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The Year in NYC Private School Admissions
NYC Private Schools Blog —
Authority: 132
As a Manhattan private schools educational consultant in practice for over a decade, I can tell you reliably that 2009 was a unique year. Here’s what we’ll remember about 2009:1. The New York Times ran not one, but two stories about companies running ERB prep programs. If you [...] Post from: NYC Private ...13 hours ago -
Why private schools should be banned - written by a teacher
School Gate - Times Online - WBLG —
Authority: 523
Education is always in the news - with the most recent debate concerning disadvantaged pupils and their luckier counterparts. Yesterday the Sutton Trust revealed the disparities between the educational experiences of children of professionals and those from more working-class backgrounds . They also called for ...18 hours ago -
Reflections on Choosing a Gap Year
Boarding School Blog - onBoarding Schools —
Authority: 131
Every term at Sedbergh, we are fortunate to welcome four GAP students to Sedbergh Schoo l from all over the world. These students who have graduated Grade 12, act as associate faculty and work alongside the teaching staff to assist with both academic and extra-curricular activities. One of our gap students, Lenka ...1 day ago -
Delhi government raps four schools on nursery admissions
Thaindian News —
Authority: 729
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday pulled up four private schools in the city for not following guidelines on nursery admissions.“Acting on the complaints of parents, the education department has asked four private schools for a reply into the alleged irregularities in the nursery admission ...1 day ago -
Schools and Parents Working Together
NYC Private Schools Blog —
Authority: 132
NYC Private Schools can be competitive and difficult to gain admissions to because they work hard to find students and families that are the right match to the school. A school has a unique philosophy of education and specific goals for the school itself and its student body. Even if an applicant has [...] Post ...1 day ago -
Uttar Pradesh students to be picked for science programme
Thaindian News —
Authority: 729
Lucknow, Dec 21 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Information Technology-Allahabad (IIIT-A) will select students from Uttar Pradesh for the national award programme ‘Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research’, an official said Monday.The Ministry of Science and Technology has entrusted the IIIT-A with the ...1 day ago -
NYC Private School Environment and Health
NYC Private Schools Blog —
Authority: 132
A controversy over health and homework is being given new life, sparked by a recent article in the NY Post. The discussions about how much homework is healthy for children has been in debate for generations, occasionally with the balance swinging wildly one way or another, but a newer debate is directly attaching ...3 days ago -
An Educational Consultant’s Impressions of Middlesex School
Boarding School Blog - onBoarding Schools —
Authority: 131
A truly beautiful campus in Concord, Massachusetts, Middlesex School centers around an open quad with beautiful brick buildings. I was fortunate to visit on an inviting, snow covered day (not the pleasant summer shot to the right). It’s exam week and I saw countless student groups studying together. The library ...4 days ago -
Two Quick Notes: Learning Styles and Dyslexia
I Speak of Dreams —
Authority: 125
Learning styles are a beloved trope in schools of education. But guess what? Theres no valid evidence for them. Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence Harold Pashler, Mark McDaniel, Doug Rohrer, and Robert Bjork Download PSPI_9_3 Download PSPI_9_3_editorial For more than three decades, the idea that ...4 days ago -
Harvard Study Questions the Predictive Value of Advanced Placement Courses in Science and Math
Boarding School Blog - onBoarding Schools —
Authority: 131
A four year study by Harvard’s Philip M. Sadler and UVA’s Robert H. Tai concludes that, while the curriculum and rigor required of student in AP courses is worthy, success in AP science and math courses cannot predict a student’s success once in college. Sadler concludes for the Harvard Gazette ( High School ...4 days ago -
NYC Private School Focus on International School of Brooklyn
NYC Private Schools Blog —
Authority: 132
The International School of Brooklyn has been in the news as an innovative and unique offering in the NYC Private School environment. The ISB currently offers school-day programming for children from Nursery to Third Grade in a Spanish or French language immersion environment. The 4th grade will be added to the ...4 days ago -
Admission form fee fixed at Rs.100 in Chandigarh schools
Thaindian News —
Authority: 729
Chandigarh, Dec 18 (IANS) To curb the tendency among private schools to mint money through sale of highly priced admission forms, the Chandigarh administration has fixed a ceiling of Rs.100 per form for all schools in the union territory, officials said Friday.Chandigarh’s Home and Education Secretary Ram Niwas has ...5 days ago -
Call for probe into school sex scandals
Deadline Press & Picture Agency —
Authority: 487
By Paul Thornton MINISTERS are being urged to investigate a top fee paying school after a THIRD sex scandal hit the academy in a year. A male teacher at Edinburgh’s St Mary’s Music School was this week struck-off following his conviction over a nine-month sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy. The ...5 days ago -
Hill School takes holiday performance to hospital
Extra Credit —
Authority: 122
Students from Hill School , a private school with campuses in Fort Wort and Grapevine, recently took their show on the road. And in this case, that show was a "December in Our Town" and the road led to a Monday performance at Cook Childrens Medical Center in Fort Worth. Hill School is a nonprofit school that ...5 days ago -
Northfield Mount Hermon School Sells Northfield Campus
Boarding School Blog - onBoarding Schools —
Authority: 131
After consolidating campuses two campuses into one in 2005, Northfield Mount Hermon School announced the sale of its dormant Northfied campus to Hobby Lobby. The deal closed this past Monday. “…Our transaction with Hobby Lobby, an Oklahoma City-based corporation with a commitment to supporting Christian ...5 days ago -
Northfield Mount Hermon School Sells Mount Hermon Campus
Boarding School Blog - onBoarding Schools —
Authority: 131
After consolidating campuses two campuses into one in 2005, Northfield Mount Hermon School announced the sale of its dormant Northfield campus to Hobby Lobby. The deal closed this past Monday. “…Our transaction with Hobby Lobby, an Oklahoma City-based corporation with a commitment to supporting Christian ...5 days ago -
Green Faculty Housing with Roots in Historic Homage
Boarding School Blog - onBoarding Schools —
Authority: 131
It’s interesting to note that in all of our reading and coverage we’ve talked about student green efforts and new school buildings, but until now, we’ve seen one example of green faculty housing at Cate School . Here’s a second example at a boarding school . Christchurch School , working with New World ...6 days ago -
Private schools continue shutdown in Punjab
Thaindian News —
Authority: 729
Chandigarh, Dec 16 (IANS) Over 2,600 private schools across Punjab Wednesday continued their shutdown for the second day after the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) recently disaffiliated 187 schools for not complying with its rules.Thousands of students studying in these schools could not attend classes due to the ...6 days ago -
Boarding School’s All-Inclusive Approach
Boarding School Blog - onBoarding Schools —
Authority: 131
Returning back from my travels across the country and now meeting prospective families during campus visits, I am truly amazed at how impressive this next generation of student really is. We have some great future leaders amongst us. And, for many of the families I have met with over the last couple of months, the ...1 week ago -
Thomas Hoving: Former Met Director with Boarding School Roots
Boarding School Blog - onBoarding Schools —
Authority: 131
The great- although sometimes controversial- former director of the Metropolitan Museum died this past week. Thomas Hoving was best known for making the Met a more nimble, forward thinking, and flexible institution. From our angle and of note to our readers are Hoving’s boarding school experiences. I first ...1 week ago
