List of Exceptional & Unique Offerings at some BS

SevenDad · May 9, 2012, 12:21pm

This is a great thread…can contributors try to use the most up to date list when adding items? A couple of details seem to have fallen off…

classicalmama · May 9, 2012, 12:43pm

That’s probably due to simultaneous posting (looks like that’s the case for me and MD mom of 2. I’ll try to clean that up later.

NHMomof3 · May 9, 2012, 1:44pm

INSTITUTIONAL RULES/TRADITIONS

NIGHTLY HANDSHAKING:

Groton

SIT-DOWN FORMAL MEALS

St. Pauls * Deerfield * St. Andrew’s * Thacher * Groton PeddieLoomis (weekly, Fall & Spring)

ONE SANCTION EXPULSION
*

100% BOARDING

St. Paul’s
St. Andrew’s
Note: It says somewhere that there are only 6 in the US. Would be great if we could complete the list.

90%+ BOARDING

Culver
Thacher (balance of student body made up of residents of Ojai, the town in which Thacher is located)

80%+ BOARDING
*Exeter, Groton (85%)

ACADEMICS

Arabic: Deerfield, Loomis, Andover, Exeter, Choate (Can also be in interdisciplinary Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program)
Sacred texts: Groton

IB

New Hampton School, Ridley College, George School

UNIQUE ECs

FIRST Robotics Team: Loomis Chaffee, St. Marks School
NAO Robotics: Thacher
Zoo: Millbrook
Bellringing- Chapel Belltower: Groton; Kent School
Fives: Groton
Farming: Westtown; Hotchkiss; St. Andrew’s (DE); Kent; South Kent; Loomis; NMH
Digital Arts: Pomfet

SPORTS

Horseback Riding: Thacher
Note: While many schools (Culver, Foxcroft, Madeira, etc.) have riding programs, I’m pretty sure Thacher is the only one where taking care of a horse and learning to ride (Western) are required of all Freshman
Wilderness camping/adventures - minimum 2x/year for one week each, entire school: Thacher
Mountain Climbing: Thacher
Archery: Choate
Surfing (intramural): Cate School
*Ski hill at school: Proctor Academy
*Water Polo: Exeter

FACILITIES

GREAT DORMS:

Groton- II and III form with 3/4 walls and shared cubicle.
Thacher - all the new dorms

HOCKEY RINK

Andover * St.Pauls * Millbrook * Groton LawrencevilleTaft*Exeter (2)

ROWING TANKS
Brooks

SQUASH COURTS
LoomisPomfretTaftBrooks*Exeter

SKI-LIFT ON CAMPUS

Eaglebrook (Jr BS)

ADMISSIONS

FA for int’l students: Andover
Note: While many schools (St. Paul’s, St. Andrew’s, etc.) have “limited funds” available for international students, Andover seems to be the only school mentioned with any frequency on this site that does not state that the funds for international students are limited.

NEED BLIND ADMISSIONS

Andover * St. Andrew’s * Madeira (all-girls)

FULL SCHOLARSHIP for <$75K yearly family income

Groton * Exeter

CAMPUS VISIT REQUIRED (Many!)

Thacher (Intl. applicants can get an exception)

classicalmama · May 9, 2012, 1:45pm

R U L E S / T R A D I T I O N S

NIGHTLY HANDSHAKING

Groton

SIT-DOWN FORMAL MEALS

St. Pauls * Deerfield * St. Andrew’s * Thacher * Groton *Peddie * Loomis (weekly, Fall & Spring) * St. Mark’s * Cate

ONE-SANCTION EXPULSION (1-strike you’re out)

Hotchkiss * Pomfret

100% BOARDING

St. Paul’s * St. Andrew’s
Note: It says somewhere that there are only 6 in the US. Would be great if we could complete the list.

90%+ BOARDING

Culver
Thacher (balance of student body made up of residents of Ojai, the town in which Thacher is located)

80%+ BOARDING
*Exeter, Groton (85%), Hotchkiss

A C A D E M I C S

ARABIC

Deerfield, Loomis, Andover, Exeter, Choate (Can also be in interdisciplinary Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program)

SACRED TEXTS: Groton

ARTS CONCENTRATION PROGRAM: Choate

WINTER TERM: * Brooks * Lawrence * Berkshire

HARKNESS
*Lawrenceville
*Exeter

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
*Lawrenceville
*Brooks School

IB

New Hampton School, Ridley College, George School

UNIQUE ECs

FIRST Robotics Team: Loomis Chaffee, St. Marks School
NAO Robotics: Thacher
Zoo: Millbrook
Bellringing- Chapel Belltower: Groton; Kent School
Fives: Groton
Farming: Westtown; Hotchkiss; St. Andrew’s (DE); Kent; South Kent; Loomis; NMH
Digital Arts: Pomfet

SPORTS

Horseback Riding: Thacher
Note: While many schools (Culver, Foxcroft, Madeira, etc.) have riding programs, I’m pretty sure Thacher is the only one where taking care of a horse and learning to ride (Western) are required of all Freshman
Wilderness camping/adventures - minimum 2x/year for one week each, entire school: Thacher
Mountain Climbing: Thacher
Archery: Choate
Surfing (intramural): Cate School
*Ski hill at school: Proctor Academy

F A C I L I T I E S

GREAT DORMS:

Groton- II and III form with 3/4 walls and shared cubicle.
Deerfield - almost entirely singles
Thacher - all the new dorms

ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Choate, Proctor (Ecodorm), Lawrenceville (30 acre solar farm)

ON-CAMPUS B&B: Choate, Deerfield

PLANETARIUM: Deerfield, Exeter

CAMPUS WEB CAM

Choate
Kimball Union Academy
Lawrenceville (used to watch sporting events from afar)

GOLF COURSE ON CAMPUS: *Lawrenceville, *St. Marks

GREAT SWIM POOLS: *Deerfield, *Exeter, *Hotchkiss (only 8 lane pools in New England Prep Schools); *Westtown; *Miss Porter’s, *Lawrenceville *Groton ( indoor and outdoor- seasonal)

LAKE ON CAMPUS:
Westtown; Proctor, Brooks, Hotchkiss

RIVER THROUGH CAMPUS:
Groton ( boathouse on campus also)

HOCKEY RINK

Andover * St.Pauls * Deerfield * Millbrook * Groton (2) LawrencevilleTaft St. Mark’s *Tabor *Middlesex *ChoateProctor *Hotchkiss (2) *Exeter (2)

ROWING TANKS
Brooks

ROCK CLIMBING WALLS
AndoverProctorChoate,LawrencevilleHotchkissC ate

SQUASH COURTS
LoomisPomfretTaftBrooksGroton *St. Mark’s *Deerfield *Tabor *ChoateMiss Porter’s, *Lawrenceville, *Hotchkiss, Exeter

SKI-LIFT ON CAMPUS

Eaglebrook (Jr BS)* Proctor Academy

TRADING CENTER
*Wilbraham & Monson Academy

ADMISSIONS

FA for int’l students: Andover
Note: While many schools (St. Paul’s, St. Andrew’s, etc.) have “limited funds” available for international students, Andover seems to be the only school mentioned with any frequency on this site that does not state that the funds for international students are limited.

