School Visits
An Educational Consultant’s Notes on The Forman School
The moment I stepped on The Forman School‘s campus, I was impressed with the students, faculty and Head of School, Adam Man. The high expectations for all students were evident everywhere. Forman is coeducational boarding and day school (172 students) for a clearly defined population- students with dyslexia and issues around executive functioning and ADD/ADHD. [...]
Read MoreA Return to Eagle Hill School
This was my second visit to Eagle Hill School and changes continue happening all over campus. Eagle Hill has a beautiful, brand new, student center that serves the school and the wider/town community- much like the school’s theater. Eagle Hill School educates students with learning differences, including ADD, ADHD, in grades eight through twelve. Faculty [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Notes on Landmark School
A co-educational boarding and day school with grades 9 -12, Landmark School is located on Boston’s beautiful North Shore. The school overlooks the ocean with historic sites and recreational sites nearby. 54% of Landmark’s 303 students are boarding students. Landmark’s very successful model designs an individualized program for each high school student. Students meet and [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Notes on Lawrence Academy
Each time I visit a school, I sketch notes that captures what I saw & my impressions. I’m sharing my notes from my recent time on Lawrence Academy‘s campus. One quick item before you dive in: to give some context to the school’s Winterim Program, I grabbed a descriptive paragraph from LA’s website. Notes: Lawrence [...]
Read MoreInside Solebury School: Insights From a Recent Grad
Will, Solebury School alumnus (’10), shares his Solebury life and insights on this summer campus tour. Will reflects on his relationships with faculty and the Solebury environment that helped him discover what he does best. Along the way he’s learned how to share his thinking and work through his ideas with faculty and classmates. The [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Impressions of New Hampton School
It has been over a year since I last visited New Hampton School’s campus. The school’s new science center is up and running. Its absolutely beautiful- the labs are fabulous with lots of natural light throughout the building. Teachers and students are all happy, healthy and very involved in the task at hand. This is [...]
Read MoreExperience Blair Academy through the Eyes of a Student
Blair Academy senior, Scott ’11 shares his insights and thoughts about the ways that Blair’s strength as a community binds the school and runs through all aspects of a student’s Blair experience. Scott touches on the conversational tone set in classes. Sharing thoughts and ideas occurs across all subject areas is “…one of his (Scott’s) [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Impressions of Wasatch Academy
Located in central Utah, Wasatch Academy is set in beautiful mountain terrain- Orange–hued mountains, flowering meadows, Manti La Sal National Forest with its aspens and evergreens, red rock and Utah’s big bright blue sky. It’s clean, It’s fresh. It’s full of adventure. Wasatch students use the outdoor setting to experience and learn. You can ride [...]
Read MoreWhere to Begin when Thinking about Boarding School
If you are thinking about boarding school for your child, there are some things to consider as you start the process of choosing the one that is right for your child.
Read MoreEducation is to be Experienced: A Video Tour with The Athenian School Head Eric Niles
Eric Niles, Head of School, at The Athenian School (Danville, CA in the East Bay) takes viewers on a summer campus tour. Campus is quiet and Niles nicely captures what an Athenian education means. Emphasizing a safe and accepting community, Athenian is an upper and lower day school with a boarding program for 9-12 grade [...]
Read MoreA School Answers Four Common Boarding School Admission Questions
Editor’s note: We welcome a new contributor to the blog today, Baylor School in Chattanooga, TN. Baylor takes a look at the four most common questions their admission office receives from families- presenting their answers and thoughts on these family concerns and queries. The questions center on the unique situations and requirements that boarding present. [...]
Read MoreA Student Showcasing Marianapolis Preparatory School: A Guided Tour
Sandra, Marianapolis Preparatory School class of ’10, takes viewers on a campus tour in the spring of her graduation. She does fine work showing and expounding on campus highlights such as the biology labs in which she excelled, the chapel and its role as a community hub- hosting far more than religious functions- plays, concerts [...]
Read MoreA Chuck’s Corner View of Proctor Academy
Thirty three year Proctor Academy teacher, school historian, chief-blogger (Chuck’s Corner) and living institutional memory, Chuck Will takes viewers on a tour of Proctor campus highlights. Viewers come to understand the inextricable links between Proctor’s mission and work with its students and its physical plant. Each building plays a role working to reinforce and support a [...]
Read MoreWhy is Westminster School a good place to go to school?
The closing segment from our campus tour of Westminster School (Simsbury, CT) explores why Westminster has been a good fit for our guides, Olivia and Cris. They talk about Westimister’s tight knit community; close & supportive relationships with teachers; and the ability to balance the academic challenges through good time management as reasons why they’ve [...]
Read MoreWhy is Tabor Academy a good place to go to school?
In looking back at the boarding school campus video tours that I shot over the last academic year, I found segments from each that offer quick, tight insights into why my guides genuinely value their schools. We pulled snippets from each in case you missed them when they were originally published. First up, Tabor Academy. [...]
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