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Landmark Students Recognized: 2010 Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards
Landmark School students received 23 Gold and Silver Keys and Honorable Mentions in this year’s competition which included 6,500 individual and 500 portfolio submissions. Beth Jamieson, Head of Landmark School’s Art Department said in a school release: “It is very exciting and affirming for our students to have been recognized by the Boston Globe Scholastic [...]
Read MoreGetting to Know Bridgton Academy
Chris Webb, Bridgton Academy (Bridgton, ME), Director of Admission, elucidates how the academic, social, and athletic of their post graduate population shape Bridgton’s programs. The school’s the only prep school for postgraduate young men. All of Bridgton’s students hold high school diplomas and they (and their families) have come to the decision that an extra [...]
Read MoreDr. Leonard Sax Makes the Case For Single Gender Public Schools in Toronto
We’ve observed a couple of situations where the research of Dr. Leonard Sax underlies school organization and philosophy- The Webb Schools (The Webb Schools’ Distinctive Coed Environment) and Memphis public schools’ introduction of single gender public schools (Boys and Girls Education in a Public School Setting). Sax will visit Toronto this week to make the [...]
Read MoreDare I say the word – Military…
In my last post, Don’t Judge a Book…, I talked about how boarding schools are often judged improperly for a number of reasons. During my travels the last couple of months, I met with a number of families who had similar thoughts. Their misconceptions of boarding schools were initially keeping them from even considering the possibility. The [...]
Read MoreGetting to Know Wolfeboro, The Summer Boarding School
I visited with Ed Cooper, Head of School, Wolfeboro, The Summer Boarding School during the Independent Educational Consultants Association’s Speed Meetings event.Mr. Cooper talks about where Wolfeboro is today & what families should know.
Read MoreA New Series: Getting to Know…
As part of participating in the Independent Educational Consultants Association‘s (IECA) new Speed Meeting event, we produced a series of “Getting to Know (Insert School here)” videos that we’ll feature on our blog over the next few weeks. A bit of background… IECA’s Speed Meetings give educational consultants seven uninterrupted minutes to talk with admission [...]
Read MoreBoarding School Visit, Thoughts and Resources
Writing about Matilda Battersby’s article, “How to get past the spin at school open days” in The Independent (Looking Beneath the Gloss of Your Prep School Visit) jogged my brain circuits into remembering that we’ve written articles covering the school visit, interview and a host of other admission topics over the years that families might [...]
Read MoreHow is the Recession Affecting Family Decisions in Independent Schools?
From the perspective of educational advisors, the silver lining to this recession is that client families are making decisions regarding independent schools more thoughtfully than ever. Most parents who during prosperous times were committed to sending their children to independent schools remain convinced that the education offered by independent schools – day and boarding – [...]
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Impressions of St. Paul’s School
I arrived on St. Paul’s School campus to the buzz of “twin day.” Every student was having fun and I saw some very originally dressed twins. Waiting in the admission office several families had arrived at the same time including a family from Brazil who had a very heavy interview schedule while in the states. [...]
Read MoreThe Role of an Educational Consultant: Mark Sklarow, Independent Educational Consultants Association
Mark Sklarow, Executive Director of the Independent Educational Consultants Association was kind enough to sit-down with us and talk about educational consulting from a couple of perspectives. In our first of two posts, our questions and his comments address how and why families come to educational consulting and the roles and contributions of consultants in [...]
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