NEED BLIND ADMISSIONS

Andover * St. Andrew’s * Madeira (all-girls)

FULL SCHOLARSHIP for <$75K yearly family income

Groton * Exeter

CAMPUS VISIT REQUIRED (Many!)

Thacher (Intl. applicants can get an exception)

classicalmama · May 9, 2012, 1:46pm

Ack! Happened again! Someone else can see if NH Mom and I have differences–I give up!

dharmamom · May 9, 2012, 5:18pm

INSTITUTIONAL RULES/TRADITIONS

NIGHTLY HANDSHAKING:

Groton

SIT-DOWN FORMAL MEALS

St. Pauls * Deerfield * St. Andrew’s * Thacher * Groton PeddieLoomis (weekly, Fall & Spring)

ONE SANCTION EXPULSION
*

100% BOARDING

St. Paul’s
St. Andrew’s
Westtown requires all juniors and seniors to board
Note: It says somewhere that there are only 6 in the US. Would be great if we could complete the list.

90%+ BOARDING

Culver
Thacher (balance of student body made up of residents of Ojai, the town in which Thacher is located)

80%+ BOARDING
*Exeter, Groton (85%)

ACADEMICS

Arabic: Deerfield, Loomis, Andover, Exeter, Choate (Can also be in interdisciplinary Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program)
Sacred texts: Groton

IB

New Hampton School, Ridley College, George School

UNIQUE ECs

FIRST Robotics Team: Loomis Chaffee, St. Marks School
NAO Robotics: Thacher
Zoo: Millbrook
Bellringing- Chapel Belltower: Groton; Kent School
Fives: Groton
Farming: Westtown; Hotchkiss; St. Andrew’s (DE); Kent; South Kent; Loomis; NMH
Digital Arts: Pomfet

SPORTS

Horseback Riding: Thacher
Note: While many schools (Culver, Foxcroft, Madeira, etc.) have riding programs, I’m pretty sure Thacher is the only one where taking care of a horse and learning to ride (Western) are required of all Freshman
Wilderness camping/adventures - minimum 2x/year for one week each, entire school: Thacher
Mountain Climbing: Thacher
Archery: Choate
Surfing (intramural): Cate School
*Ski hill at school: Proctor Academy
*Water Polo: Exeter

FACILITIES

GREAT DORMS:

Groton- II and III form with 3/4 walls and shared cubicle.
Thacher - all the new dorms

HOCKEY RINK

Andover * St.Pauls * Millbrook * Groton LawrencevilleTaft*Exeter (2)

ROWING TANKS
Brooks

SQUASH COURTS
LoomisPomfretTaftBrooks*Exeter

SKI-LIFT ON CAMPUS

Eaglebrook (Jr BS)

ADMISSIONS

FA for int’l students: Andover
Note: While many schools (St. Paul’s, St. Andrew’s, etc.) have “limited funds” available for international students, Andover seems to be the only school mentioned with any frequency on this site that does not state that the funds for international students are limited.

NEED BLIND ADMISSIONS

Andover * St. Andrew’s * Madeira (all-girls)

FULL SCHOLARSHIP for <$75K yearly family income

Groton * Exeter

CAMPUS VISIT REQUIRED (Many!)

Thacher (Intl. applicants can get an exception)

govsgirl · May 9, 2012, 5:45pm

INSTITUTIONAL RULES/TRADITIONS

NIGHTLY HANDSHAKING:

Groton

SIT-DOWN FORMAL MEALS

St. Pauls * Deerfield * St. Andrews * Thacher * Groton PeddieLoomis (weekly, Fall & Spring)

ONE SANCTION EXPULSION
*

100% BOARDING

St. Paul’s
St. Andrew’s
*Episcopal Highschool
Note: It says somewhere that there are only 6 in the US. Would be great if we could complete the list.

90%+ BOARDING

Culver
Thacher (balance of student body made up of residents of Ojai, the town in which Thacher is located)

85%+ BOARDING

Groton

ACADEMICS

Arabic: Deerfield, Loomis, Andover, Choate (Can also be in interdisciplinary Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program)
Sacred texts: Groton

IB

New Hampton School, Ridley College, George School

UNIQUE ECs

FIRST Robotics Team: Loomis Chaffee, St. Marks School
NAO Robotics: Thacher
Zoo: Millbrook
Bellringing- Chapel Belltower: Groton; Kent School
Fives: Groton
Farming: Westtown; Hotchkiss; St. Andrew’s (DE); Kent; South Kent; Loomis; NMH
Digital Arts: Pomfet, Governor’s Academy

SPORTS

Horseback Riding: Thacher, Kent, St. George
Note: While many schools (Culver, Foxcroft, Madeira, etc.) have riding programs, I’m pretty sure Thacher is the only one where taking care of a horse and learning to ride (Western) are required of all Freshman
Wilderness camping/adventures - minimum 2x/year for one week each, entire school: Thacher
Mountain Climbing: Thacher, Kent
Archery: Choate
Surfing (intramural): Cate School
*Ski hill at school: Proctor Academy

FACILITIES

GREAT DORMS:

Groton- II and III form with 3/4 walls and shared cubicle.
Thacher - all the new dorms

HOCKEY RINK

Andover * St.Pauls * Millbrook * Groton LawrencevilleTaft*Governors Academy

ROWING TANKS
Brooks

SQUASH COURTS
LoomisPomfretTaftBrooks*Kent

SKI-LIFT ON CAMPUS

Eaglebrook (Jr BS)

ADMISSIONS

FA for intl students: Andover
Note: While many schools (St. Paul’s, St. Andrew’s, etc.) have “limited funds” available for international students, Andover seems to be the only school mentioned with any frequency on this site that does not state that the funds for international students are limited.

NEED BLIND ADMISSIONS

Andover * St. Andrew’s * Madeira (all-girls)

FULL SCHOLARSHIP for <$75K yearly family income

Groton * Exeter

CAMPUS VISIT REQUIRED (Many!)

Thacher (Intl. applicants can get an exception)

classicalmama · May 9, 2012, 9:28pm

Note: Posts 46 and 47 were copied from much older posts; could those posters add their stuff to this one? Remember to go to the final post to copy and paste.

R U L E S / T R A D I T I O N S

NIGHTLY HANDSHAKING

Groton

SIT-DOWN FORMAL MEALS

St. Pauls * Deerfield * St. Andrews * Thacher * Groton *Peddie * Loomis (weekly, Fall & Spring) * St. Mark’s * Cate

ONE-SANCTION EXPULSION (1-strike you’re out)

Hotchkiss * Pomfret

100% BOARDING

St. Paul’s * St. Andrew’s
Note: It says somewhere that there are only 6 in the US. Would be great if we could complete the list.

