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Learning at Dunn School
More than just a varied curriculum, Dunn recognizes and serves a diversity of students with courses that fit different kinds of learners.
Read MoreGrowing your school’s food
Katie Isaacson talks about the role that Midland School’s organic garden plays in the school community. Midland (a coed boarding school in Los Olivos, CA) cultivates 10 acres for both production and education. The school eats seasonally from the farm bounty putting-up by freezing or canning the surplus. A chalk board in the dining hall charts produce [...]
Read MoreA Guided Tour of Stevenson School
Learn from a Stevenson School junior about the opportunities & strengths of a Stevenson education.
Read MorePutting the Cool in Boarding School
As part of WFSP’s Cool Schools series, reporter Mark Dixson filed four reports covering some of the uncommon, specialized experiences available to Marvelwood students.
Read MoreSome Insight Into the Private School Enrollment Agreement
Jenny Anderson shines a bit of light into- what always was while I was living and working in schools- the quiet, discreet world of enrollment contracts. In the New York Times, “For Some Parents, Leaving Private School Is Harder Than Getting In” Anderson covers the increasing seriousness with which enrollment agreements are taken. The antes [...]
Read MoreJewel Explains What It Means To Attend an Arts Academy
What sets a pre-professional arts boarding school and a pre-preprofessional arts student apart? Drive, desire, and dedication.
Read MoreA Guided Tour of Gould Academy
A Gould Academy student share her insights into what it’s like to be a student at Gould. Two programs that she shares will strike viewers as setting Gould apart. The first is Gould’s On Snow program. Adjacent to Sunday River ski area, Gould encourages and designs its programs so that students make maximum use of [...]
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 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 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 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 [...]
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