Marylou Marcus
An Educational Consultant’s Notes on Kildonan School
Kildonan School is a coeducational day and boarding school serving students in grades 2–12. Its mission is very clear: It is to empower students with dyslexia by engaging and motivating them to discover their passions, exceed expectations, and believe in themselves: in essence, to LEARN TO LOVE SCHOOL AGAIN. The campus sits on top of [...]
Read MoreA Return to Eagle Hill School
This was my second visit to Eagle Hill School and changes continue happening all over campus. Eagle Hill has a beautiful, brand new, student center that serves the school and the wider/town community- much like the school’s theater. Eagle Hill School educates students with learning differences, including ADD, ADHD, in grades eight through twelve. Faculty [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Notes on Landmark School
A co-educational boarding and day school with grades 9 -12, Landmark School is located on Boston’s beautiful North Shore. The school overlooks the ocean with historic sites and recreational sites nearby. 54% of Landmark’s 303 students are boarding students. Landmark’s very successful model designs an individualized program for each high school student. Students meet and [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Notes on Linden Hill School
A junior boarding school for boys, ages 9-16 with learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, and executive functioning challenges, Linden Hill School (Northfield, MA) helps middle school age boys, of average to above average intelligence, with language learning differences, ADD and/or executive function issues to become increasingly successful, and independent in academic, social, and athletic environments. Orton-Gillingham methodology [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Notes on The Greenwood School
The Greenwood School, a junior boarding school, enrolls boys ages 9–14; they have 42 boarding and 5 day students. Students have been diagnosed with: dyslexia, specific language-based learning disabilities/learning differences (LD); receptive language and/or expressive language deficits; executive functioning deficits; attention difficulties (ADD or ADHD); disorders of written expression; dysgraphia; or, speech and language needs. [...]
Read MoreCatching up with my St. Paul’s School Student
At St. Paul’s School I visited with a student whom I helped with placement. A tenth grade boarder, he came from a junior boarding school. With boarding school already under his belt, his transition has been smooth both academically and socially. He arrived at SPS with study skills and organizational skills all in place. He [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Notes on Lawrence Academy
Each time I visit a school, I sketch notes that captures what I saw & my impressions. I’m sharing my notes from my recent time on Lawrence Academy‘s campus. One quick item before you dive in: to give some context to the school’s Winterim Program, I grabbed a descriptive paragraph from LA’s website. Notes: Lawrence [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Impressions of New Hampton School
It has been over a year since I last visited New Hampton School’s campus. The school’s new science center is up and running. Its absolutely beautiful- the labs are fabulous with lots of natural light throughout the building. Teachers and students are all happy, healthy and very involved in the task at hand. This is [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Impressions of Wasatch Academy
Located in central Utah, Wasatch Academy is set in beautiful mountain terrain- Orange–hued mountains, flowering meadows, Manti La Sal National Forest with its aspens and evergreens, red rock and Utah’s big bright blue sky. It’s clean, It’s fresh. It’s full of adventure. Wasatch students use the outdoor setting to experience and learn. You can ride [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Impressions of Middlesex School
A truly beautiful campus in Concord, Massachusetts, Middlesex School centers around an open quad with beautiful brick buildings. I was fortunate to visit on an inviting, snow covered day (not the pleasant summer shot to the right). It’s exam week and I saw countless student groups studying together. The library seemed full to capacity. Informal [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant Visits Eagle Hill School
Eagle Hill School (Hardwick, MA) educates eighth through twelfth grade students with learning (dis)abilities, including Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Faculty are committed to providing an intimate and individualized course of study for each student within a traditional boarding school setting. I found the community to be both encouraging and supportive, honoring the individual, valuing learning [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant Visits Phillips Exeter Academy
Phillips Exeter Academy is a place where students come to learn about learning. I got a real sense of community in a large college-like setting. Students hustling to classes on their bikes; students running to sports; students in classes were fully engaged around Harkness tables. Each student is expected to play an important role in [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Impressions of The Thacher School
The Thacher School has to be one of the BEST “Hidden Secret” Boarding Schools nationwide. What is not to like about this wonderful school? It’s in a breathtaking setting. They have their own orchard where we were able to pick up avocados, and a superb geographic location. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit. My tour guide, [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Impressions of St. Paul’s School
I arrived on St. Paul’s School campus to the buzz of “twin day.” Every student was having fun and I saw some very originally dressed twins. Waiting in the admission office several families had arrived at the same time including a family from Brazil who had a very heavy interview schedule while in the states. [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant Visits Berkshire School
A picture perfect day in the Berkshires. What else could you want? Absolutely beautiful setting, Berkshire School‘s facilities are outstanding. Students look great in dress code; everyone’s happy. The campus is busy; you could hear the purposeful din in every classroom, common room, dining hall, playing field, and hockey rink (beautiful and newly built). Every [...]
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