90%+ BOARDING

Culver
Thacher (balance of student body made up of residents of Ojai, the town in which Thacher is located)

80%+ BOARDING
*Exeter, Groton (85%), Hotchkiss

A C A D E M I C S

ARABIC

Deerfield, Loomis, Andover, Exeter, Choate (Can also be in interdisciplinary Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program)

SACRED TEXTS: Groton

ARTS CONCENTRATION PROGRAM: Choate

WINTER TERM: * Brooks * Lawrence * Berkshire

HARKNESS
*Lawrenceville
*Exeter

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
*Lawrenceville
*Brooks School

IB

New Hampton School, Ridley College, George School

UNIQUE ECs

FIRST Robotics Team: Loomis Chaffee, St. Marks School
NAO Robotics: Thacher
Zoo: Millbrook
Bellringing- Chapel Belltower: Groton; Kent School
Fives: Groton
Farming: Westtown; Hotchkiss; St. Andrew’s (DE); Kent; South Kent; Loomis; NMH
Digital Arts: Pomfet

SPORTS

Horseback Riding: Thacher
Note: While many schools (Culver, Foxcroft, Madeira, etc.) have riding programs, I’m pretty sure Thacher is the only one where taking care of a horse and learning to ride (Western) are required of all Freshman
Wilderness camping/adventures - minimum 2x/year for one week each, entire school: Thacher
Mountain Climbing: Thacher
Archery: Choate
Surfing (intramural): Cate School
*Ski hill at school: Proctor Academy

F A C I L I T I E S

GREAT DORMS:

Groton- II and III form with 3/4 walls and shared cubicle.
Deerfield - almost entirely singles
Thacher - all the new dorms

ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Choate, Proctor (Ecodorm), Lawrenceville (30 acre solar farm)

ON-CAMPUS B&B: Choate, Deerfield

PLANETARIUM: Deerfield, Exeter

CAMPUS WEB CAM

Choate
Kimball Union Academy
Lawrenceville (used to watch sporting events from afar)

GOLF COURSE ON CAMPUS: *Lawrenceville, *St. Marks

GREAT SWIM POOLS: *Deerfield, *Exeter, *Hotchkiss (only 8 lane pools in New England Prep Schools); *Westtown; *Miss Porter’s, *Lawrenceville *Groton ( indoor and outdoor- seasonal)

LAKE ON CAMPUS:
Westtown; Proctor, Brooks, Hotchkiss

RIVER THROUGH CAMPUS:
Groton ( boathouse on campus also)

HOCKEY RINK

Andover * St.Pauls * Deerfield * Millbrook * Groton (2) LawrencevilleTaft St. Mark’s *Tabor *Middlesex *ChoateProctor *Hotchkiss (2) *Exeter (2)

ROWING TANKS
Brooks

ROCK CLIMBING WALLS
AndoverProctorChoate,LawrencevilleHotchkissC ate

SQUASH COURTS
LoomisPomfretTaftBrooksGroton *St. Mark’s *Deerfield *Tabor *ChoateMiss Porter’s, *Lawrenceville, *Hotchkiss, Exeter

SKI-LIFT ON CAMPUS

Eaglebrook (Jr BS)* Proctor Academy

TRADING CENTER
*Wilbraham & Monson Academy

ADMISSIONS

FA for intl students: Andover
Note: While many schools (St. Paul’s, St. Andrew’s, etc.) have “limited funds” available for international students, Andover seems to be the only school mentioned with any frequency on this site that does not state that the funds for international students are limited.

NEED BLIND ADMISSIONS

Andover * St. Andrew’s * Madeira (all-girls)

FULL SCHOLARSHIP for <$75K yearly family income

Groton * Exeter

CAMPUS VISIT REQUIRED (Many!)

Thacher (Intl. applicants can get an exception)

bigcelticsfan · May 10, 2012, 1:45pm

I posted much earlier in the thread but my answers never got picked up. Trying again…

R U L E S / T R A D I T I O N S

NIGHTLY HANDSHAKING

Groton

SIT-DOWN FORMAL MEALS

St. Pauls * Deerfield * St. Andrews * Thacher * Groton *Peddie * Loomis (weekly, Fall & Spring) * St. Mark’s * Cate *Episcopal

ONE-SANCTION EXPULSION (1-strike you’re out)

Hotchkiss * Pomfret

100% BOARDING

St. Paul’s * St. Andrew’s *Episcopal
Note: It says somewhere that there are only 6 in the US. Would be great if we could complete the list.

90%+ BOARDING

Culver
Thacher (balance of student body made up of residents of Ojai, the town in which Thacher is located)

80%+ BOARDING
*Exeter, Groton (85%), Hotchkiss

A C A D E M I C S

ARABIC

Deerfield, Loomis, Andover, Exeter, Choate (Can also be in interdisciplinary Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program)

SACRED TEXTS: Groton

ARTS CONCENTRATION PROGRAM: Choate

WINTER TERM: * Brooks * Lawrence * Berkshire

SHAKESPEARE SEMESTER at the FOLGER LIBRARY: Episcopal

HARKNESS
*Lawrenceville
*Exeter

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
*Lawrenceville
*Brooks School

IB

New Hampton School, Ridley College, George School

UNIQUE ECs

FIRST Robotics Team: Loomis Chaffee, St. Marks School
NAO Robotics: Thacher
Zoo: Millbrook
Bellringing- Chapel Belltower: Groton; Kent School
Fives: Groton
Farming: Westtown; Hotchkiss; St. Andrew’s (DE); Kent; South Kent; Loomis; NMH
Digital Arts: Pomfet

SPORTS

Horseback Riding: Thacher
Note: While many schools (Culver, Foxcroft, Madeira, etc.) have riding programs, I’m pretty sure Thacher is the only one where taking care of a horse and learning to ride (Western) are required of all Freshman
Wilderness camping/adventures - minimum 2x/year for one week each, entire school: Thacher
Mountain Climbing: Thacher
Archery: Choate
Surfing (intramural): Cate School
*Ski hill at school: Proctor Academy
*Rock Climbing, Kayaking: Episcopal

F A C I L I T I E S

GREAT DORMS:

Groton- II and III form with 3/4 walls and shared cubicle.
Deerfield - almost entirely singles
Thacher - all the new dorms

ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Choate, Proctor (Ecodorm), Lawrenceville (30 acre solar farm)

ON-CAMPUS B&B: Choate, Deerfield

PLANETARIUM: Deerfield, Exeter

CAMPUS WEB CAM

Choate
Kimball Union Academy
Lawrenceville (used to watch sporting events from afar)

GOLF COURSE ON CAMPUS: *Lawrenceville, *St. Marks

GREAT SWIM POOLS: *Deerfield, *Exeter, *Hotchkiss (only 8 lane pools in New England Prep Schools); *Westtown; *Miss Porter’s, *Lawrenceville *Groton ( indoor and outdoor- seasonal)

LAKE ON CAMPUS:
Westtown; Proctor, Brooks, Hotchkiss

RIVER THROUGH CAMPUS:
Groton ( boathouse on campus also)

HOCKEY RINK

Andover * St.Pauls * Deerfield * Millbrook * Groton (2) LawrencevilleTaft St. Mark’s *Tabor *Middlesex *ChoateProctor *Hotchkiss (2) *Exeter (2)

ROWING TANKS
Brooks

ROCK CLIMBING WALLS
AndoverProctorChoate,LawrencevilleHotchkissCate

SQUASH COURTS
LoomisPomfretTaftBrooksGroton *St. Mark’s *Deerfield *Tabor *ChoateMiss Porter’s, *Lawrenceville, *Hotchkiss, Exeter *Episcopal

SKI-LIFT ON CAMPUS

Eaglebrook (Jr BS)* Proctor Academy

TRADING CENTER
*Wilbraham & Monson Academy

ADMISSIONS

FA for intl students: Andover
Note: While many schools (St. Paul’s, St. Andrew’s, etc.) have “limited funds” available for international students, Andover seems to be the only school mentioned with any frequency on this site that does not state that the funds for international students are limited.

