<p>I am an animal addict, and I am highly involved with animal activities. I know that many schools have animals on the campus because of teachers, at least that is what I have heard and been told. </p>
<p>I was wondering if you can just tell me what animals are on the campuses (e.g Mr. Smith's Labrador) or ability to get involved with in each school (e.g Community service with dogs) </p>
<p>Another thing I heard was that some schools accommodate people who show animals competitively.</p>
<p>Thanks! </p>
<p>Here are some schools I know of:
Admiral Farragut - Few different dogs, some birds, and lots of other animals from the science teacher
The Ormes School - They allow you to bring one aquarium, have a working farm, and a horse program.</p>
<p>I second the vote for Millbrook School in Millbrook, NY. Students can be heavily involved in caring for the animals at the zoo which include a porcupine, marmosets, lemurs and many other exotic (and some less so) animals. There are many, many faculty pets on campus as well. Plus it’s a really friendly, caring, school.</p>
<p>Thacher School (in California) is another option . . . they don’t just have a horse program, they have a mandatory horse program! Learning how to ride and care for a horse is required!</p>
<p>For more information, check out any of ThacherParent’s posts.</p>
<p>Northfield Mount Hermon (in northwest MA) has a working farm - with dairy cows and vegetable fields. And all students are required to participate in a work program that will eventually rotate you through various farm jobs. The milk, ice cream and other farm products end up in the student dining room!</p>
<p>Thanks for all the replies. Aren’t Putney School and Northfield Mount Hermon for trouble kids though? I know I am most likely wrong on that, but I just heard something that it was. I might be confusing names.</p>
<p>You are mistaken on both counts. Both schools are highly regarded.</p>
<p>Putney is not much discussed on this forum, probably because of its more non-traditional orientation. NMH is discussed here quite a bit - it’s generally not considered to be as prestigious as the really well known schools, but, as far as I’m concerned, prestige is overrated! There’s a parent on this forum whose kids attended NMH and they loved it . . . and so did the parent.</p>
<p>Thank you for clearing that up for me, and I now remember these schools once I thought about it for a second. Also, I never knew what school NMH was until now. </p>