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Top 10 List When Looking for a Boarding School
I am delighted to be the latest contributing member of the AdmissionsQuest Blog team. I have been working in a boarding school for almost 2 decades and hopefully I can offer some unique perspectives. My boarding school (www.brentwood.bc.ca) is in British Columbia, Canada. It is located right on the Pacific Ocean (view from our school [...]
Read MoreSt. Andrews-Sewanee’s John Holleman Bring Richness to School and Local Theater
Nashville Scene (New mask theater production of Oedipus the King makes Sophocles classic accessible without dumbing it down) highlighted the work of St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School‘s John Holleman (November 20) for his work in adapting Oedipus the King to our era and to the needs of local theater. Holleman’s adaptation works to reduce the resource demands [...]
Read MoreSims 3 & the Boarding School Mom
Now that we have had several months to play the hit video game of the summer, Sims 3, the reviews are in. And the critics are raving (at least at our house). With homework, after-school sports, and all the drama of middle school, we’re too busy for computer games these days, but somehow my Sixth [...]
Read MoreonBoarding Schools Just Got a Little Bit Bigger!
Last year our readership grew immeasurably through the contributions of the Boarding School Mom, Marylou Marcus, Tom O’Dell and Leo Marshall. This year we’re thrilled to announce that the lineup gets even bigger by expanding our coverage with the addition of voices and views from members of the boarding school community. A fantastic stable of [...]
Read MoreBay Area Boarding Schools Featured
Although titled, “Woodside Priory Keeps Boarding School Tradition,” this San Francisco Chronicle article covers more than Woodside Priory. The fact that that 25-30+ years ago, the Bay Area was home to more than 10 boarding schools proved news to me. Changing times means that the area is now home to just four Bay Area boarding [...]
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