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An Educational Consultant’s Notes on Indian Mountain School
Visiting Indian Mountain School, I felt like a kid again. The school is a junior boarding school located in Lakeville, CT. IMS feels like home away from home for its students. Facilities, views and setting were all beautiful. The arts are woven throughout the curriculum and visual and performing arts offer great windows of opportunity. [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Notes on Kent School
Kent School is a large coeducational boarding (515) and day (50) school built around challenging academics and an excellent slate of extracurricular opportunities including a very competitive athletic program. The school is located in Kent, CT, a beautiful town in Northwest Connecticut. Given the school’s size, Kent students are presented with an opportunity to forge [...]
Read MoreGrand River Academy Students Shine in Academic Competitions
Extracurriculars and athletics at Grand River Academy now include academic competitions. Over the past year, Grand River students have competed in the Kent State University Ashtabula Math Day, the Ashtabula County Scholastic Bowl, and, starting this year, Cleveland News Channel 5’s Academic Challenge. Grand River Teams won last year’s Math Day. “The 2010 Ashtabula County [...]
Read MoreGetting 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 [...]
Read MoreStudent Tour Guides Take Viewers on a Tour of Vermont Academy
Vermont Academy is a 1:1 tablet school with students using tablet computers in classrooms, throughout the curriculum, and in most of their academic lives. Sophie and Julia show viewers that VA is far more than technology. VA is very much about its connection to the school’s surroundings and its people. Getting outside whether through an [...]
Read MoreHyde School: Focus on Fundamentals
NBC Connecticut reporter Brad Drazen published a piece titled “A School to Shape Character as Well as Mind.” While we’ve covered Hyde School quite a bit, one part of Drazens’ article stands out. It provides a succinct, presentation of Hyde’s fundamental belief and teaching that attitude, work ethic, and character provide the foundation from which [...]
Read MoreNew Hampton School Offers Songwriting & Recording Workshop As Afternoon Activity
Broadening student afternoon pursuits from the traditional athletics (and, sometimes, performing arts) as school sanctioned, required afternoon activities, New Hampton School offers Musicians Workshop. The Workshop gives students the opportunity to pursue their musical and songwriting talents under the structured guidance of faculty member, Mr. Mathison. Participating requires a seriousness on the part of students. [...]
Read MoreBoarding School News: Athletics Take Center Stage
Today’s BSN gives a ‘tip of the cap’ to boarding school athletes & athletics. Brian’s Shattuck-St. Mary’s post talks a bit about the natural fit between boarding schools & sports. The headlines serve as a nice compliment to his entry. Congratulations to all of the student athletes featured in today’s BSN: A St. Albans School [...]
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