NEED BLIND ADMISSIONS

Andover * St. Andrew’s * Madeira (all-girls)

FULL SCHOLARSHIP for <$75K yearly family income

Groton * Exeter

CAMPUS VISIT REQUIRED (Many!)

Thacher (Intl. applicants can get an exception)

LuckyStar219 · May 10, 2012, 2:07pm

R U L E S / T R A D I T I O N S

NIGHTLY HANDSHAKING

Groton

SIT-DOWN FORMAL MEALS

St. Pauls * Deerfield * St. Andrew’s * Thacher * Groton *Peddie * Loomis (weekly, Fall & Spring) * St. Mark’s * Cate *Episcopal

ONE-SANCTION EXPULSION (1-strike you’re out)

Hotchkiss * Pomfret

100% BOARDING

St. Paul’s * St. Andrew’s *Episcopal
Note: It says somewhere that there are only 6 in the US. Would be great if we could complete the list.

90%+ BOARDING

Culver
Thacher (balance of student body made up of residents of Ojai, the town in which Thacher is located)

80%+ BOARDING
*Exeter, Groton (85%), Hotchkiss

A C A D E M I C S

ARABIC

Deerfield, Loomis, Andover, Exeter, Choate (Can also be in interdisciplinary Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program)

SACRED TEXTS: Groton

ARTS CONCENTRATION PROGRAM: Choate

WINTER TERM: * Brooks * Lawrence * Berkshire

SHAKESPEARE SEMESTER at the FOLGER LIBRARY: Episcopal

HARKNESS
*Lawrenceville
*Exeter

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
*Lawrenceville
*Brooks School

IB

New Hampton School, Ridley College, George School

UNIQUE ECs

FIRST Robotics Team: Loomis Chaffee, St. Marks School
NAO Robotics: Thacher
Zoo: Millbrook
Bellringing- Chapel Belltower: Groton; Kent School
Fives: Groton
Farming: Westtown; Hotchkiss; St. Andrew’s (DE); Kent; South Kent; Loomis; NMH
Digital Arts: Pomfet

SPORTS

Horseback Riding: Thacher
Note: While many schools (Culver, Foxcroft, Madeira, etc.) have riding programs, I’m pretty sure Thacher is the only one where taking care of a horse and learning to ride (Western) are required of all Freshman
Wilderness camping/adventures - minimum 2x/year for one week each, entire school: Thacher
Mountain Climbing: Thacher
Archery: Choate
Surfing (intramural): Cate School
*Ski hill at school: Proctor Academy
*Rock Climbing, Kayaking: Episcopal

F A C I L I T I E S

GREAT DORMS:

Groton- II and III form with 3/4 walls and shared cubicle.
Deerfield - almost entirely singles
Thacher - all the new dorms

ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Choate, Proctor (Ecodorm), Lawrenceville (30 acre solar farm)

ON-CAMPUS B&B: Choate, Deerfield

PLANETARIUM: Deerfield, Exeter

CAMPUS WEB CAM

Choate
Kimball Union Academy
Lawrenceville (used to watch sporting events from afar)

GOLF COURSE ON CAMPUS: *Lawrenceville, *St. Marks

GREAT SWIM POOLS: *Deerfield, *Exeter, *Hotchkiss (only 8 lane pools in New England Prep Schools); *Westtown; *Miss Porter’s, *Lawrenceville *Groton ( indoor and outdoor- seasonal)

LAKE ON CAMPUS:
Westtown; Proctor, Brooks, Hotchkiss, St. Andrew’s-DE

RIVER THROUGH CAMPUS:
Groton ( boathouse on campus also)

HOCKEY RINK

Andover * St.Pauls * Deerfield * Millbrook * Groton (2) LawrencevilleTaft St. Mark’s *Tabor *Middlesex *ChoateProctor *Hotchkiss (2) *Exeter (2)

ROWING TANKS
Brooks

ROCK CLIMBING WALLS
AndoverProctorChoate,LawrencevilleHotchkissC ate

SQUASH COURTS
LoomisPomfretTaftBrooksGroton *St. Mark’s *Deerfield *Tabor *ChoateMiss Porter’s, *Lawrenceville, *Hotchkiss, Exeter *Episcopal

SKI-LIFT ON CAMPUS

Eaglebrook (Jr BS)* Proctor Academy

TRADING CENTER
*Wilbraham & Monson Academy

ADMISSIONS

FA for int’l students: Andover
Note: While many schools (St. Paul’s, St. Andrew’s, etc.) have “limited funds” available for international students, Andover seems to be the only school mentioned with any frequency on this site that does not state that the funds for international students are limited.

NEED BLIND ADMISSIONS

Andover * St. Andrew’s * Madeira (all-girls)

FULL SCHOLARSHIP for <$75K yearly family income

Groton * Exeter

CAMPUS VISIT REQUIRED (Many!)

Thacher (Intl. applicants can get an exception)

SevenDad · May 10, 2012, 2:21pm

Tried to fix formatting and consolidate here and there. Note that Squash Courts, Hockey Rinks, and Climbing Walls seem to be so ubiquitous as to not really be a differentiator (IMO).

T R A D I T I O N S / R U L E S

NIGHTLY HANDSHAKING:

Groton

SIT-DOWN FORMAL MEALS:

St. Paul’s * Deerfield * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Thacher * Groton * Peddie * Loomis (weekly, Fall & Spring) * St. Mark’s * Cate * Episcopal

ONE-SANCTION EXPULSION (1-strike you’re out)

Hotchkiss * Pomfret

100% BOARDING:

St. Paul’s * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Episcopal
Note: It says somewhere that there are only 6 in the US. Would be great if we could complete the list.

