"Maine"

Be Gould!

Next in our random showing of the top five getters in AdmissionsQuest for the Best Student Video: Be Gould! A video showcasing Gould Academy in Bethel, ME

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Kents Hill School Students Explain Why Kents Hill

Just before Christmas, I visited Kents Hill School to sit down with Pete Hodgin to talk about his use of social media in his economics and history courses for AQ’s Boarding School Podcast series. I encourage you to give the two part episode a listen if you haven’t had a chance- (Valuing Social Media in [...]

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Kents Hill Students Push International Awareness and Change

Pushed by students and student members of Amesty International, the Kents Hill School board worked to recognize and understand investments connected to the Sudanese government and, indirectly, its genocidal policies. Running into investing complexities, students and the board negotiated a compromise upon understanding that withdrawal/divestment would be a slow process. The compromise: the school would [...]

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Gould Academy Takes to the Snow

We recently spoke with Mark Godomsky, Gould Academy’s On-Snow program director. On-Snow results from Gould’s commitment to using and connecting the school to its surroundings. In Bethel, Maine, this means students on and in the snow- in programs ranging from recreational skiing, to ski patrol, to a competition program the trains year round. Question (Q): [...]

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