"Massachusetts Boarding School Blog"
A Guided Tour of Bement School
Kim Loughlin, Bement School admission director, guides viewers around the Bement campus and through the concept of a junior boarding school.
Read MoreLinden Hill School To Close
Sadly, we note the the decision of Linden Hill’s trustees to close the school at the end of the academic year in June.
Read MoreBoarding School Alumni Pop-up: From fashion to hockey
During a recent 24 hour trip, I came across two boarding school alumni doing different work- but both achieving at the highest levels of their professions.
Read MoreAn Investment that’s Paying Dividends (on many levels)
Deefield Academy featured prominently in January when Bloomberg ran a piece by writers Anthony Effinger, Katherine Burton and Ari Levy titled “Top Hedge Fund Returning 45% Under Julian Robertson’s 36-Year-Old Disciple.” This is not an earth shattering headline if you’re familiar with Julian Roberston and the success of his Tiger Management Corp. in running investment [...]
Read MoreNational Football Signing Day: A (Very) Rough Boarding School Report
I’ve done this in past but never found it so difficult to find press and announcements of boarding school players signing football letters of intent.
Read MoreBoarding School Alumnus Makes A Life In Brazilian Funk
Berkshire School alumnus Alex Cutler a.k.a Don Blanquito is the subject of New York Times writer Simon Romero’s article “Californian With an M.B.A. Follows His Heart to Brazilian Funk.”
Read MoreHow does Worcester Academy Figure in the Hiring of the Miami Dolphins Head Coach?
New Miami Dolphins’ head coach, Joe Philbin, did a post graduate year at Worcester Academy (a coed boarding school in Worcester, MA) during the 1979-80 academic year.
Read MoreThe Crafting of a Mission Statement
The Williston Northampton School head, Robert Hill, talks about Williston’s new mission statement- how it came about and how the new statement informs and reflects school life.
Read MoreBerkshire School Goes Solar
Lowering electricity prices and consumption in Massachusetts is serious business. Berkshire School doing something about it for their campus.
Read MoreA Guided Tour of Berkshire School
Three Berkshire School students are asked: “Are you going to miss it [your Berkshire experiences upon graduation]? Three Berkshire School students all answered, “yes.” In this tour of Berkshire School‘s campus (Sheffield, Massachusetts), thee BA students (two seniors, 1 PG) speak about the boarding school advantages of an engaged and supportive faculty. Chris (PG) appreciates [...]
Read MoreA Guided Tour of Stoneleigh-Burnham School
Stoneleigh-Burnham School students Hannah and Mary share their thoughts on the SBS experience. Academics at Stoneleigh-Burnham translate into college success. Stoneleigh girls work through a series of introductory foundational classes before moving on to advanced, or IB, level classes in the 11th and 12th grades. Core curriculum classes include work across the subject areas with [...]
Read MoreBoarding School Students Break a World Record
St. Mark’s School students set an unofficial new paper folding record this past Sunday. Working in MIT’s Infinite Hallway last Sunday, seventeen St. Mark’s students and their teacher, Dr. James Tanton, folded 53,000 feet of toilet paper in half thirteen times. The secured five feet long and two and ½ feet high made up of [...]
Read MoreWhat is the International Baccalaureate (IB)?
Stoneleigh-Burnham School English teacher, Alex Bogel explains the foundation that underlies the International Baccalaureate (IB).
Read MoreAn Educational Consultant’s Notes on The Williston Northampton School
I was very impressed with The Williston Northampton School (a co-ed boarding & day school in Easthampton, MA). Students were happy, engaged and eager to tell me what they like about Williston and why they chose it over other schools. I felt an energy everywhere, with everyone, I saw and met on campus from, staff, faculty [...]
Read MoreIntroducing Kids to the Potential of Prep School
ESPN’s Matt Stout covers Dwight Brewington’s full circle story from Boston area prep star (Worcester Academy), through a collegiate experience, to globe trotting professional career, the emptiness at the end of one’s playing days, to finding a redemptive purpose. Brewington has built a purpose for himself that also gives to others by committing himself to [...]
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