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An Educational Consultant’s Notes of The Woodhall School
The Woodhall School has unique boys that are uncovering their potential in a very family-like, intimate traditional boarding school in a rural setting (Bethlehem, CT). Woodhall’s approaches and programs feature great flexibility; each person on campus has a story to tell. The school builds a very safe environment in which everyone is accepted for who [...]
Read MoreThoughts on the New Academic Year
This is the first of two posts that address two sides of the same coin- the opening of private school for fall and what it means for adults (parents and faculty) and students. For each group the beginning of the school year comes freighted with expectations and responsibilities. Faculty must work with students to take [...]
Read MoreGuided Tour of Northfield Mount Hermon
Northfield Mount Hermon admission officer Jesse Bardo takes viewer on a tour of the NMH campus. This out of session tour (students departed for break the day we recorded the video), proves interesting and insightful. NMH’s thinking and planning behind their campus reveals how the school builds its policies (and its physical plant) from the [...]
Read MoreNational Association Director Marks onBoarding School’s 500th Post
Editor’s Note: For our 500th blog post, we invited friend and Independent Educational Consultants Association, Executive Director, Mark Sklarow to comment and reflect on onBoarding Schools’ contributions to families and the larger boarding school community. Many thanks, Mark, for the kind words. For those who live, eat and breathe boarding schools on a regular basis, [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Impressions of Middlesex School
A truly beautiful campus in Concord, Massachusetts, Middlesex School centers around an open quad with beautiful brick buildings. I was fortunate to visit on an inviting, snow covered day (not the pleasant summer shot to the right). It’s exam week and I saw countless student groups studying together. The library seemed full to capacity. Informal [...]
Read MoreNorthfield Mount Hermon School Sells Northfield Campus
After consolidating campuses two campuses into one in 2005, Northfield Mount Hermon School announced the sale of its dormant Northfied campus to Hobby Lobby. The deal closed this past Monday. “…Our transaction with Hobby Lobby, an Oklahoma City-based corporation with a commitment to supporting Christian missions, closed on December 14, 2009. Hobby Lobby intends to [...]
Read MoreGreen Faculty Housing with Roots in Historic Homage
It’s interesting to note that in all of our reading and coverage we’ve talked about student green efforts and new school buildings, but until now, we’ve seen one example of green faculty housing at Cate School. Here’s a second example at a boarding school. Christchurch School, working with New World Home, aim to bring environmentally [...]
Read MoreMrs. Richardson, do I get points for trying Marmite?
I have been thinking a lot, lately, about the value of trying new things. In my capacity as Director of the International and ESL programs at Kents Hill, I am constantly amazed at the myriad encounters that my ESL and international students have with new things, each and every day. They are bombarded by new [...]
Read MoreGetting to Know Dublin School
Community. Force me to chose a single word to describe Dublin School, I’d say ‘Community’ ranks #1 on my list. Students & faculty talked about it with great passion during my campus visit last year and Sheila Bogan, Dublin’s Director of Admission, reinforced why the school’s small boarding community makes Dublin a special place in [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant Visits Eagle Hill School
Eagle Hill School (Hardwick, MA) educates eighth through twelfth grade students with learning (dis)abilities, including Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Faculty are committed to providing an intimate and individualized course of study for each student within a traditional boarding school setting. I found the community to be both encouraging and supportive, honoring the individual, valuing learning [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant Visits Phillips Exeter Academy
Phillips Exeter Academy is a place where students come to learn about learning. I got a real sense of community in a large college-like setting. Students hustling to classes on their bikes; students running to sports; students in classes were fully engaged around Harkness tables. Each student is expected to play an important role in [...]
Read MoreBath Shout: Student Produced Podcasts Capture Hyde School (Bath, ME) Campus Vibe
Nicolas Figueroa, a senior from Spain, hosts “Bath Shout,” periodic podcasts covering current happenings and life on Hyde School‘s Bath, ME campus. The tone and organization of “Bath Shout” nicely captures all of the different things happening simultaneously at Hyde. At school, things don’t happen one event at time. So many events overlap; kids and [...]
Read MoreA November Dusting…
How picture perfect New England is this? Enjoy this photo taken today of a light dusting of snow on Kents Hill School‘s campus. Photo credit: Kents Hill School
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Impressions of The Thacher School
The Thacher School has to be one of the BEST “Hidden Secret” Boarding Schools nationwide. What is not to like about this wonderful school? It’s in a breathtaking setting. They have their own orchard where we were able to pick up avocados, and a superb geographic location. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit. My tour guide, [...]
Read MoreA Window Into the Independent Educational Consultants Association Conference
It’s that time of year again. Less than a week until Brian & I travel to Charlotte for the Independent Educational Consultants Association Conference. Attended by educational consultants, boarding schools, colleges & therapeutic programs, the conference provides an ideal opportunity to strengthen connections and stay in tune with the opportunities offered on each organization’s campus. [...]
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