Son is transferring from public high school to BS as a junior. He’s had some social difficulties at school in the past so we are most concerned with finding a BS that has a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere. Right now his choices are the Hun School, Winchendon, Berkshire and possibly Suffield (he’s wait-listed there). Would love input about any of those schools!
There’s a boarding school board. You’ll probably get better responses posting there.
Ok thank you, I’ll try over there…
I know a bit about Hun. Its in a great location close to Princeton. Mostly day-students, very athletically oriented school. Keep in mind that most of the boarders are international students. Very few boarders are US kids. I’ve heard that the international kids form their own cliques. So if your son may have easier time trying to connect with day students.
Hun is building a new student center, and the facilities look great. I also like the fact that each teacher has an ‘extra help’ period at the end of the school day. Makes it easy to get extra help from teachers. Good luck!
Thank you for your input. We know that Hun has a lot of day students, which does worry us since our son will be a boarder. He is athletic and one of the coaches there is very interested in him coming there. We are touring it next week so we’ll see…