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What Every Boarding School Can Learn from Summer Camp Communities
There is a moment at every great summer camp that feels almost impossible to explain. It’s only been a few days. Children who arrived as strangers are already laughing around a campfire. They know each other’s names. They’ve developed inside jokes. They cheer one another on with genuine enthusiasm. They begin to feel like they…
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Why Residential Life Should Have a Seat at the Admissions Table
There is a moment that happens long before a student walks into their first class. It doesn’t happen during Orientation. It isn’t at Convocation. It isn’t when they unpack their belongings in the dorm. It happens during the admissions process. As schools, we spend countless hours helping prospective families understand our academic offerings. We proudly…
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When “Extra Time” Becomes a Public Debate.
Last night, Tuesday, May 19th, I found myself sitting in bed reading a Wall Street Journal article about the growing backlash surrounding SAT and ACT accommodations, particularly extra time. Almost instantly, I was transported back to my own testing experience as a student with ADHD and slow processing speed, wondering if the people around me…