In seventeen years, Ross School (East Hampton, NY) has grown into full K-12 progressive independent school. Now boarding students are part of the mix.

Ross now hosts almost 50 boarding students from 10 countries. For now, boarding students live with host families; dormitories are still in the offing.

“For now, students from as far away as Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Japan are set up with host families that include faculty members and families of local students, which could be part of the draw to the institution for many….

…Jeff Park, a ninth-grade student from Seoul, South Korea, said he heard about the Ross School through a friend of his parents….

Park told the Easthampton Star, “….The reason I came to America is I want to go to university in America. I want to be a doctor, like both of my parents…I think this school helps me to be a well-rounded citizen, it makes you be engaged. A lot of universities require [students] to be well-rounded.”(The East Hampton Star’s “A Home Away From Home at Ross: Boarding students from near and far”)

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