Boarding School Leaders
National Association Director Marks onBoarding School’s 500th Post
Editor’s Note: For our 500th blog post, we invited friend and Independent Educational Consultants Association, Executive Director, Mark Sklarow to comment and reflect on onBoarding Schools’ contributions to families and the larger boarding school community.
Many thanks, Mark, for the kind words.
For those who live, eat and breathe boarding schools on a regular basis, [...]
Getting to Know Vermont Academy
Sean Brennan, Vermont Academy’s Head of School talks about the strengths and underlying values of VA that he has come to understand during his first year as head.
Relationships knit VA into a tight community. VA students benefit from healthy relationships with involved adults. Everyone helps; kids help; adults help. Paraphrasing Brennan- Everyone working [...]
Temple Grandin, Hampshire Country School Alumna, Subject of HBO Movie
Autistic; she thinks in pictures; she has difficulty reading social situations with people; author; and noted large animal veterinarian.
You listen to Temple Grandin speak and wonder “how did all of this complexity get wound into one person?”
Grandin is the subject of the upcoming HBO movie “Temple Grandin,” (Saturday, 6 February, 8-10 PM). Reviewing the [...]
Getting to Know Fryeburg Academy
Headmaster Daniel Lee talks with us about Fryeburg Academy’s special opportunities as both an ‘Academy’ and as a boarding school drawing students from around the world.
-Founded in 1792 as part the the “Academy” movement, the school predates public education.
-Distinctly diverse school. Fryeburg is, simultaneously, the local public school and a boarding school.
-Americas most egalitarian [...]
Worcester Academy Strengthens Its Mission & Commitment to Its Neighborhood
As an urban boarding school, Worcester Academy recently completed a deal adding that rarest of urban commodities- 4 acres of land to the school’s campus.
Combined with an earlier purchase, Worcester now holds 10 acres of space for future use.
The combined land acquisitions represent a 75% size increase beyond Worcester’s main campus. The new space will [...]
Leaving the Cocoon of Private Schools for Marine Corp OCS
Some schools and some families have a history of and live with an understanding of military service.
I’ve had classmates and students go on to a service academy or officer candidate school and known some students who enlisted after high school graduation. But, by and large, military service seems to go largely misunderstood and unpromoted in [...]
Hun School Junior Builds Entrepreneurial Network
Working to capitalize on the strength of social networking and building from his own talents and experience, Herwig Konings launched Discover A Startup Idea.
Building on his entrepreneurial bent, Konings is seeking to build an online community of entrepreneurs openly sharing ideas looking, of course for feedback, but also looking for financing of their projects.
“Herwig compiles [...]
St. Andrews-Sewanee’s John Holleman Bring Richness to School and Local Theater
Nashville Scene (New mask theater production of Oedipus the King makes Sophocles classic accessible without dumbing it down) highlighted the work of St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School’s John Holleman (November 20) for his work in adapting Oedipus the King to our era and to the needs of local theater.
Holleman’s adaptation works to reduce the resource demands on [...]
Holiday Mindfulness
I came across Katie Grant’s presentation to the Colorado Rocky Mountain School student body chronicling her involvement with “Face Aids” (Colorado Rocky Mountain School junior inspires student body with Face Aids presentation). Great cause. Katie sounds like a great student.
But, I like most her closing exhortation. As we travel home or spend time [...]
Getting to Know Cardigan Mountain School
Next up in our Getting to Know series, Cardigan Mountain School- an all-boys, junior boarding school in Canaan, NH.
Brian Beale, Cardigan’s Associate Director of Admission, talks about the school’s supportive & structured environment, three levels of academic programs and PEAKS – Cardigan’s Personalized Education for the Acqusition of Knowledge and Skills program.
Getting to Know Bement School
In this installment of our ‘Getting to Know‘ series, I sat down with Kim Loughlin, Director of Admission, Bement School.
We talked about the concept of junior boarding schools and why families select the option, Bement growing its boarding student population from 34 to 40, dorm & student life at the school, and the structure of [...]
Getting to Know Wolfeboro, The Summer Boarding School
I visited with Ed Cooper, Head of School, Wolfeboro, The Summer Boarding School during the Independent Educational Consultants Association’s Speed Meetings event.Mr. Cooper talks about where Wolfeboro is today & what families should know.
Read MoreA New Series: Getting to Know…
As part of participating in the Independent Educational Consultants Association’s (IECA) new Speed Meeting event, we produced a series of “Getting to Know (Insert School here)” videos that we’ll feature on our blog over the next few weeks.
A bit of background… IECA’s Speed Meetings give educational consultants seven uninterrupted minutes to talk with admission directors [...]
The Hill School Commits to Reducing Its Carbon Footprint
The Hill School is beginning to study ways that the school can institutionally and systematically reduce carbon output.
Although in the planning phase and the ultimate carbon reduction total yet to be achieved, the Hill has made the the most important decision- to commit and act through analysis, planning, and action.
Carbon reduction and joining the Green [...]
A Window Into the Independent Educational Consultants Association Conference
It’s that time of year again. Less than a week until Brian & I travel to Charlotte for the Independent Educational Consultants Association Conference.
Attended by educational consultants, boarding schools, colleges & therapeutic programs, the conference provides an ideal opportunity to strengthen connections and stay in tune with the opportunities offered on each organization’s campus.
This time [...]
