Boarding School Interview Blog
Getting to Know Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School
Today’s edition of Getting to Know introduces Lisa Zannella, Director of Admission, Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School (Waltham, MA). Highlights from the conversation include learning about their specialized Ninth Grade Program, the type of student that excels at the school, CHCH’s learning center & ESL programs and how the school creates customized learning environments for each student. [...]
Read MoreGetting to Know Chamberlain-Hunt Academy
Buz Lowry, Director of Development, Chamberlain-Hunt Academy (an all-boys, Christian, Military boarding school) brought me up-to-speed on the school’s long history, it’s military tradition and it’s focused approach to educating students in a structured military boarding school environment.
Read MoreGetting to Know Baylor School
In this segment of our “Getting to Know” series for the IECA Speed Meeting event, I spoke with Cindy Clark, Associate Director of Admission, Baylor School (Chattanooga, TN). Baylor, a coed day & boarding school, offers grades 6-12 with boarding beginning in 9th grade. Our conversation touched upon a range of items- from learning about [...]
Read MoreFamilies Find Benefits in Boarding Locally
Michael Birnbaum of the Washington Post published a piece last Tuesday on Washington, DC families uncovering the benefits boarding school close to home, “The Locals Live and Learn: Private School Families Say Boarding Makes Sense in Washington Region.” Such arrangements provide the independence and benefits boarding life for students and the opportunity to stay connected [...]
Read MoreBoarding School Visit, Thoughts and Resources
Writing about Matilda Battersby’s article, “How to get past the spin at school open days” in The Independent (Looking Beneath the Gloss of Your Prep School Visit) jogged my brain circuits into remembering that we’ve written articles covering the school visit, interview and a host of other admission topics over the years that families might [...]
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 MoreEnjoy & Embrace the Admission Process and its Opportunities
It’s fall, and admission staffs from schools all over the US and Canada are mobilizing their forces to look at the next wave of new students for their schools. Whether it’s at a school fair, a reception, or a chance meeting at a school visit, professionals in the admission industry are excited to meet potential [...]
Read MoreLooking Beneath the Gloss of Your Prep School Visit
Much of what we’ve written over the years to help families approach the admission process focuses on stripping the gloss and making sure that school strengths fit well with student potential. We’ve covered reading between the lines and presentations, the lingo of school catalogs, evaluating your student, what questions to ask of schools and how [...]
Read MoreDon’t Judge a Book…
I know you’ve heard this one before – “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Well, I want to encourage you to keep that phrase in mind as you navigate your way through your own boarding school selection process. There are many schools, literally hundreds, to choose from and each has their own uniqueness about [...]
Read MoreSelecting a Private School: It’s not easy nor should it be
After fielding questions from a caller inquiring about our school (The Webb Schools), it is inevitable that I get: “So, where can I find your ranking among other boarding schools?” Happens all the time. Much to their dismay, I have to tell them that there is no such thing and happily so. Yes, there have [...]
Read MoreKents Hill School Student Takes Love of Athletics and Scholarship to Norwich
The Sun Journal (Lewiston, ME) features a conversation (Star athlete, scholar and Seeds of Peace alumi takes taking her drive and talent to Norwich. Her goal: To teach physics) with Kents Hill School (Kents Hill, ME) alumna, Maryke “Rake” Moreau. Moreau is that rare combination of athleticism and scholarship- a three season varsity athlete (soccer, [...]
Read MoreBoarding School Fit: It’s Complicated Matching Student & School
Editor’s Note: A recent exchange between onBoarding Schools contributor Leo G. Marshall, Director of Admission, The Webb Schools and a reader requires its own space. Daphne, reading Leo’s post (In Defense of Childhood), wrote expressing concern that perhaps she had not structured her child’s time or pushed and programed her child harder. Achievement, it seemed [...]
Read MoreColleges Begin Offering Online Interviews
The Washington Post ran a piece highlighting the rise of online interviews in the admission process. The online interview isn’t well-established and still faces some technology hurtles. Not all families have the technology readily available and admission office staffs need some convincing and prodding to learn new ways of communicating with applicants. The web interview [...]
Read MoreOur Boarding School Tour Takes Us to California
Both our educational consultant and the head of our daughter’s school encouraged us to visit a certain school in California. Initially it seemed crazy to us to consider a school so far away when we live surrounded by the country’s great preparatory schools. However there were some cultural sites we wished to visit, and a [...]
Read MoreHolidays Are A Good Time to Work On Private School Applications
With the break from school and the slower routine, the end of year holidays provide a great time to make sure your ducks are in a row with respect to the private school application process. This is an overview of where you might expect to be if you’re on an ideal application calendar. If you’re [...]
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