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Making the Case for College
A Proctor Academy graduate offers his stories, encouragement, and perspectives as part of the College Board’s “You Can Go” campaign.
Read MoreA Glimpse into Summer Ski Training
Proctor Academy‘s Eastern Ski Program touched down in Chile for their late summer training program. Coaches and skiers chronicled their training and cultural excursions on a blog (Eastern Skiers Return to Chile!) during the week stay. Why Chile? “I’ve often been asked why we journey all the way to South America for summer skiing and [...]
Read MoreNever Underestimate the Role of Meals in a Boarding School
You can’t underestimate the role of meals in a boarding school. Cafeteria, or sit-down, meals are where the school comes together multiple times daily to slow-down, share, enjoy each other, and eat. A good dining hall can make the whole school work. Great food and great people in the dining hall mean so much and [...]
Read MoreMatt Nathanson Gives One of the Best Graduation Speeches I’ve Heard in Some Time
I seldom wax poetic about any commencement address. I’ve sat through too many. Usually in a plastic folding chair, in a plastic academic robe, in the heat- a situation not conducive to receiving the, often, banal wisdom being presented by the featured politician, or, the esteemed-in-their-field guest. Let’s just say I clicked ‘play’ on Matt [...]
Read MoreCape Cod Skier Finds Success at Proctor Academy
Proctor senior Kerry Daigle was set to compete in the U.S. Alpine Championships before a season ending anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligament tears. Despite the ski racing setback, what’s most interesting from our angle is how she came to skiing and the academic and athletic success that she’s found at Proctor Academy. Jen McCaffrey [...]
Read MoreHeadmaster’s Holiday: An Accidental Documentary Project
Proctor Academy‘s Chuck Will scored an accidental coup when he issued a camera to a Proctor student named Eli who was supposed to take some ‘day-in-life pictures’ for Chuck (Ferris Berlow’s Day Off). Little did Chuck know Eli would return the camera 24 hours later with 327 pictures. Unbeknownst to Chuck, Eli picked up the [...]
Read MoreProctor Academy Skiing: A Photo History
Proctor Academy ‘keeper of the flame,’ school historian and documentarian, Chuck Will, posted an interesting photo collection documenting Proctor’s connections to skiing. It’s a quintessentially Chuck piece in that, even if you know a bit about Proctor, parts of it makes you say: ‘wow, I didn’t know that.’ In my case, I’ve been on the [...]
Read MoreProctor Academy’s Chuck Will Tells the Story
The Concord Monitor ran a story Saturday “Proctor Life Under the Microscope” chronicling the evolution and longevity of Proctor Academy‘s Chuck Will’s blog, “Chuck’s Corner.” Chuck is a consummate boarding school story teller and Proctor has given him license to cover the minutae of boarding school daily life. As we’ve all come to understand campus [...]
Read MoreBeyond the Quarterly Alumni News
In his post this week, Institutional Memory, Chuck Will at Proctor Academy touches on the uses and value of electronic media in connecting and binding school constituencies. Back in the day, schools published the alumni news, usually quarterly or semi-annually. The full color mailing usually went to alumni, current families and friends of the school. [...]
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 MoreCapturing the Boarding School Community in Pictures
We’ve always made the case, and touted, that the affects and meanings of boarding school can only be understood in their totality. While living and growing-up in a boarding school certainly includes the ‘school’ part, the 24 hour environment includes, and means, so much more- living together, sharing everything, athletics, extracurriculars, meals, work jobs, supporting [...]
Read MorePrivate School Financial Aid Insights From Six Directors
We recently interviewed six boarding school admission counselors/directors with the question, “what should families keep in mind as they file for financial aid?” Each offers a slightly different take in advising families. Some common themes ring loud and clear. Communicate with the school. Know exactly what each school requires. Document your situation well and honestly. Meet [...]
Read MoreFrom Proctor to the Huff Post
A quick shout-out to our colleague Chuck Will at Proctor Academy. A photo of his is featured in a photo collection titled “First Day Of Fall 2010: Autumn Equinox Time (PHOTOS)” over at The Huffington Post. When I saw the picture, I mumbled “that’s got to be at a boarding school.” I scrolled down a [...]
Read MoreProctor Academy’s Native American Connections
Editor’s note: When we visited Proctor Academy’s campus in June, Aaron Thomas was kind enough to take time during our tour to talk about why he values Proctor. We had no idea that Aaron would open up a great back story that we had never heard. Aaron hails from the Navaho Nation and he attends [...]
Read MoreA Chuck’s Corner View of Proctor Academy
Thirty three year Proctor Academy teacher, school historian, chief-blogger (Chuck’s Corner) and living institutional memory, Chuck Will takes viewers on a tour of Proctor campus highlights. Viewers come to understand the inextricable links between Proctor’s mission and work with its students and its physical plant. Each building plays a role working to reinforce and support a [...]
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