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Elementary & Middle School Students Learn the Value of Community Service
Kim Loughlin, Bement School admission director, shares the importance that Bement places on the teaching of gratitude and service. Bement’s a co-ed, junior boarding school located in Deerfield, MA. Bement teaches students that giving back requires doing through the dedication of one’s time and effort. It is a perspective that emphasizes the practice of service. [...]
Read MoreConsidering a Junior Boarding School for Your Child?
Yesterday, a mom called the office asking about junior boarding schools in the south- a quick straightforward question that quickly grew from the practical to philosophical. The family was new to the notion of boarding school and, within that, working to come to terms with an eighth grade daughter who might be best served in [...]
Read MoreWhy a Junior Boarding School?
Kim Loughlin, Bement School admission director, explores the reasons that a family might consider a junior boarding school for their child. She touches on the opportunities that students and families will find in elementary & middle school boarding students. No matter the reasons behind a family’s consideration of a junior boarding school, these schools offer [...]
Read MoreGetting to Know Bement School
In this installment of our ‘Getting to Know‘ series, I sat down with Kim Loughlin, Director of Admission, Bement School. We talked about the concept of junior boarding schools and why families select the option, Bement growing its boarding student population from 34 to 40, dorm & student life at the school, and the structure [...]
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