Boys' Schools
South Kent School: Home For Deejay Brown
Good boarding schools excel at becoming home for students no matter the reason.
ESPN’s E:60 aired a story (E:60 Scared) about South Kent School student and basketball player Deejay Brown. The story hits on so much of what is good and right about boarding schools- structure, support, family.
As Deejay grows, works, and plays his way through [...]
Dr. Leonard Sax Makes the Case For Single Gender Public Schools in Toronto
We’ve observed a couple of situations where the research of Dr. Leonard Sax underlies school organization and philosophy- The Webb Schools (The Webb Schools’ Distinctive Coed Environment) and Memphis public schools’ introduction of single gender public schools (Boys and Girls Education in a Public School Setting).
Sax will visit Toronto this week to make the case [...]
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 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 MoreDare I say the word – Military…
In my last post, Don’t Judge a Book…, I talked about how boarding schools are often judged improperly for a number of reasons. During my travels the last couple of months, I met with a number of families who had similar thoughts. Their misconceptions of boarding schools were initially keeping them from even considering the possibility. The [...]
Read MoreVoting’s Open for AdmissionsQuest for the Best Student Video Contest!
The AdmissionsQuest for the Best Student Video contest is open for voting!
Participating private school students demonstrated tremendous school spirit & video production talent in showcasing what makes their school great and why students should come.
I applaud their work. Very well done!
So now for the nitty gritty.
From November 16-December 4, the online audience will vote for [...]
Bridgton Academy Offers Year-Round Lacrosse for Post Graduate Boys
Through its year-round lacrosse program, Bridgton Academy (Bridgton, ME)- a post graduate student only boys boarding school- offers a great opportunity for focused lacrosse players working toward high-level collegiate competition.
Students in the program work and grow through Bridgton’s college preparation academics along with fall and spring lacrosse seasons. The Wolverine lacrosse team plays nine [...]
Trinity-Pawling School Architecture Noted in Sunday’s New York Times
Trinity-Pawling School’s campus received mention this past Sunday in Christopher Gray’s article “Designing for High and Low.”
Peter Pennoyer and Anne Walker have written a monograph, The Architecture of Grosvenor Atterbury. Atterbury’s work included everything from vernacular to to high design with a focus on cities.
“…By the time Atterbury died in 1956, his practice encompassed a [...]
Boarding Schools Confront Flu Season
With community members living in close proximity to each other boarding schools present an environment in which flu and other bugs can spread quickly and easily.
However with some planning and use of flexible scheduling Chatham Hall and Hargrave Military Academy were recently subjects of a local news story (Boarding Schools Face Tough Flue Challenges) highlighting [...]
Boarding Schools Acting on Climate Change: Blog Action Day 2009
Who would’ve imagined a few years back that you could so easily unite and share thousands of voices and perspectives on a single day.
Today, 10/15/2009, Blog Action Day, is dedicated to addressing and covering climate change. As part of Blog Action Day 2009, we’d like to highlight the AdmissionsQuest schools that are working to [...]
It’s All in the Effort
Woody Allen was almost right in his famous declaration, “Eighty percent of success is showing up.” While we certainly have to arrive to be successful, it turns out effort and experimentation are the keys to success once we’ve made it into the room or on to the stage.
A recent post (How we learn) by Chuck Will, [...]
Subiaco Academy’s Enrollment Grows
More good news from the boarding school enrollment front. We saw recently that Subiaco Academy (Subiaco, AR) opened the school year with a 7% enrollment increase. Subiaco’s Director of Admission Scott Breed explained to the Southwest Times Record (Private Schools Growing):
Subiaco is one of the least expensive boarding schools in the country, (Breed) said. Subiaco [...]
Consultant Eyes and Ears: Renee Goldberg visits Blue Ridge School
Over at ‘Gabbin with the Goldbergs,’ one of our friends, Renee Goldberg has nice post shedding light on the kinds of programs and student interaction that an educational consultant looks for and thinks about when visiting a school.
This installment, ‘Gabbin with the Goldbergs, Schools, Blue Ridge School,’ notes Renee’s observations as she met and toured [...]
What is a Canadian Boarding School?
I was thrilled when asked by AdmissionsQuest to contribute to the onBoarding School Blog, to provide information on and insight into the Canadian boarding school experience and highlight some of the issues facing the institutions north of the border. As this is my inaugural post, I thought it would be appropriate to simply pose the [...]
Read MoreConsidering Prep School Hockey?
Over at Hockey Journal, Andrew Merritt has posted a good primer on prep school hockey and how families and students might consider it, “Path to Success.”
As a primer it includes some background and history on the prep school game and its current state. He drops names and includes comments from a host of current, well-known [...]
