The Fessy Den Blog

The Future of Private Schools: What to Expect

In an article titled “What Keeps School Leaders Up at Night” in the Winter 2019 issue of Independent School Magazine, K-12 educational consultant Grant Lichtman disseminated research from his interviews with more than 250 heads of school and senior administrators. Curious about the main concerns that are front-of-mind for school leaders, he set out to...
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Fessenden Students on Leadership

Honesty. Compassion. Respect. Fessenden’s core values serve as a solid foundation for students — from Pre-Kindergarten, all the way through to ninth grade and beyond. With these values central to their education, they begin to learn about leadership early on, in age-appropriate ways. As they grow, leadership begins to take on different meanings for different...
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Life and Leadership – A Popular Fessenden Middle School Course

The energy is vibrant in the Life and Leadership classroom. Boys are buzzing around the room and brainstorming ideas about friendship in pairs or small groups, pausing every now and then to fill in parts of their worksheets. They are considering the attributes of a good friend, how friends treat each other, and the responsibility...
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NuVuX At Fessenden: Inspiring Tomorrow’s Changemakers

NuVuX AT FESSENDEN The Ciongoli Center for Innovation(CCI) has welcomed hundreds of visitors annually since its inception three years ago. Teachers, administrators, admissions officers, technologists, librarians, artists, and more have come to learn about this exciting new space at the forefront of a much larger movement in the field of education. Visitors’ initial reactions are mostly...
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