<p>Who are the most prestigious/best/known/famous "junior high" boarding schools in this country? </p>
<p>I was asked the other day, but I don't know much about this.</p>
<p>I have heard that Fessenden (Fessy), and Cardigan were good school's.</p>
<p>Are these two in New England?</p>
<p>I don't know much about just "junior high" boarding schools per se, but I know that some boarding schools (i.e. Groton) start before 9th grade so perhaps they could count for your purposes.</p>
<p>Wow, Cardigan School, in New Hampshire. (<a href="http://www.cardigan.org%5B/url%5D">www.cardigan.org</a>) close to Dartmouth College. Very, very nice looking school. </p>
<p>I wonder if the same way it used to be with boarding high schools beeing "feeders" of colleges, these junior-highs can be "feeders" of boarding high schools ...?</p>
<p>Thanks, P.Parent</p>
<p>Eaglebrook is right down the road from Deerfield. Rumsey Hall is between Gunnery and Canterbury.</p>
<p>Also Fay School in Southborough.</p>
<p>I think there's a section of <a href="http://www.prepreview.com%5B/url%5D">www.prepreview.com</a> devoted to ranking Junior Boarding schools as well. Perhaps that may be of help.</p>
<p>I knew a girl from my high school dorm who had gone to a junior high bs, though I don't remember which one. She seemed to harbor a lot of resentment towards her parents over it. I have to admit that's what I think of when I see a boarding school for kids so young. Is that stereotype (the 'abandoned' kid) still true?</p>
<p>I should say that she didn't turn out seriously maladjusted or anything--she seemed pretty happy in high school, and I think she's in law school now. But I can't imagine her relationship with her parents ever improved.</p>
<p>Right.
I was checking about the "proximities" ... Indian Mountain School (close to Hotchkiss), Eaglebrook and Bement schools (close to Deerfield).
I read at celebrityprepschools.com that Eaglebrook is the premier junior-high in US. The also mentioned Fay.</p>
<p>Fay and Fessenden are two different schools right?</p>
<p>Yes these schools do feed into bs. MX gets a number if students from Fay, and Fessenden</p>
<p>I believe Fessenden has 3rd grade boarders. Wow, it was hard enough letting my child leave for 9th grade. I can't imagine grade 3.</p>
<p>3rd grade boarders?
Unbelievable.</p>
<p>Some middle schoolers are ready to leave home. However, I think the # is much lower than the # ready by 9th or 10th grade. I only know one person who went to bs for middle school (possibly a little earlier -- I forget). He still harbors resentment towards his parents for sending him there. BTW, it was one of top schools mentioned here. I had a discussion with a person who served as a house mom for a school that takes young children. She said that she had to spend time with children who felt abandoned. I think this might be a very good situation for children of divorce whose custody parent is on marriage #3, or high-level executives who are rarely home or parents who take a risky international assignment. I guess I do harbor some prejudice against this situation -- a prejudice that many harbor against bs in general.</p>
<p>The origin of this question about junior-boarding comes from this situation. Widow has a son in 6th grade. She just received a great job offer in Germany. She speaks German, her son doesn't. She is considering taking her son with her, or consider sending him to boarding school. Junior boarding school. Money is not an issue.</p>
<p>NewD, check out the Fenn school, not sure if they have boarding but I hear it's a great school.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info anyway.
It is a day school.</p>
<p>This is probably a situation that merits hiring a school consultant. It sounds like she has to make decisions quickly. Depending on where she will live in Germany, there might be an international school that follows the American system. These schools are used by ex-pats and other international families planning to send their children to the US for college. English is the language spoken. There are also some international boarding schools such as TASIS (Switzerland) which is used by American ex-pats. If her son is eager to go to boarding school in the US, then this would be a great choice. If her son went to a boarding school in Germany/Switzerland, they could see each other more often. It sounds like she is getting a high-level position. She should ask for educational consulting & placement as part of her package. Many times companies will pay for the education of ex-pat children as part of the package.</p>
<p>does this mean that the OP is in 5th or 6th grade?</p>
<p>St Andrew's</p>