert Hill, talks about Williston’s new mission statement- how it came about and how the new statement informs and reflects school life.

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L.L. Bean and Boarding School

A little trivia as boarding school and preppy icon L.L. Bean celebrates its centennial. Name the two boarding schools that Leon Leonwood Bean attended?

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New Military School Set To Open In August 2012

Forest Hill Military Academy (Millersburg, KY) leaders are busy preparing to welcome the new boarding school’s first class of cadets this coming fall.

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Announcing a Private School Financial Aid E-book

I’m thrilled to announce Understanding Private School Financial Aid, our newest FREE e-book authored by AdmissionsQuest’s Brian Fisher!

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The Contributions that Chinese Students Bring to Boarding Schools

Over the break offered some quiet time to catch-up on reading and a chance to work on posts that might require some digestion and rumination. This brings me to Idylwild Arts Academy president Brian D. Cohen’s response to two recent articles, “Chinese Students Lose as U.S. Schools Exploit Need” and “The China Conundrum,” each of [...]

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