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How an All-Girls Education Can Make All the Difference
Blog ArticleThe stats are stacking up and the verdict is in, women are staking their claim in spaces long dominated by men and demanding equality. How do we prepare our own daughters to position themselves at the head of the table? While it may seem counterintuitive to remove males from the equation, we believe that the […]
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Boarding Schools Build the Resilience that Your Child Needs
Blog ArticleThe real world can be a scary concept—and place—especially when we consider our precious children entering it someday. You’ve considered their academic future, but what other steps can you take to prepare your son or daughter for how to handle real life? The good news? Boarding school can help you cultivate your child’s skills both in and […]
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Why Middle Schoolers’ Brains Need Junior Boarding School
Blog ArticleAs mysterious as other galaxies and as beautiful as an original Monet, the brains of our tweens often make us scratch our own heads. These quickly maturing creatures are starting to decide what kind of academic life may suit them best. So, what do we know about middle schoolers that may help us set them […]
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How to Tell Your Parents You Want to Go to Boarding School
Blog ArticleTalking to your parents, or any adult, really, isn’t always easy. It would be great if you could slide into their DMs or @ them with your thoughts and feelings but, let’s face it, Candy Crush on Facebook is a little more their speed. So, how do you bring up the fact that you’d really like to […]
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The Structure to Succeed: How Military Schools are Creating Future Leaders
Blog ArticleMilitary boarding schools have a distinct reputation for building character, instilling discipline and demanding structure; all critical life skills. But it’s more than that. These schools go far beyond grooming soldiers, they’re cultivating a well-rounded citizen of the world to whom others can look to for leadership. Discipline & Structure The natural hierarchy in military schools […]
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Boarding Schools Are Nothing Like You See on TV. (And That’s a Good Thing.)
Blog ArticleOkay, so the campuses may be just as beautiful with lush ivy adorning brick and limestone architecture. But, without the wizarding curricula or throngs of contemptuous, gossipy teens, what is boarding school really like, anyway? Who roams the halls? What is campus life like in and out of the classroom? And, most importantly, is it […]
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Boarding school is the “weird social experiment gone amazingly right” you need—and eight students’ reasons why.
Blog ArticleBoarding schools can be a mysterious place to those without an inside view. Instead of telling you, in our words, what sort of impact a boarding school can have, we’ll let actual boarding school students speak for themselves. 1. It’s the push you need to go where you may not have gone on your own. […]
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Letting Her Go
Blog ArticleBy Trish Fogarty I dropped her off at boarding school for her 8th-grade year, knowing she would be there for two years. She was 13 and we were both soaked with tears by the time we said our goodbyes. In the weeks that followed, many friends and acquaintances asked me why I would send her […]
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5 Things That Give Boarding School Students an Edge in College
Blog ArticleThinking about sending your son or daughter off into the real world can be a bit scary. The good news is that you’ve already started considering a future in which they will thrive. The better news is that we’ve put together a quick checklist of things you can do now that will set them up […]
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Finding Your Authentic Voice
Blog ArticleAs a new ninth-grader at Westtown—a 14-hour plane ride from his home—Yiheng Xie was once told his accent was hard to define. In this (abridged) reflection delivered at graduation, Yiheng explores the connection between voice and family history—the “grit and sand” in his words—and how every person and experience we carry with us, can leave its […]