80%+ BOARDING:
*Exeter * Hotchkiss * Groton (85%) * Culver (90%) * Thacher (90% balance of student body made up of residents of Ojai, the town in which Thacher is located)

A C A D E M I C S

ARABIC:

Deerfield * Loomis * Andover * Exeter * Choate (Can also be in interdisciplinary Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program)

SACRED TEXTS:

Groton

ARTS CONCENTRATION PROGRAM:

Choate

WINTER TERM:

Brooks * Lawrence * Berkshire

SHAKESPEARE SEMESTER at the FOLGER LIBRARY:

Episcopal

HARKNESS TABLE:

Lawrenceville * Exeter

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS:

Lawrenceville * Brooks School

IB:

New Hampton School * Ridley College (Canada) * George School

U N I Q U E ECs

FIRST Robotics Team:

Loomis Chaffee * St. Marks School

NAO Robotics:

Thacher

ZOO:

Millbrook

BELL-RINGING/BELLTOWER:

Groton * Kent School

FIVES:

Fives * Groton

FARMING:

Westtown * Hotchkiss * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Kent * South Kent * Loomis * NMH

DIGITAL ARTS:

Pomfret

HORSEBACK RIDING:

Thacher (While many schools – Culver, Foxcroft, Madeira, etc. – have riding programs, I’m pretty sure Thacher is the only one where taking care of a horse and learning to ride western-style are required of all Freshman_

S P O R T S

WILDERNESS CAMPING/ADVENTURES:

Thacher (minimum 2x/year for one week each, entire school)

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING:

Thacher

ARCHERY:

Choate
SURFING:
Cate School (intramural)

SKI LIFT/HILL ON CAMPUS

Proctor Academy * Eaglebrook (Jr BS)

KAYAKING:

Episcopal

STRONG FENCING PROGRAMS

Culver * Dana Hall * The Master’s School

F A C I L I T I E S

GREAT/UNIQUE DORMS:

Groton- II and III form with 3/4 walls and shared cubicle.
Deerfield - almost entirely singles
Thacher - all the new dorms

ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER:

Choate * Proctor (Ecodorm) * Lawrenceville (30 acre solar farm)

ON-CAMPUS B&B:

Choate * Deerfield

PLANETARIUM:

Deerfield * Exeter

CAMPUS WEB CAM

Choate * Kimball Union Academy * Lawrenceville (used to watch sporting events from afar)

GOLF COURSE ON CAMPUS:

Lawrenceville * St. Marks

GREAT SWIMMING POOLS/AQUATIC FACILITIES:

Deerfield * Exeter * Hotchkiss (only 8 lane pools in New England Prep Schools) * Westtown * Miss Porter’s * Lawrenceville * Groton ( indoor and outdoor- seasonal)

LAKE ON CAMPUS:

Westtown * Proctor * Brooks * Hotchkiss * St. Andrew’s (DE)

RIVER THROUGH CAMPUS:

Groton ( boathouse on campus also)

HOCKEY RINK:

Andover * St.Paul’s * Deerfield * Millbrook * Groton (2) * Lawrenceville * Taft * St. Mark’s * Tabor * Middlesex * Choate * Proctor * Hotchkiss (2) * Exeter (2)

ROWING TANKS:

Brooks

ROCK CLIMBING WALLS:

Andover * Proctor * Choate * Lawrenceville * Hotchkiss * Cate

SQUASH COURTS”

Loomis * Pomfret * Taft * Brooks * Groton * St. Mark’s * Deerfield * Tabor * Choate * Miss Porter’s * Lawrenceville * Hotchkiss * Exeter * Episcopal * St. Andrew’s (DE)

TRADING CENTER:

Wilbraham & Monson Academy

A D M I S S I O N S

<ul>
<li>FA FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: </li>
<li>Andover
Note: While many schools (St. Paul’s, St. Andrew’s, etc.) have “limited funds” available for international students, Andover seems to be the only school mentioned with any frequency on this site that does not state that the funds for international students are limited.</li>
</ul>

NEED BLIND ADMISSIONS:

Andover * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Madeira (all-girls)

FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOR <$75K HHI:

Groton * Exeter * St. Paul’s ($80K)

CAMPUS VISIT REQUIRED (Many!)

Thacher (Intl. applicants can get an exception)

classicalmama · May 10, 2012, 4:53pm

Agree with 7Dad about hockey rinks and squash courts–but climbing walls aren’t ubiquitous yet–my kid would love it if Exeter had one!

What’s a trading center?

T R A D I T I O N S / R U L E S

NIGHTLY HANDSHAKING:

Groton

SIT-DOWN FORMAL MEALS:

St. Paul’s * Deerfield * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Thacher * Groton * Peddie * Loomis (weekly, Fall & Spring) * St. Mark’s * Cate * Episcopal

ONE-SANCTION EXPULSION (1-strike you’re out)

Hotchkiss * Pomfret

100% BOARDING:

St. Paul’s * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Episcopal
Note: It says somewhere that there are only 6 in the US. Would be great if we could complete the list.

80%+ BOARDING:
*Exeter * Hotchkiss * Groton (85%) * Culver (90%) * Thacher (90% balance of student body made up of residents of Ojai, the town in which Thacher is located)

A C A D E M I C S

ARABIC:

Deerfield * Loomis * Andover * Exeter * Choate (Can also be in interdisciplinary Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program)

SACRED TEXTS:

Groton

ARTS CONCENTRATION PROGRAM:

Choate

WINTER TERM:

Brooks * Lawrence * Berkshire

SHAKESPEARE SEMESTER at the FOLGER LIBRARY:

Episcopal

HARKNESS TABLE:

Lawrenceville * Exeter

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS:

Lawrenceville * Brooks School

IB:

New Hampton School * Ridley College (Canada) * George School

U N I Q U E ECs

FIRST Robotics Team:

Loomis Chaffee * St. Marks School

NAO Robotics:

Thacher

ZOO:

Millbrook

BELL-RINGING/BELLTOWER:

Groton * Kent School

FIVES:

Fives * Groton

FARMING:

Westtown * Hotchkiss * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Kent * South Kent * Loomis * NMH

DIGITAL ARTS:

Pomfret

HORSEBACK RIDING:

Thacher (While many schools – Culver, Foxcroft, Madeira, etc. – have riding programs, I’m pretty sure Thacher is the only one where taking care of a horse and learning to ride western-style are required of all Freshman_

S P O R T S

WILDERNESS CAMPING/ADVENTURES:

Thacher (minimum 2x/year for one week each, entire school)

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING:

Thacher

ARCHERY:

Choate
SURFING:
Cate School (intramural)

SKI LIFT/HILL ON CAMPUS

Proctor Academy * Eaglebrook (Jr BS)

KAYAKING:

Episcopal

STRONG FENCING PROGRAMS

Culver * Dana Hall * The Master’s School

F A C I L I T I E S

GREAT/UNIQUE DORMS:

Groton- II and III form with 3/4 walls and shared cubicle.
Deerfield - almost entirely singles
Thacher - all the new dorms

ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER:

Choate * Proctor (Ecodorm) * Lawrenceville (30 acre solar farm)

ON-CAMPUS B&B:

Choate * Deerfield

PLANETARIUM:

Deerfield * Exeter

CAMPUS WEB CAM

Choate * Kimball Union Academy * Lawrenceville (used to watch sporting events from afar)

GOLF COURSE ON CAMPUS:

Lawrenceville * St. Marks

GREAT SWIMMING POOLS/AQUATIC FACILITIES:

Deerfield * Exeter * Hotchkiss (only 8 lane pools in New England Prep Schools) * Westtown * Miss Porter’s * Lawrenceville * Groton ( indoor and outdoor- seasonal)

LAKE ON CAMPUS:

Westtown * Proctor * Brooks * Hotchkiss * St. Andrew’s (DE)

RIVER ON CAMPUS:

Groton ( boathouse on campus also)*Exeter (with boathouse)

HOCKEY RINK:

