Tag Archives: boarding schools
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
Verde Valley School’s History Night
Don’t miss an article that we just posted on AdmissionsQuest’s blog highlighting Verde Valley School‘s orientation and the way they work to bind generations past and present. VVS connects the generations by making alumni- their stories and experiences- an active … Continue reading
What’s New at The Webb Schools!
Karen Bowman of The Webb Schools (Claremont, CA) talks about the expansion, and rejuvenation, of Webb’s outdoor education programs. Taking advantage of southern California climes, Webb students can mountain climb, rock climb, ski, surf, and hit the beach- all from … Continue reading
Brentwood College Rowing Featured on the Rick Mercer Report
We just posted a blog entry (Rick Mercer Report Visits Brentwood College School: Experiences High Level Rowing) at AdmissionsQuest highlighting Rick Mercer’s (of Canadian Broadcasting Company fame) story about Brentwood College crew. Vintage Mercer in style and video- it’s a … Continue reading
Snow & Skiing at Lowell Whiteman School
Quickly, if you’re unfamiliar with Lowell Whiteman School picture this- Steamboat Springs. Colorado. Mountains. Outdoors. Snow. Skiing. Even though I know the scene, I still got real kick out of the two videos below: “Lowell Whiteman School: Where We Love … Continue reading
Wasatch Boys Basketball: International Flavor and a Utah 1A Boys Championship
Editor’s note: Mollie Shambeau at Wasatch sends this story about the the Wasatch boys basketball team for the WBSA blog. We’re constantly amazed at the international reach of boarding schools and athletics. Most noteworthy, between receiving Mollie’s submission and the … Continue reading
A Living Studio: A Boarding School Teacher’s Brings His Art and Life’s Lessons to Life for His Students
When I read “Blowing Their Minds” in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent, I thought, “David Powers is a boarding school teacher in the finest sense.” Powers has been at Colorado Rocky Mountain School 40 years: “as an alumnus, parent of … Continue reading
Verde Valley Students Learn from a Master
Verde Valley School IB ceramics students participated in workshop directed by renowned Iranian ceramicist, Firuse Stalcup. Stalcup presented and directed lessons in working with colored paper clay. She espoused the advantages of self-made paper clay over the store bought variety. … Continue reading
Orme School’s Basketball Success Spiced with International Flavor
Daily Courier (Prescott, AZ) writer Doug Cook published a long piece this past Saturday, “An International Endeavor: For the undefeated Orme boys basketball team, it’s all about finding strength in diversity” in which he chronicles The Orme School‘s current, very successful … Continue reading
An Idyllwild Arts Student Finds Her Voice
Idyllwid Arts Academy student Camille Tso was recently the subject of an article in the Navajo-Hopi Observer, “Young Navajo filmmaker refines skills at Idyllwild Arts Academy.” Tso won a scholarship to Idyllwild with her movie “In the Footsteps of Yellow … Continue reading
