Boarding School News Blog
Interested in Opening A Private School? A great physical plant is on the market
What happens when a school closes? Cold realities get played out and one such reality is the sale of the campus. The 62 acre Fox River Country Day School campus is on the market. Back in June we wrote a brief story on the closing of Fox River Country Day School in Elgin, Illinois. Few [...]
Read MoreRiverside Military Academy Wins President’s Trophy
Riverside Military Academy‘s Corps of Cadets captured the 2011 President’s Trophy for best marching during this year’s Veteran’s Day Parade in Atlanta- the third consecutive year the RMA Corps has won the honor. Grand Marshalls Ross McCall James Madio- of the HBO series Band of Brothers- presented the award. “This victory is the culmination of [...]
Read MoreNew England Boarding School Basketball Dominates Five Star Preseason Top 25
Basketball is almost here. (College basketball is here; I’ve been to two home games already.) And, as coverage of high school sports and the recruiting game has increased over the years, now, we have year-round prep basketball coverage- so far beyond the old USAToday high school polls that it’s scary. Things have changed. It used [...]
Read MoreHead of School Searches: It’s Announcement Time
Update (11/16/2011 11/18/2011 11/29/11 12/1/11): since posting this piece, we’ve learned of head of school announcements at Gould Academy, Tilton School, Miss Hall’s School, West Nottingham Academy & Brentwood College School. Thanks to all for reaching out. Full write ups are below. We’ve seen three five six seven eight head searches for summer 2012 appointments concluding in the past few weeks and we suspect that [...]
Read MoreA Living Experiment: How One Boarding School Strives for Greener Living
Linda Tischler covers Choate‘s new Kohler Environmental Living Center in a Fast Company article titled, “Prep Schools Lead The Way On Sustainable Living.” A gift from alumnus Herbert V. Kohler, the $20 million center will house 15-20 juniors who will be divided into teams that will compete in their efforts to live in a net [...]
Read MoreThe Gunnery Appoints a New Head of School
Peter W.E. Becker will become The Gunnery‘s 11th Head of School this coming July 1. Becker brings a portfolio of varied experiences to the Washington, CT campus. He will be coming directly from The Lawrenceville School where he currently serves as a Master of History and Interdisciplinary Studies. Prior to his eight years at Lawrenceville, [...]
Read MoreBig Snowstorm Affects New England Boarding Schools More Than Usual
The effects of last week’s New England snowstorm were well documented throughout regional and national media. And, if, like us, you have some relatives in the region who live at the end of a long dirt road, you heard stories about tree limbs taking down power, and phone lines, and the generator coming on. Most [...]
Read MoreA Boarding School with a Top Tier Mountaineering Program
Asheville School’s mountaineering program has earned a five year accreditation from Association of Experiential Education (AEE) making Asheville one of only 11 secondary schools worldwide to carry such distinction. Ed Maggart, Asheville’s director of mountaineering expressed his belief in the program: “We have always had an outstanding Mountaineering Program at Asheville School and now we are [...]
Read MoreThe Loyalty of a Girls School Graduate
For the second time in recent memory, we’ve found a boarding school connection in The Wall Street Journal’s “Donor of the Day” column. Melanie Grayce West chronicles the lasting affects of a Westover School education in the professional and personal life of Charlotte B. Beyer in “Nurturing Young Women to Be Wall Street Leaders.” Rising [...]
Read MoreA New Head Brings a Great Combination of Boarding School and Maine Roots
New Kents Hill School head Jeremy LaCasse spoke with Kennebec Journal writer Susan McMillan for an interview published in this past Monday’s paper. Reading “Son of Augusta comes back to lead Kents Hill School,” it’s clear LaCasse brings a great combination of boarding school and Maine roots to his new post. The interview covers expected [...]
Read MoreBoarding School Alumni Qualify for London 2012 Olympics
A quick ‘olympic’ post to start the morning… With their performances at the World Rowing Championships, Brentwood College School (a coed boarding school in Mill Bay, British Columbia) alumni Malcolm Howard ‘01, Dave Calder ’96 and Scott Frandsen ’98 qualified for London 2012. Howard rows as member of an 8 crew while Calder and Franzen row [...]
Read MoreBecoming a Student Leader: A Q&A with a Military School’s Battalion Commander
Edgar T. Dowling III (Tuner) was recently appointed Riverside Military Academy‘s Battalion Commander for the 2011-12 academic year. As the highest ranking cadet/student leader, Dowling’s responsibilities include, “training of the battalion on drill days, commanding the battalion at all formations, and working with his staff and school administrators in coordinating activities of the battalion to [...]
Read MoreConsidering A Prep School Hockey Experience?
If you’re a hockey player or hockey family considering a prep/school experience, I wholeheartedly recommend Mike Zhe’s recent article, “Prep Route Offers the Complete Package” at hockeyjournal.com. Zhe’s voice is knowledgable, finely detailed, and he’s spoken with some great coaches and members of the New England Hockey community. He does a great job of speaking [...]
Read MoreDeveloping a Charter Boarding School
Knoxville College president Dr. Horace Judson and Genesis Rock Foundation president Russ Smith are working to bring their vision for a charter boarding school in the South up and running on the Knoxville College Campus by the coming fall. The men believe that a boarding environment offers the strongest path to school success for their [...]
Read MoreA Boys Learning Differences Boarding School Adds a High School: A Q&A with the Head of The Greenwood School
Following-up The Greenwood School‘s announcement of their expansion to include a full high school program, Greenwood headmaster, Stewart Miller spoke with us about the opportunities and motivations behind Greenwood’s growth. Brian Fisher (BF): What’s the impetus behind growing to include a high school? Does Greenwood just work better for some kids to have a consistent [...]
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