Andover * St.Paul’s * Deerfield * Millbrook * Groton (2) * Lawrenceville * Taft * St. Mark’s * Tabor * Middlesex * Choate * Proctor * Hotchkiss (2) * Exeter (2)

ROWING TANKS:

Brooks

ROCK CLIMBING WALLS:

Andover * Proctor * Choate * Lawrenceville * Hotchkiss * Cate

SQUASH COURTS”

Loomis * Pomfret * Taft * Brooks * Groton * St. Mark’s * Deerfield * Tabor * Choate * Miss Porter’s * Lawrenceville * Hotchkiss * Exeter * Episcopal * St. Andrew’s (DE)

TRADING CENTER:

Wilbraham & Monson Academy

A D M I S S I O N S

<ul>
<li>FA FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: </li>
<li>Andover
Note: While many schools (St. Paul’s, St. Andrew’s, etc.) have “limited funds” available for international students, Andover seems to be the only school mentioned with any frequency on this site that does not state that the funds for international students are limited.</li>
</ul>

NEED BLIND ADMISSIONS:

Andover * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Madeira (all-girls)

FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOR <$75K HHI:

Groton * Exeter * St. Paul’s ($80K)

CAMPUS VISIT REQUIRED (Many!)

Thacher (Intl. applicants can get an exception)

alooknac · May 10, 2012, 9:40pm

Entries are getting dropped somehow. I have put Putney back as having farming and Concord as having need-blind admissions.

T R A D I T I O N S / R U L E S

NIGHTLY HANDSHAKING:

Groton

SIT-DOWN FORMAL MEALS:

St. Paul’s * Deerfield * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Thacher * Groton * Peddie * Loomis (weekly, Fall & Spring) * St. Mark’s * Cate * Episcopal

ONE-SANCTION EXPULSION (1-strike you’re out)

Hotchkiss * Pomfret

100% BOARDING:

St. Paul’s * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Episcopal
Note: It says somewhere that there are only 6 in the US. Would be great if we could complete the list.

80%+ BOARDING:
*Exeter * Hotchkiss * Groton (85%) * Culver (90%) * Thacher (90% balance of student body made up of residents of Ojai, the town in which Thacher is located)

A C A D E M I C S

ARABIC:

Deerfield * Loomis * Andover * Exeter * Choate (Can also be in interdisciplinary Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program)

SACRED TEXTS:

Groton

ARTS CONCENTRATION PROGRAM:

Choate

WINTER TERM:

Brooks * Lawrence * Berkshire

SHAKESPEARE SEMESTER at the FOLGER LIBRARY:

Episcopal

HARKNESS TABLE:

Lawrenceville * Exeter

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS:

Lawrenceville * Brooks School

IB:

New Hampton School * Ridley College (Canada) * George School

U N I Q U E ECs

FIRST Robotics Team:

Loomis Chaffee * St. Marks School

NAO Robotics:

Thacher

ZOO:

Millbrook

BELL-RINGING/BELLTOWER:

Groton * Kent School

FIVES:

Fives * Groton

FARMING:

Westtown * Hotchkiss * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Kent * South Kent * Loomis * NMH * Putney

DIGITAL ARTS:

Pomfret

HORSEBACK RIDING:

Thacher (While many schools – Culver, Foxcroft, Madeira, etc. – have riding programs, I’m pretty sure Thacher is the only one where taking care of a horse and learning to ride western-style are required of all Freshman_

S P O R T S

WILDERNESS CAMPING/ADVENTURES:

Thacher (minimum 2x/year for one week each, entire school)

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING:

Thacher

ARCHERY:

Choate
SURFING:
Cate School (intramural)

SKI LIFT/HILL ON CAMPUS

Proctor Academy * Eaglebrook (Jr BS)

KAYAKING:

Episcopal

STRONG FENCING PROGRAMS

Culver * Dana Hall * The Master’s School

F A C I L I T I E S

GREAT/UNIQUE DORMS:

Groton- II and III form with 3/4 walls and shared cubicle.
Deerfield - almost entirely singles
Thacher - all the new dorms

ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER:

Choate * Proctor (Ecodorm) * Lawrenceville (30 acre solar farm)

ON-CAMPUS B&B:

Choate * Deerfield

PLANETARIUM:

Deerfield * Exeter

CAMPUS WEB CAM

Choate * Kimball Union Academy * Lawrenceville (used to watch sporting events from afar)

GOLF COURSE ON CAMPUS:

Lawrenceville * St. Marks

GREAT SWIMMING POOLS/AQUATIC FACILITIES:

Deerfield * Exeter * Hotchkiss (only 8 lane pools in New England Prep Schools) * Westtown * Miss Porter’s * Lawrenceville * Groton ( indoor and outdoor- seasonal)

LAKE ON CAMPUS:

Westtown * Proctor * Brooks * Hotchkiss * St. Andrew’s (DE)

RIVER ON CAMPUS:

Groton ( boathouse on campus also)*Exeter (with boathouse)

HOCKEY RINK:

Andover * St.Paul’s * Deerfield * Millbrook * Groton (2) * Lawrenceville * Taft * St. Mark’s * Tabor * Middlesex * Choate * Proctor * Hotchkiss (2) * Exeter (2)

ROWING TANKS:

Brooks

ROCK CLIMBING WALLS:

Andover * Proctor * Choate * Lawrenceville * Hotchkiss * Cate

SQUASH COURTS”

Loomis * Pomfret * Taft * Brooks * Groton * St. Mark’s * Deerfield * Tabor * Choate * Miss Porter’s * Lawrenceville * Hotchkiss * Exeter * Episcopal * St. Andrew’s (DE)

TRADING CENTER:

Wilbraham & Monson Academy

A D M I S S I O N S

<ul>
<li>FA FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: </li>
<li>Andover
Note: While many schools (St. Paul’s, St. Andrew’s, etc.) have “limited funds” available for international students, Andover seems to be the only school mentioned with any frequency on this site that does not state that the funds for international students are limited.</li>
</ul>

NEED BLIND ADMISSIONS:

Andover * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Madeira (all-girls) * Concord

FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOR <$75K HHI:

Groton * Exeter * St. Paul’s ($80K)

CAMPUS VISIT REQUIRED (Many!)

Thacher (Intl. applicants can get an exception)

alooknac · May 10, 2012, 9:45pm

Entries are getting dropped somehow. I have put Putney back as having farming and Concord as having need-blind admissions.

% students receiving FA is easily searchable at boardingschoolreview.com and schools having >40% would be a long list–I vote to delete that section. Any takers?

T R A D I T I O N S / R U L E S

NIGHTLY HANDSHAKING:

Groton

SIT-DOWN FORMAL MEALS:

St. Pauls * Deerfield * St. Andrews (DE) * Thacher * Groton * Peddie * Loomis (weekly, Fall & Spring) * St. Mark’s * Cate * Episcopal

ONE-SANCTION EXPULSION (1-strike you’re out)

Hotchkiss * Pomfret

100% BOARDING:

St. Paul’s * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Episcopal
Note: It says somewhere that there are only 6 in the US. Would be great if we could complete the list.

