<p>How are the following criteria relavant to getting a great education?</p>
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<li><p>number of AP classes - several top boarding schools don't offer AP classes
number of Sports club </p></li>
<li><p>its history(foundation year)</p></li>
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<p>Our public hs offers 20 AP courses....maybe one person every few years goes to an Ivy and only about half the class even attends a four-year college. I don't think number of AP's should be a factor.</p>
<p>It's a factor if it's important to you.</p>
<p>Sure, I agree!</p>
<p>Sorry it has taken me so long to respond. Thank you for all your thoughtful responses. Keep them coming! I am reading them all and looking at many of your recommendations. Here's the list now: Cushing, Tabor, Lawrence, Brooks, Holderness, Northfield Mount Herman, Willbraham, ... Thoughts?</p>
<p>I agree with Linda S., that your son sounds like the textbook boy who would benefit from an all-boys school. You should try to persuade him to at least visit one. Sometimes teens develop the strangest ideas about schools, usually gathered from TV and soapy books.</p>
<p>I read your description of your son, and it struck me that he has shown real strength in what is basically an all-male environment, i.e., team sports. Does he picture an all-boys school as an all-male environment? Many of the boys schools have sister schools, and arrange joint activities with each other. </p>
<p>What of Culver Academies? It seems to not fit your list, as, for boys, it's a military boarding school. It's also in Indiana, which is definitely not New England.</p>
<p>the cardigan mountain school for boys is in nh. i don't know anything about it/how good it is, though. go to boardingschool.com and type in all boys schools</p>
<p>1) Tilton is a boarding school</p>
<p>2) It is Northfield Mount HermOn</p>
<p>3) Cardigan Mountain is a pre-prep, ending in 9th grade</p>
<p>Carry on...</p>
<p>white mountain school</p>
<p>don't know if the location will work, but check out Proctor and new hampton.</p>
<p>Hi Iboo, just noticed your post. I'm glad to see that Brooks is on your list! Brooks has a very strong athletic program (go Elle Logan!) and also a challenging academic environment, with small class sizes. The environment is quite structured (what my kid wanted), with a dress code (my kid's quote "my clothes don't define me"), but also with a very nurturing and available staff of teachers and advisors. Teachers appreciate kids who speak up, who are not cookie-cutter (my kid too!). It is a school that seems to be under the radar, don't ask me why, but Brooks keeps a low profile (run by very nice people). This past year, some applicants chose to attend Brooks rather than the big school nearby. Also, Brooks had lots of kids go to top schools (for the prestige-conscious) - although you wouldn't know it because they are taking forever to update their website.</p>
<p>DOES Anyone have any thoughts on Brooks?
Thanks</p>