"New England"

Insight Into High Level Prep School Basketball

Lots of us in the boarding school world have some degree of familiarity with high level prep school basketball. By this I mean teams with 2, 3 or more players whose programs include preparing to play NCAA Division 1 college basketball and possibly professional basketball. The number of outstanding college and professional players with prep [...]

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A November Dusting…

How picture perfect New England is this? Enjoy this photo taken today of a light dusting of snow on Kents Hill School‘s campus. Photo credit: Kents Hill School

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An Educational Consultant’s Impressions of The Thacher School

The Thacher School has to be one of the BEST “Hidden Secret” Boarding Schools nationwide. What is not to like about this wonderful school? It’s in a breathtaking setting. They have their own orchard where we were able to pick up avocados, and a superb geographic location. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit. My tour guide, [...]

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Year-round New England Lacrosse Coverage

Lacrosse players- we found a good site to help fulfill your appetite for prep school lacrosse coverage and information. Laxjournal.com covers public school, prep school, collegiate, and professional lacrosse in New England. More than just scores, they also produce a few feature articles to keep you going through the off-season. Another to source of information is [...]

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Mom Authors Heartfelt, Well-Written Take Why and How Her Family Chose A Learning Differences Boarding School

If you’ve been around boarding schools any length of time, you’ve seen this story line play-out- child struggles in school, family isn’t sure what to do and searches for answers, student is tested, a learning difference is uncovered a course of action results. Boy, if it really were that neat. That quick description does no [...]

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Reclaiming Boarding School Roots: Communal Responsibility and Frugality

Reading Tamar Lewin’s “For Colleges, Small Cuts Add Up to Big Savings” in the New York Times, I’m struck by how many potential areas of cost savings used to be part of boarding school communities and how easily boarding schools can reassert them by making them a priority- by setting aside time for them. Make [...]

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A Consultant’s Impressions of Cushing Academy

If Cushing Academy (Ashburnham, MA) is not on your radar screen it should be! In a recent visit to Cushing I encountered a warm and friendly campus with a vast array of opportunities and encouragement for both students and faculty. Dr. James Tracy, the new Cushing head has brought to campus an emphasis on being global [...]

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