80%+ BOARDING:
*Exeter * Hotchkiss * Groton (85%) * Culver (90%) * Thacher (90% balance of student body made up of residents of Ojai, the town in which Thacher is located)

A C A D E M I C S

ARABIC:

Deerfield * Loomis * Andover * Exeter * Choate (Can also be in interdisciplinary Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program)

SACRED TEXTS:

Groton

ARTS CONCENTRATION PROGRAM:

Choate

WINTER TERM:

Brooks * Lawrence * Berkshire

SHAKESPEARE SEMESTER at the FOLGER LIBRARY:

Episcopal

HARKNESS TABLE:

Lawrenceville * Exeter

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS:

Lawrenceville * Brooks School

IB:

New Hampton School * Ridley College (Canada) * George School

U N I Q U E ECs

FIRST Robotics Team:

Loomis Chaffee * St. Marks School

NAO Robotics:

Thacher

ZOO:

Millbrook

BELL-RINGING/BELLTOWER:

Groton * Kent School

FIVES:

Fives * Groton

FARMING:

Westtown * Hotchkiss * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Kent * South Kent * Loomis * NMH * Putney

DIGITAL ARTS:

Pomfret

HORSEBACK RIDING:

Thacher (While many schools – Culver, Foxcroft, Madeira, etc. – have riding programs, I’m pretty sure Thacher is the only one where taking care of a horse and learning to ride western-style are required of all Freshman_

S P O R T S

WILDERNESS CAMPING/ADVENTURES:

Thacher (minimum 2x/year for one week each, entire school)

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING:

Thacher

ARCHERY:

Choate
SURFING:
Cate School (intramural)

SKI LIFT/HILL ON CAMPUS

Proctor Academy * Eaglebrook (Jr BS)

KAYAKING:

Episcopal

STRONG FENCING PROGRAMS

Culver * Dana Hall * The Masters School

F A C I L I T I E S

GREAT/UNIQUE DORMS:

Groton- II and III form with 3/4 walls and shared cubicle.
Deerfield - almost entirely singles
Thacher - all the new dorms

ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER:

Choate * Proctor (Ecodorm) * Lawrenceville (30 acre solar farm)

ON-CAMPUS B&B:

Choate * Deerfield

PLANETARIUM:

Deerfield * Exeter

CAMPUS WEB CAM

Choate * Kimball Union Academy * Lawrenceville (used to watch sporting events from afar)

GOLF COURSE ON CAMPUS:

Lawrenceville * St. Marks

GREAT SWIMMING POOLS/AQUATIC FACILITIES:

Deerfield * Exeter * Hotchkiss (only 8 lane pools in New England Prep Schools) * Westtown * Miss Porter’s * Lawrenceville * Groton ( indoor and outdoor- seasonal)

LAKE ON CAMPUS:

Westtown * Proctor * Brooks * Hotchkiss * St. Andrews (DE)

RIVER ON CAMPUS:

Groton ( boathouse on campus also)*Exeter (with boathouse)

HOCKEY RINK:

Andover * St.Pauls * Deerfield * Millbrook * Groton (2) * Lawrenceville * Taft * St. Mark’s * Tabor * Middlesex * Choate * Proctor * Hotchkiss (2) * Exeter (2)

ROWING TANKS:

Brooks

ROCK CLIMBING WALLS:

Andover * Proctor * Choate * Lawrenceville * Hotchkiss * Cate

SQUASH COURTS

Loomis * Pomfret * Taft * Brooks * Groton * St. Mark’s * Deerfield * Tabor * Choate * Miss Porter’s * Lawrenceville * Hotchkiss * Exeter * Episcopal * St. Andrews (DE)

TRADING CENTER:

Wilbraham & Monson Academy

A D M I S S I O N S

<ul>
<li>FA FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: </li>
<li>Andover
Note: While many schools (St. Paul’s, St. Andrew’s, etc.) have “limited funds” available for international students, Andover seems to be the only school mentioned with any frequency on this site that does not state that the funds for international students are limited.</li>
</ul>

NEED BLIND ADMISSIONS:

Andover * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Madeira (all-girls) * Concord

FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOR <$75K HHI:

Groton * Exeter * St. Pauls ($80K)

CAMPUS VISIT REQUIRED (Many!)

Thacher (Intl. applicants can get an exception)

2prepMom · May 10, 2012, 10:00pm

INSTITUTIONAL RULES/TRADITIONS

NIGHTLY HANDSHAKING:

Groton

SIT-DOWN FORMAL MEALS

St. Pauls * Deerfield * St. Andrews * Thacher * Groton PeddieLoomis (weekly, Fall & Spring)

ONE SANCTION EXPULSION
*

100% BOARDING

St. Paul’s
St. Andrew’s
Note: It says somewhere that there are only 6 in the US. Would be great if we could complete the list.

90%+ BOARDING

Culver
Thacher (balance of student body made up of residents of Ojai, the town in which Thacher is located)

85%+ BOARDING

Groton
Exeter

ACADEMICS

Arabic: Deerfield, Loomis, Andover, Choate (Can also be in interdisciplinary Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program), Exeter
Sacred texts: Groton
Italian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese thru AP level, German, Arabic, French, Spanish, Latin thru AP, Ancient Greek : Exeter

IB

New Hampton School, Ridley College, George School

UNIQUE ECs

FIRST Robotics Team: Loomis Chaffee, St. Marks School
NAO Robotics: Thacher
Zoo: Millbrook
Bellringing- Chapel Belltower: Groton; Kent School
Fives: Groton
Farming: Westtown; Hotchkiss; St. Andrew’s (DE); Kent; South Kent; Loomis; NMH
Digital Arts: Pomfet

SPORTS

Horseback Riding: Thacher
Note: While many schools (Culver, Foxcroft, Madeira, etc.) have riding programs, I’m pretty sure Thacher is the only one where taking care of a horse and learning to ride (Western) are required of all Freshman
Wilderness camping/adventures - minimum 2x/year for one week each, entire school: Thacher
Mountain Climbing: Thacher
Archery: Choate
Surfing (intramural): Cate School
*Ski hill at school: Proctor Academy
Varsity Fencing: Lawrenceville

FACILITIES

GREAT DORMS:

Groton- II and III form with 3/4 walls and shared cubicle.
Thacher - all the new dorms

HOCKEY RINK

Andover * St.Pauls * Millbrook * Groton LawrencevilleTaft*Exeter(has 2)

ROWING TANKS
BrooksExeter

SQUASH COURTS
LoomisPomfretTaftBrooks*Exeter

SKI-LIFT ON CAMPUS

Eaglebrook (Jr BS)

ADMISSIONS

FA for intl students: Andover
Note: While many schools (St. Paul’s, St. Andrew’s, etc.) have “limited funds” available for international students, Andover seems to be the only school mentioned with any frequency on this site that does not state that the funds for international students are limited.

NEED BLIND ADMISSIONS

Andover * St. Andrew’s * Madeira (all-girls)

FULL SCHOLARSHIP for <$75K yearly family income

Groton * Exeter

CAMPUS VISIT REQUIRED (Many!)

