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A Guided Student Tour of Baylor School [Video]
Seniors Tenley and Ryan share Baylor School‘s campus and their student experiences. Strong opportunities drew both to Baylor. Baylor in the mold of a great school has helped both students flourish in their areas of strength while stretching them to discover and broaden their talents in other areas. Tenley was drawn to Baylor on the [...]
Read MoreBoarding School Packing: Don’t Bring Too Much Stuff
With many of our readers preparing to head off to school after the coming Labor Day weekend, it’s time for a quick revisit of what, and, what not, to bring to school. DON’T BRING TOO MUCH STUFF Remember school is about doing things, not having things. You don’t need, nor should you have, all your [...]
Read MoreAnnouncement: Junior Boarding Schools Association 2011-2012 Information Sessions
If you have a junior high school aged son or daughter who might benefit from a boarding school experience, consider visiting one the JBSA receptions during the coming school year. Each event will feature representatives from JBSA member schools who will speak about, both, junior boarding, generally, and their schools, specifically. A panel discussion will [...]
Read MoreGrads Recommend Savoring Every Second of Your Boarding School Orientation
As the late afternoon shadows begin to lengthen, and Labor Day nears, it’s time to focus some attention to the first few days of school- especially orientation. Many of you- students and faculty- will begin school in earnest just after Labor Day. That means new student orientation followed by the arrival of returning students and [...]
Read MoreA Guided Tour of St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School
St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School students Jacob, Joshua, and Charley share their thoughts and insights into what makes SA-S a vibrant, tightly-knit community. To this observer, the strength and breadth of the SA-S student experience proves quite remarkable. The arts, sciences, humanities, and athletics all offer strong wide-ranging opportunities for students. Jacob explores the academic offerings highlighting [...]
Read MoreMy Family Doesn’t Have A Lot of Money But I Want To Go To Boarding School
We recently received a great question from a young man and we think his question, and our reply, are post worthy. His question made us think and a few families and students may benefit from our reply. The young man’s question (paraphrased as it’s a full paragraph): I come from a low income family. My [...]
Read MoreHelping Students Build a Foundation for a Mathematical Future
Building on the effort to help students build a stronger mathematics foundation, Westtown School is expanding its adoption of the Singapore Math curriculum. Westtown will now use the curriculum throughout the elementary and middle school grades. The expansive adoption of Singapore Math is Westtown’s response to American student’s poor standing on a number of math [...]
Read MoreAndover Song Reaches the Hearts of Students and Alumni
We got a note a few days back calling our attention to “The Andover Song.” It’s an original song and music video that work to capture, and express, the notions that Andover is more than a school and more than the sum of its parts. The production is slick and well done. The Phillips Andover [...]
Read MoreStudents Bring Tilton School’s ‘The Power of Potential’ to Life
Tilton School is bringing the school’s new campaign, The Power of Potential, to life through student and faculty voices. Tilton has created a dedicated social blog called The P.O.P. Zone designed to bring student and faculty thoughts, projects, and experiences directly to audiences. Launched this past spring, The P.O.P. Zone currently features the voices of nine students [...]
Read MoreAdmission Officers: Does Your School Have Openings for Fall 2011?
Update! Many thanks to all of the schools for sharing their openings in the comments section. To make life a little easier for families, we compiled the comments into a list of AdmissionsQuest member boarding schools with Fall 2011 openings. It’s sorted in two ways- by school type and state- and families can use the inquiry [...]
Read MoreA Guided Tour of Delphian School
Delphian School (Sheridan, OR) rising senior Alison ’12 shares the insights, and high notes, of her school experience. Throughout Delphian’s programs students are taught to practice independence and use good judgement. Delphian programs teach independence, and personal responsibility through self direction. Academics and college counseling feature studentdirected pursuits shaped and guided by adults. Students work [...]
Read MoreThe Decline of Zero-Tolerance Discipline Policies
If you were in schools, in any capacity, during the past 20, or so, years, you’re familiar with zero-tolerance discipline policies- policies put in place to provide clarity both, in the rule, and the punishment. Do X and you’re removed from school. Boy, did the clarity of zero-tolerance sound good on paper. Everyone would know [...]
Read MoreSadly, We Note the Closing of Fox River Country Day School
With heavy hearts, we read about the announced closing of Fox River Country Day School in Elgin, Illinois this morning. Many people may not know that Fox River has a boarding school history, and operated a small junior boarding program (20 students, grades 5-8) through this year. The school began in 1913 as Chicago Junior [...]
Read MoreAmerican Students “Don’t Know Much About History:” The $1 Million Question is ‘Why?’
(Full Credit to Sam Cooke for the title.) “The National Assessment of Educational Progress 2010” results are out. Results are mixed; in some areas pretty good; poor in others. Covering the story for The New York Times, Sam Dillon, covers the mostly lowlights and touches on some positive trends in “U.S. Students Remain Poor at [...]
Read MorePublic School Budget Cuts Open Boarding School Window of Opportunity
Many readers may not know that during the late spring, I unplug much of my time from AdmissionsQuest and move back to the school-side of the admission process. For a month-and-a-half each April and May, I travel the country meeting prospective families interested in Wolfeboro: The Summer Boarding School. I just finished my 14th year [...]
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