Mid-Atlantic boarding schools
A Scholar Among Us: Henryk Hoffman, Perkiomen School
Scholarship is an interesting and quiet side of some boarding school faculty. It seems there’s always a faculty member or two researching, writing or creating and showing.
We recently came across an article by Mr. Henryk Hoffman, Latin and German teacher as well as the World Languages Department Chair at Perkiomen School.
Mr. Hoffman’s piece “Elmore Through [...]
Getting to Know West Nottingham Academy
Jesse Roberts, West Nottingham Academy, Director of Admission, talks about the opportunities and experiences that set WNA apart.
A small coed boarding school with 120 students, WNA makes relationships paramount- student-student and faculty-student.
WNA, offers the requisite strong academics with the school’s emphasis on relationships and interaction overlaying everything the school does.
“What sets us apart is the [...]
Getting to Know Oldfields School
Parnell Hagerman, Associate Head, Oldfields School explores the practices & perspectives that help Oldfields reach every student in “very significant ways.”
Faculty dedication provides the foundation for the success and achievement for every Oldfields girl. They live their commitment to students through extra time and effort they make each day all the way through to their [...]
Student Produced Video Introduces The Hun School
Thanks to The Hun School for sharing this video of their October 2009 open house.
This quick student produced capsule of an admission open house provides families who couldn’t attend with an intro to Hun- from academics, faculty and family connections, and great Hun opportunities.
I love that Hun allowed one of its students to document the [...]
Lawrenceville School Receives $60 Million Bequest
Lawrenceville School announced and The New York Times reported (At a New Jersey School, a $60 Million Bequest) that “Janie Woods, who died at age 87 in 2007, and her husband, Henry C. Woods Jr., had bequeathed the school $60 million, the largest donation in its 200-year history.”
Lawerencville’s head, Liz Duffy stated in a school [...]
A Conversation with Asheville School’s Jonathan Hopkins
As winner of the AdmissionsQuest for the Best Student Video Contest with his short “What Is Asheville School?” we wanted to hear a bit more about how Jonathan Hopkins came to Asheville School (Asheville, NC); how his short grew out of his Asheville experiences and where he wants to take his talents?
Check out Jonathan’s winning [...]
Green Faculty Housing with Roots in Historic Homage
It’s interesting to note that in all of our reading and coverage we’ve talked about student green efforts and new school buildings, but until now, we’ve seen one example of green faculty housing at Cate School.
Here’s a second example at a boarding school.
Christchurch School, working with New World Home, aim to bring environmentally sustainable design [...]
Insight Into High Level Prep School Basketball
Lots of us in the boarding school world have some degree of familiarity with high level prep school basketball.
By this I mean teams with 2, 3 or more players whose programs include preparing to play NCAA Division 1 college basketball and possibly professional basketball.
The number of outstanding college and professional players with prep school ties [...]
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 [...]
Kiski Basketball Features 7 foot brothers Sim and Tanveer Bhullar
No way around it, one seven footer on a team- rare; two seven footers on a team- almost never; two seven foot brothers on a team?
Sim and Tanveer Bhullar arrive at The Kiski School as the school makes a push into more competitive basketball. Lead by new coach Daryn Freedman, Sim and Tanveer are part [...]
Dare 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 MoreThe 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 [...]
Families 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 [...]
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