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Beyond the Tour: Why Schools Need a Two-Day Visit Model for Students With Learning Differences
For families exploring schools that serve students with learning differences, the admissions visit is rarely just a tour. It is often one of the most emotional moments in the enrollment process. By the time a family visits campus, they have usually spent years trying to understand why school has not felt right for their child.…
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The Adults Students Trust Most Are Often Not the Ones on the Org Chart
Boarding schools are full of titles. Head of School. Dean of Students. Department Chair. Director of Admissions. Director of Residential Life. Titles matter. Leadership matters. Structure matters. But if you ask most students who they trust most, the answer often has very little to do with the organizational chart. It is not always the person…
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What I Learned Living in a Dorm Where 98% of Students Are International
When I was a boarding school student, our dorms had international students, but the community was still mostly domestic. Roughly 70 percent of the students were from the United States and about 30 percent came from abroad. That balance shaped the culture in ways I did not fully appreciate at the time. Fast forward to…