3 Opportunities Your Ninth Grader Will Only Get in Junior Boarding School
Ninth grade is not always the most fun year of high school. It can be a jarring transition from the...
What Makes a Junior Boarding School Applicant Stand Out?
Your son’s admission to his preferred junior boarding school will depend not only on his academic...
6 Fun Weekend Activities at Our Massachusetts Junior Boarding School
There are 32 weekends in the junior boarding school year. For a junior boarding school student who...
3 Reasons a Junior Boarding School Won’t Turn Your Son Into a Snob
If you send your son to a junior boarding school, will he be destined to a life of snobbery? Will...
Can Tradition Really Coexist With Innovation in Middle School?
In a time of accelerated change in nearly every aspect of life, private schools often strive to...
When All A’s Are All Too Easy: 3 Tips for Parents of Gifted Middle Schoolers
Your child zips through his tests, spending hours every week fidgeting at his desk while waiting...
Why are Sports Mandatory at Most Junior Boarding Schools?
Athletics participation is an integral, foundational, and, yes, usually mandatory part of the...
3 Cures for Your Gifted Middle Schooler’s Academic Boredom
Are your son’s middle school classes uninspiring? Is his homework just so much drudgery through...
The Case for Spending Ninth Grade at a Junior Boarding School
Secondary boarding schools traditionally start with boys entering in ninth grade (their “freshman”...
Are Junior Boarding Schools Just for Jocks?
Like most boarding schools across the country, at The Fessenden School, we require our Middle and...