Five Verde Valley School students and two instructors won the 35 mile Springdale Romp Pioneer Endurance Race in Safford, Arizona, on Saturday, February 4. Said one of the competitors, “it was an amazing feeling to cross that finish line together … Continue reading
A Boarding School Commits to STEM Competition
For the national eCyberMission competition, four Wasatch Academy students are preparing a project to increase bathroom energy efficiency. The four are working “to find a way to increase the efficiency of showers by using the hot water that runs down … Continue reading
Hawaii Preparatory’s Mariko Thorbecke Wins Computing Award
Mariko Thorbecke an Hawaii Preparatory Academy senior has received the 2012 National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Award for Aspirations in Computing. She is one of 35 winners chosen nationwide. Of the competition and award, Thorbecke observed: “It’s amazing … Continue reading
Visiting Campus: The Boarding School Tour
The focus and purpose of a family’s campus visit have changed dramatically over the past decade. With internet based research, the campus tour has become less about seeing the physical plant and more about learning the school’s culture and ethos. Families … Continue reading
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So You Want to be an Olympian?
Editor’s note: this original entry is posted on AdmissionsQuest’s Boarding School Blog. London 2012 is only a few months away. Astonishingly, Brentwood College School (a co-educational boarding school in in British Columbia, Canada) already has 4 athletes that have been … Continue reading
Verde Valley Senior Completes Television Internship
Verde Valley School senior Caridee Choi recently concluded a two week internship as production assistant on the “Food and Culture” program in Seoul South Korea. Of her time on the show, Choi observed: “while I could not learn everything in-depth … Continue reading
Cate School To Study Adolescent and Young Adult Hearts
As young adult, and young athlete, cardiac events seemingly make headlines far too often, Wade Ransom, Cate School athletic director and co-investigator of The Cate Study sees an opportunity to improve knowledge and understanding of adolescent and young adult cardiovascular … Continue reading
A Quick List to Start Your Boarding School Thinking
I get to write continually about the positive aspects of the traditional boarding school experience. Today, I found someone else’s quick look at boarding school benefits- Lucy Pritzker’s “8 Reasons why Boarding School is a Good Choice for Difficult Kids” … Continue reading
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We Love Athenian School- in Indonesian
Athenian Indonesian students and one of their teachers take a few minutes to share in English and Indonesan- the Athenian experiences that they like best. Indonesian students make up just one part of Athenian’s commitment to teach and practice the art of … Continue reading
A School that Lives Sustainably on Earth
Karen Brown, Creative Director for The Center for Ecoliteracy and an advocate of “Smart by Nature Education” highlighted Midland School‘s environmental stewardship and community ethos in her talk at last week’s Bioneers Conference 2011. Midland’s a co-ed boarding school in … Continue reading
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