Category Archives: Boarding School Faculty
Small Boarding Schools: It’s like living in giant extended family
I was reading a press release and looking at some pictures today that triggered a bunch of memories and got me thinking about the intensity and all encompassing nature of the small school boarding school experience. It’s like living in … Continue reading
Besant Hill School Appoints a New Head of School
Randy Bertin is a rare breed these days in that he was the internal candidate for the position. Of course, he arrives with all the pluses of knowing everyone and everything about the school as well as clearly having the … Continue reading
The Quick Scoop on Colorado Rocky Mountain School
Molly Dorais provides The Quick Scoop on Colorado Rocky Mountain School ( a coed boarding school in Carbondale, CO) where she is the Director of Admission and Financial Aid. For more on The Quick Scoop series se our earlier post, … Continue reading
Teaching at a Boarding School
Andy Gill, Verde Valley School International Baccalaureate Coordinator and biology teacher, talks about the personal and professional experiences that brought him to VVS. The VVS community brings and binds together students, teachers, and perspectives from around the world. Gill appreciates … Continue reading
Verde Valley Equestrians Win Endurance Race
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
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
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
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
