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The Connection Between Boarding School and Head
In Kents Hill School, Jeremy LaCasse & his family found a boarding school that fits with his thinking as an educator and an environment that offers students profound and powerful lessons.
Read MoreThe Gunnery Appoints a New Head of School
Peter W.E. Becker will become The Gunnery‘s 11th Head of School this coming July 1. Becker brings a portfolio of varied experiences to the Washington, CT campus. He will be coming directly from The Lawrenceville School where he currently serves as a Master of History and Interdisciplinary Studies. Prior to his eight years at Lawrenceville, [...]
Read MoreMiss Porter’s School Head Challenges “The Pseudoscience of Single Sex Schooling”
I didn’t think we’d have to have to wait too long for the professional reply to “The Pseudoscience of Single Sex Schooling” (see our response). We didn’t even have to wait a full weekend. Miss Porter’s head Katherine Windsor posted her professional response to the paper over the weekend, “Dr. Windsor: The Truth About Single-Sex Schools.” With research at [...]
Read MoreRabun Gap-Nacoochee School Appoints Anthony Sgro 10th Head
Anthony Sgro, who holds a Ed.D from the University of Pennsylvania, comes to Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School from a twelve year tenure at Woodbury Forest (VA) where he concluded as assistant head and dean of students. His Woodbury Forest, and personal experiences, evince a deep, wide understanding, as well as a commitment to, boarding school. Sgro [...]
Read MoreWhat Makes a Head of School’s Blog Intriguing?
What makes a Head of School’s blog intriguing not only to his/her community but to a complete stranger? Read the blog of Sheila Culbert, Head of School at Loomis Chaffee School, and you will no longer ask this question. In her blog, Culbert weaves together stories from her journey as Head of School, the students [...]
Read MoreKents Hill School Names Jeremy LaCasse 18th Head of School
This marks the second head of school appointment this month that we’ve had the privilege to share. Kents Hill School trustees announced the appointment of Jeremy LaCasse to succeed retiring head Rist Bonnefond this coming June. LaCasse brings a career and experiences steeped in boarding schools to Kents Hill. A Berkshire School alumnus, he returned [...]
Read MoreSt. Paul’s School Names Michael Hirschfeld New Rector
St. Paul’s School (Concord, NH) named alumnus Michael Gifford Hirschfeld ’85 the school’s thirteenth rector. Hirschfeld will succeed Twelfth Rector William R. Matthews, Jr. ’61, who retires in June after 45 years at SPS. Matthews says of Hirschfeld’s appointment: “I am thrilled that Mike Hirschfeld has been chosen by the Board of Trustees to be [...]
Read MoreLooking Outward at a Boarding School & Why it Matters
Two Head of School pieces in the last few days share a topic that I’ve talked about with administrators over the past few months at a couple of conferences and in conversations- making sure that someone in school leadership bears the responsibility for observing and communicating with the outside world. First, congratulations to Alex Curtis, [...]
Read MoreThe Value of Proctor Academy: 60 Seconds with PA’s Head of School
Making your school’s case to parents & students in 60 seconds is never easy, but in this short clip, Proctor Academy (Andover, NH) Head of School Mike Henriques nails a few of the important values that families should consider as they think about PA: Breadth of offerings both on & off campus that differentiates PA from [...]
Read MoreGetting to Know Western Reserve Academy through the Eyes of its Head of School
Western Reserve Academy alumnus and head Christopher Burner lives and breathes his school. In our chat, he touches on Western Reserve’s traditional boarding school format in a somewhat non-traditional boarding school location-Ohio. Western Reserve is fully connected and students participate daily in the life of Hudson- “a great town.” I can attest to this- drop [...]
Read MoreEducation is to be Experienced: A Video Tour with The Athenian School Head Eric Niles
Eric Niles, Head of School, at The Athenian School (Danville, CA in the East Bay) takes viewers on a summer campus tour. Campus is quiet and Niles nicely captures what an Athenian education means. Emphasizing a safe and accepting community, Athenian is an upper and lower day school with a boarding program for 9-12 grade [...]
Read MoreDr. David Behrs San Domenico School New Head Of School
San Domenico School, a co-ed PK-8; all girls boarding high school in San Anselmo, CA, has appointed Dr. David Behrs Head of School effective 2 August 2010. Dr. Behrs presently serves as the 15th president of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) in Indiana. Glenn Snyder. San Domenico search committee chair remarks of Dr. Behrs SMWC tenure: [...]
Read MoreCongratulations to Wasatch Academy! Named Best of State 2010
Congratulations are in order for our friends at Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, UT) for being named the “2010 Best of State in the category of Public/Private Schools K-12.” (WA) Chosen from more than 800 Utah schools the award is testament to Head of School, Joseph Loftin’s twenty years of leadership. During a December 2008 episode [...]
Read MoreWilliam M. Lowman Idyllwild President and Headmaster Announces Retirement
We recently learned that William Lowman, Idyllwild Arts President/Headmaster and founding head of Idyllwild Arts Academy, a performing arts boarding school, will retire effective June 30, 2010 (correction: June 30, 2011). Mr. Lowman assumed leadership of Idyllwild in 1985 as the school became independent from the University of Southern California. Idyllwild prospered and grew during his [...]
Read MoreGetting to Know Vermont Academy
Sean Brennan, Vermont Academy‘s Head of School talks about the strengths and underlying values of VA that he has come to understand during his first year as head. Relationships knit VA into a tight community. VA students benefit from healthy relationships with involved adults. Everyone helps; kids help; adults help. Paraphrasing Brennan- Everyone working hard, [...]
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