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.”
Read MoreHow 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.
Read MoreWhy Ridley College
Ridley College headmaster Jonathan Leigh talks about the foundation of values that Ridley instills in its students.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreL.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?
Read MoreNew 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.
Read MoreAnnouncing 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!
Read MoreThe 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 [...]
Read MoreDublin School Participates in New Hampshire Primary
During presidential primary season in New Hampshire, virtually every town, or public meeting of any kind, will receive multiple visits from candidates in the run-up to the primary. (I can’t accurately remember the number of candidates that I met during my years living and teaching in Wolfeboro and Dublin. It’s a bunch.) The best part, [...]
Read MoreSo You Want to be an Olympian?
London 2012 is only a few months away. Astonishingly, Brentwood College School (a co-educational boarding school in in British Columbia, Canada) already has 4 athletes that have been selected to try out for the 2012 Canadian Olympic rowing team. Over the last 30 years, Brentwood has consistently developed national and internationally recognized athletes, many [...]
Read MoreTwo Boarding School Alumni in Tonight’s BCS National Championship Game
LSU’s roster includes two players with boarding school backgrounds, Ego Ferguson (Hargrave Military Academy) and Tabari Williams (Culver Academies). Ferguson, a defensive tackle, is playing in his redshirt freshman season; he’s seen time in 12 games. Williams is a sophomore running back majoring in computer science. I didn’t find any boarding school alumni on the [...]
Read MoreWhy Elite High School Basketball Players Flock to New England Prep Schools
At a party over the holidays (in Oxford, MS mind you), boarding schools came into the conversation, then the University of Michigan (via an alumnus), then Mitch McGary; then, before you know it, I was into a quick history and explication of prep school basketball. I shared the role it fills in the pre-collegiate space, [...]
Read MoreSuggested New Year’s Resolutions for Prospective Families in 2012
Five promises you should make this year when looking at educational alternatives for your high school-aged child: I will make a habit out of checking in on Admissionsquest and other valuable sites for great insights into independent schools. I will consider a boarding school (you will be blown away by the value-added options they provide). [...]
Read MoreBerkshire School Goes Solar
Lowering electricity prices and consumption in Massachusetts is serious business. Berkshire School doing something about it for their campus.
Read MoreA Lacrosse Coach Talks Prep School Athletic Admission
Mark Schindler, Mercersburg Academy (a coed boarding school in Mercersburg Academy) assistant director of admission and head lacrosse coach, offers his perspectives on the roles that athletic talent can play in a student’s private school admission process.
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