As you search for a junior boarding school for your son, one of the best ways to obtain useful information is to speak with other parents whose children attend the schools you’re considering. What should you ask them? Here are the top questions we think will help you to gain an insider’s view of any...
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The value of play in providing a positive and productive learning experience can never be overstated. For this reason, active learning and play is intricately incorporated into our Pre-Kindergarten program at The Fessenden School. In this post, Greta Sanborn and Sari Pogorzelski, two of our Pre-K teachers, explain how they facilitate learning through structured play....
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Athletics participation is an integral, foundational, and, yes, usually mandatory part of the junior boarding school experience. And for some families, that’s a big reason they choose boarding school for their middle school-aged sons. Junior boarding schools tend to provide better facilities, a wider range of sports, and a higher level of competition than other...
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This week Lower School Head Stephen Billhardt share’s his perspective on why family-style lunches are a unique and important part of the overall Fessenden experience. I would venture to guess that at 10:55 a.m. most people are thinking about things other than lunch! But in the Lower School, that is the magical time when boys in...
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Diversity of the student population is an important consideration when exploring junior boarding schools, or any school for that matter. While some parents value the opportunity for their sons to live and learn with students from different backgrounds and viewpoints, others are more concerned that their boys have the company of local classmates, fearing that...
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Boarding school is often synonymous with secondary school. It’s easy to understand why. In the United States and Canada, boarding schools for students in ninth grade or higher far outnumber those that serve students in ninth grade or lower. In fact, the Association of Boarding Schools’ online directory lists only 11 schools (out of a...
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You have the right to be picky about the private pre-K or kindergarten program you choose for your son. Your decision, after all, will likely impact him well beyond his early years. Pre-K and kindergarten lay an academic foundation upon which your son will build throughout the rest of his elementary, middle, and high school...
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