Boarding School Thoughts
Basketball Pressure That Has Nothing to do With the Game
I’m a sports fan. But, I must say, there are times when I wish I weren’t and those times almost always have to do with the hypocrisy of intercollegiate athletics and the NCAA. Whether it’s the governing body’s insistence in some faux notion of amateurism that never existed; to a student first, athlete second assertion [...]
Read MoreBig League Coverage of New England Prep School Sports
Kudos to ESPN’s Boston High School Blog. Their blog’s doing a great job of following, collecting, & publishing quick coverage on New England prep school sports.
Read MoreLaughing at Ourselves: Some humor in the private school admission process
An April Fool’s Day piece that should bring a smile to our audience. Private school admission is certainly serious and in many ways an art rather than a science. But, sometimes we (parents and admission professionals) believe we can control and plan everything.
Read MoreHow the West was One
There are over 40 boarding schools west of the Mississippi River; on both sides of the US-Canadian boarder. Virtually all of these schools are part of the Western Boarding Schools Association (www.wbsa.net).
Read MoreNEPSAC Prep School Basketball Tournament Winners
We’ll catching-up on some sports news that happened over spring break during a few posts this week. First, the ever-popular boys basketball tournaments.
Read MoreSt. Andrew’s-Sewanee Mascot Change Goes Moo Far
St. Andrew’s-Sewanee’s recent move to drop the “Mountain Lion” mascot in favor of a “Guernsey Cow” stirs a milkshake-thick controversy.
Read MoreThe ‘Whys’ & Parental Nature of the Private School Lending Market
For many families, loans have become an integral part of their private school tuition planning.
Read MorePrep School Players in the Men’s 2012 NCAA Basketball Men’s Final Four
Some simple math: 4 teams, 13 players each, 52 players total. 8 of those players from boarding school programs; 15% of players on 2012 NCAA Men’s Final Four rosters come from boarding school programs.
Read MoreWhat’s it like to live at a boarding school?
Rachael Scott director of residential life at Ridley College talks about this boarding school’s residential life program and its role in student lives.
Read MoreThe Sensibilities of ‘The WASP Woody Allen’
Whit Stillman, his movies, & his sensibilities are the subjects of Chip Brown’s “Whit Stillman and the Song of the Preppy,” in the New York Times Magazine.
Read MoreA Thorough Reference for International Families Considering North American Private Schools
Author Christine Chapman takes international families through the thinking; the “nuts and bolts” of applying to private school in North America and Europe.
Read MoreBattling Summer Sloths: Cool Camp Options for Kids!
As the second half of the school year winds down, many adolescents are envisioning what their summer will consist of: Wii marathons, iCarly reruns, and trips to the mall. If this doesn’t sound like the ideal way for your child to spend their two and a half months of freedom, then now is a great [...]
Read MoreControlling One’s Destiny through Education
NBA’er & Blair Academy grad Royal Ivey is the subject of NY Times sportswriter William Roden’s “Even The Player Who Made It Knows the Value of a Backup Plan.”
Read MoreAthletics at a Canadian Boarding School
In this interview, Ridley College athletic director and alumnus presents a brief overview of athletics at Ridley.
Read MoreShrinking Public Schools Turn to International Boarding Programs as a Lifeline
American public school systems seek to fill seats and close budget gaps by creating tuition driven offerings for wealthy foreign students.
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