Boarding Schools Acting on Climate Change: Blog Action Day 2009

By Brian Fisher on October 15, 2009 12572 Commentshttp://www.admissionsquest.com/onboardingschools/2009/10/boarding-schools-acting-on-climate-change-blog-action-day-2009.htmlBoarding+Schools+Acting+on+Climate+Change%3A+Blog+Action+Day+20092009-10-15+17%3A59%3A04Brian+Fisher

Who would’ve imagined a few years back that you could so easily unite and share thousands of voices and perspectives on a single day.
Today, 10/15/2009, Blog Action Day, is dedicated to addressing and covering climate change. As part of Blog Action Day 2009, we’d like to highlight the AdmissionsQuest schools that are working to [...]

Kimball Union Academy’s Conservation Featured on WCAX

By Peter Baron on February 09, 2009 454Commenthttp://www.admissionsquest.com/onboardingschools/2009/02/kimball-union-academys-conservation-featured-on-wcax.htmlKimball+Union+Academy%27s+Conservation+Featured+on+WCAX2009-02-09+21%3A26%3A20Peter+Baron

WCAX reporter Adam Sullivan recently highlighted Kimball Union Academy’s participation in the Green Cup Challenge in a School Watch segment titled “Meriden School Going Green.”
As part of Green Cup Challenge, KUA students and faculty are working to raise the community’s environmental and energy consciousness. Students & faculty are reducing personal as well as school-wide environmental [...]

A Plug For My Favorite Administrator Back When I Was A Teacher & Coach At Brewster Academy

By Brian Fisher on January 13, 2009 4331 Commenthttp://www.admissionsquest.com/onboardingschools/2009/01/a-plug-for-my-favorite-administrator-back-when-i-was-a-teacher-coach-at-brewster-academy.htmlA+Plug+For+My+Favorite+Administrator+Back+When+I+Was+A+Teacher+%26+Coach+At+Brewster+Academy2009-01-13+06%3A37%3A56Brian+Fisher

Former Kimball Union Academy & Brewster Academy Athletic Director Bill Pottle received the NEPSAC Distinguished Service Award in mid-December. “The NEPSAC Distinguished Service Award is given annually to the individual who has contributed significantly to New England Independent School Athletics and Physical Education through enthusiasm, dedication, leadership and vision.” Bill is easily one of the [...]

Prep School Football Gains International Flavor

By Brian Fisher on November 15, 2008 400Commenthttp://www.admissionsquest.com/onboardingschools/2008/11/prep-school-football-gains-international-flavor.htmlPrep+School+Football+Gains+International+Flavor2008-11-15+19%3A41%3A43Brian+Fisher

It’s been said for some time that America’s greatest export is our culture- movies, entertainment and sports (I first came across this notion at a talk given by the economist John Kenneth Galbraith more than 20 years ago). What’s interesting is that, as we export our culture, and a larger body of people [...]

Kimball Union Academy

By Marylou Marcus on December 11, 2007 268Commenthttp://www.admissionsquest.com/onboardingschools/2007/12/kimball-union-academy.htmlKimball+Union+Academy2007-12-12+03%3A07%3A02Marylou+Marcus

Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, NH

At lunch I was able to meet with my student (freshman) and sit down with his advisor, dorm parent, and Admission Director.  On this particular visit I was made aware of the F.O.A.L.S- the Freshman Orientation and Learning Strategies program which is a required course for all freshmen during the first [...]