A Boarding School Sampler: Education Guide

CONNECTICUT

Forman School (Litchfield)

The Hotchkiss School (Lakeville)

Indian Mountain School (Lakeville)

Kent School (Kent)

Marianapolis Preparatory School (Thompson)

Salisbury School (Salisbury)

Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School (Ghent)

MASSACHUSETTS

Bement School (Deerfield)

Stoneleigh-Burnham School (Greenfield)

Tabor Academy (Marion)

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Cardigan Mountain School (Canaan)

Kimball Union Academy (Meriden)

NEW JERSEY

Blair Academy (Blairstown)

The Hun School of Princeton (Princeton)

Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville)

Purnell School (Pottersville)

NEW YORK

EF International Academy (Tarrytown)

The Gow School, (South Wales)

The Kildonan School (Amenia)

Léman Manhattan (New York)

The Masters School (Dobbs Ferry)

Millbrook School (Millbrook)

Ross School (East Hampton)

Trinity-Pawling School (Pawling)

PENNSYLVANIA

Valley Forge Military Academy (Wayne)

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FlexSchool

<p>Our mission is to provide an engaging learning experience in a supportive environment where students are free to explore their passions, embrace their challenges and find a community of teachers and friends who understand and accept them as they are.</p> <p>Academics:</p> <p>To meet the unique needs of gifted and 2e learners – students who may have co-occurring learning challenges along with their gifts – we provide a gifted-level curriculum with built-in scaffolding, developed by credentialed experts in both gifted education and special education, as well as subject-area experts. Small, discussion-based classes ensure our students can engage in stimulating conversation with intellectual peers while receiving individualized attention and support.</p> <p>Talent Development and Experiential Learning:</p> <p>Central to our program is our strengths-based, interest-based approach to learning. All FlexSchool students pursue personal passion projects and choose from a diverse menu of enrichment activities and electives designed to support exploration and talent development. Our signature FlexFriday experiential learning program provides essential connections between classroom learning and the real world.</p> <p>Executive Functioning and Learning Support:</p> <p>All FlexSchool students have access to an extensive range of accommodations, including breaks as needed, daily executive functioning support, flexible seating, extended time, assistive technology and more. Learning Specialist support is available on every FlexSchool campus.</p> <p>Social-Emotional Learning and School Counseling:</p> <p>Our caring team of certified school counselors, under the guidance of a consulting psychologist, provide robust social-emotional learning and social pragmatics programming. Students are welcome to visit the school counselor at any time – no appointment necessary. FlexSchool counselors also maintain a collaborative relationship with parents and outside providers.</p> <p>Rolling admissions:</p> <p>We understand that student needs don’t always neatly align with the academic calendar, so FlexSchool admits students on a rolling basis. To learn more, join FlexSchool founder Jacqui Byrne live via Zoom for a Virtual Open House. To receive a call from our admissions team, inquire online, email us at [email protected] or call 908-279-0787.</p>

Speyer School

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: #000000;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">Speyer is the only K–8 independent school for accelerated learners in NYC. At Speyer, students are empowered to pursue their intellectual passions, guided by faculty who help them develop the habits of mind and strength of character to realize their extraordinary potential. We cultivate a deep understanding of who each child really is — not just as a learner, but as a whole person.</span></p>

Lyceum Kennedy Japanese School

<p><span style="font-size: 13px; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Arial'; font-style: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none;">日本語習得と日本文化の継承を基本に全日制、補習校、サマースクールと大きく三つのプログラムがあります: There are three main programs based on Japanese language acquisition and inheritance of Japanese culture: full-time, supplementary school, and summer school.</span></p>