Avon Old Farms Alumnus Juan Nieves Joins Red Sox
Gordon Edes of ESPN has written a nice picture of the career arc and experiences that have taken Avon alumnus Juan Nieves from high school pitching phenom; to major league starter; to the second youngest pitcher ever to throw a no-hitter; to a career ended by injury at 22; to working up through the coaching [...]
Read MoreConnecting Accepted Families via Virtual Town Meetings
Using virtual town meetings, Westover School’s invitation to their accepted family town meetings landed in my inbox yesterday. Westover has removed the physical barrier in an effort to help families make their best decisions around school fit. You no longer need to travel to ask a final round of questions/make one last connection with a school. [...]
Read MoreTilton School Alumnus Makes $500,000 Gift
Last Friday March 8th, Tilton School announced a $500,000 gift from alumnus Arthur Sweatt ’49. Mr. Sweatt’s gift comes almost 65 years after his graduation. The gift seems to have come quietly from a man who also led his life quietly. The gift gives lasting testament to the lessons of Tilton that Sweatt must have [...]
Read MoreSaving for Private School Tuition: Coverdell ESA’s made permanent
A quick note this morning on the status of Coverdell Education Savings Accounts: Coverdell ESA’s were made permanent in the recent fiscal cliff legislation. With tax time upon us, a Coverdell ESA might be a good fit for private school savings plan. Coverdell ESA’s have a maximum contribution limit of $2000 annually so families won’t [...]
Read MoreNew Hampton Hosts iPad Open House: Part of Apple Distinguished School Program
Having been named an Apple Distinguished School this past January, the work continued on New Hampton’s campus as the school hosted their second iPad Open House. Hans Mundahl, New Hampton’s Director of Technology Integration, explained that the iPad Open House brings regional schools together to share practices and experiences around the iPad as classroom tool. [...]
Read More2013 NEPSAC Girls Basketball and Hockey Championships
Congratulations to AdmissionsQuest schools who participated in the girls ice hockey and basketball finals, and/or won their respective winter championship tournaments- Tabor, Tilton, Proctor, Cushing, and The Gunnery. Basketball Girls Class A- Tabor Academy made into the girls final four. Girls Class B- Tilton beat Pomfret to take the title. Grils Class C- Proctor Academy [...]
Read More2013 NEPSAC Boys Basketball and Hockey Championships
In all the years that I’ve been following the New England Prep School basketball and hockey tournaments at a distance, this year’s coverage is the easiest to find and best yet. Now on to some quick congratulations to AdmissionsQuest schools who participated in the finals, and/or won their respective winter championship tournaments- Cushing, Brooks, Kents [...]
Read MoreWasatch Academy Boys Basketball Wins Second State Title
The Wasatch boys basketball team defeated Gunnison Valley 57-45 this past Saturday to win the Utah 2A state championship finishing the season 25-1. The Wasatch team featured players from across the globe. Using basketball as their international language the team forged a togetherness and identity. “When you play basketball…it doesn’t matter what language you speak,” [...]
Read MoreRiverside Military Academy to West Point Admission
Ever wonder how military boarding school; admission to West Point; a military career; and working in the West Point directorate of admission come together? You’ll find them all in our interview with Riverside Military Academy alumnus and Florida State Congressional District Coordinator for the Directorate of Admissions, CPT Charles Cook. In our interview CPT Cook [...]
Read MoreGrand River Academy: The Harlem Shake Academy Style
Anyone who’s lived and worked in boarding school knows the routine is a great help; you know what’s coming at you when. But, when the routine gets monotonous especially during the short days of winter when limited daylight and the cold push everyone indoors more than they might like, what do you do? We break [...]
Read MoreIs it Time to Reconsider Our Approach Regarding Boys Education?
Twenty years ago, or so, as faculty meeting after faculty meeting focused on the needs of our school’s girls and what we needed to for our girls, a faculty colleague pointed out that, as we assumed gender driven positions and definitions under the auspices of remedying something regarding girls education, our definitions and practices would [...]
Read MoreMore on Academic Challenge and Stress
I’m not going to say much other than to recommend Po Bronson and Ashley Merriman’s “Why Can Some Kids Handle Pressure While Others Fall Apart?” from The New York Times Sunday Magazine. Bronson and Po’s piece (an extension of their forthcoming book, Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing) like Stigler and Li’s work (earlier post) [...]
Read MoreNorthfield Mount Hermon Receives $10 million from Richard Gilder ’50
Gilder made a $10 million lead gift in support of a new math and science, and technology center this week. The gift is the largest cash gift in Northfield Mount Hermon School’s history. Gilder’s gift will spark NMH’s goal of creating a facility “that will meet the needs of 21st-century, inquiry-based science education,” said NMH head Peter Fayroian. [...]
Read MoreUnconditional Love
Even though you’re reading this, click the link and listen to the conversation that I’m writing about. I heard this story Friday morning and, like Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep, I found myself just plain moved. This past Friday’s Story Corps interview on NPR’s morning edition, featured a conversation between mother and daughter Bonnie and Myra [...]
Read MoreAdjusting Our Assumptions About Challenge and Struggle in the Classroom
This is first of two quick posts around the topics of academic challenge and struggle in the classroom.
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