Thacher (Intl. applicants can get an exception)
Deerfield

alooknac · May 10, 2012, 10:05pm

Added Deerfield and Putney to “need-blind admissions”

Entries are getting dropped somehow. I have put Putney back as having farming and Concord as having need-blind admissions.

% students receiving FA is easily searchable at boardingschoolreview.com and schools having >40% would be a long list–I vote to delete that section. Any takers?

T R A D I T I O N S / R U L E S

NIGHTLY HANDSHAKING:

Groton

SIT-DOWN FORMAL MEALS:

St. Pauls * Deerfield * St. Andrews (DE) * Thacher * Groton * Peddie * Loomis (weekly, Fall & Spring) * St. Mark’s * Cate * Episcopal

ONE-SANCTION EXPULSION (1-strike you’re out)

Hotchkiss * Pomfret

100% BOARDING:

St. Paul’s * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Episcopal
Note: It says somewhere that there are only 6 in the US. Would be great if we could complete the list.

80%+ BOARDING:
*Exeter * Hotchkiss * Groton (85%) * Culver (90%) * Thacher (90% balance of student body made up of residents of Ojai, the town in which Thacher is located)

A C A D E M I C S

ARABIC:

Deerfield * Loomis * Andover * Exeter * Choate (Can also be in interdisciplinary Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program)

SACRED TEXTS:

Groton

ARTS CONCENTRATION PROGRAM:

Choate

WINTER TERM:

Brooks * Lawrence * Berkshire

SHAKESPEARE SEMESTER at the FOLGER LIBRARY:

Episcopal

HARKNESS TABLE:

Lawrenceville * Exeter

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS:

Lawrenceville * Brooks School

IB:

New Hampton School * Ridley College (Canada) * George School

U N I Q U E ECs

FIRST Robotics Team:

Loomis Chaffee * St. Marks School

NAO Robotics:

Thacher

ZOO:

Millbrook

BELL-RINGING/BELLTOWER:

Groton * Kent School

FIVES:

Fives * Groton

FARMING:

Westtown * Hotchkiss * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Kent * South Kent * Loomis * NMH * Putney

DIGITAL ARTS:

Pomfret

HORSEBACK RIDING:

Thacher (While many schools – Culver, Foxcroft, Madeira, etc. – have riding programs, I’m pretty sure Thacher is the only one where taking care of a horse and learning to ride western-style are required of all Freshman_

S P O R T S

WILDERNESS CAMPING/ADVENTURES:

Thacher (minimum 2x/year for one week each, entire school)

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING:

Thacher

ARCHERY:

Choate
SURFING:
Cate School (intramural)

SKI LIFT/HILL ON CAMPUS

Proctor Academy * Eaglebrook (Jr BS)

KAYAKING:

Episcopal

STRONG FENCING PROGRAMS

Culver * Dana Hall * The Masters School

F A C I L I T I E S

GREAT/UNIQUE DORMS:

Groton- II and III form with 3/4 walls and shared cubicle.
Deerfield - almost entirely singles
Thacher - all the new dorms

ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER:

Choate * Proctor (Ecodorm) * Lawrenceville (30 acre solar farm)

ON-CAMPUS B&B:

Choate * Deerfield

PLANETARIUM:

Deerfield * Exeter

CAMPUS WEB CAM

Choate * Kimball Union Academy * Lawrenceville (used to watch sporting events from afar)

GOLF COURSE ON CAMPUS:

Lawrenceville * St. Marks

GREAT SWIMMING POOLS/AQUATIC FACILITIES:

Deerfield * Exeter * Hotchkiss (only 8 lane pools in New England Prep Schools) * Westtown * Miss Porter’s * Lawrenceville * Groton ( indoor and outdoor- seasonal)

LAKE ON CAMPUS:

Westtown * Proctor * Brooks * Hotchkiss * St. Andrews (DE)

RIVER ON CAMPUS:

Groton ( boathouse on campus also)*Exeter (with boathouse)

HOCKEY RINK:

Andover * St.Pauls * Deerfield * Millbrook * Groton (2) * Lawrenceville * Taft * St. Mark’s * Tabor * Middlesex * Choate * Proctor * Hotchkiss (2) * Exeter (2)

ROWING TANKS:

Brooks

ROCK CLIMBING WALLS:

Andover * Proctor * Choate * Lawrenceville * Hotchkiss * Cate

SQUASH COURTS

Loomis * Pomfret * Taft * Brooks * Groton * St. Mark’s * Deerfield * Tabor * Choate * Miss Porter’s * Lawrenceville * Hotchkiss * Exeter * Episcopal * St. Andrews (DE)

TRADING CENTER:

Wilbraham & Monson Academy

A D M I S S I O N S

<ul>
<li>FA FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: </li>
<li>Andover
Note: While many schools (St. Paul’s, St. Andrew’s, etc.) have “limited funds” available for international students, Andover seems to be the only school mentioned with any frequency on this site that does not state that the funds for international students are limited.</li>
</ul>

NEED BLIND ADMISSIONS:

Andover * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Madeira (all-girls) * Concord * Putney * Deerfield *

FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOR <$75K HHI:

Groton * Exeter * St. Pauls ($80K)

CAMPUS VISIT REQUIRED (Many!)

Thacher (Intl. applicants can get an exception)

2prepMom · May 10, 2012, 10:05pm

Entries are getting dropped somehow. I have put Putney back as having farming and Concord as having need-blind admissions.

% students receiving FA is easily searchable at boardingschoolreview.com and schools having >40% would be a long list–I vote to delete that section. Any takers?

T R A D I T I O N S / R U L E S

NIGHTLY HANDSHAKING:

Groton

SIT-DOWN FORMAL MEALS:

St. Pauls * Deerfield * St. Andrews (DE) * Thacher * Groton * Peddie * Loomis (weekly, Fall & Spring) * St. Mark’s * Cate * Episcopal

ONE-SANCTION EXPULSION (1-strike you’re out)

Hotchkiss * Pomfret

100% BOARDING:

St. Paul’s * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Episcopal
Note: It says somewhere that there are only 6 in the US. Would be great if we could complete the list.

80%+ BOARDING:
*Exeter * Hotchkiss * Groton (85%) * Culver (90%) * Thacher (90% balance of student body made up of residents of Ojai, the town in which Thacher is located)

A C A D E M I C S

ARABIC:

Deerfield * Loomis * Andover * Exeter * Choate (Can also be in interdisciplinary Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program)

SACRED TEXTS:

Groton

ARTS CONCENTRATION PROGRAM:

Choate

WINTER TERM:

Brooks * Lawrence * Berkshire

SHAKESPEARE SEMESTER at the FOLGER LIBRARY:

Episcopal

HARKNESS TABLE:

Lawrenceville * Exeter

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS:

Lawrenceville * Brooks School

IB:

New Hampton School * Ridley College (Canada) * George School

U N I Q U E ECs

FIRST Robotics Team:

Loomis Chaffee * St. Marks School

NAO Robotics:

Thacher

ZOO:

Millbrook

BELL-RINGING/BELLTOWER:

Groton * Kent School

FIVES:

Fives * Groton

FARMING:

Westtown * Hotchkiss * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Kent * South Kent * Loomis * NMH * Putney

DIGITAL ARTS:

Pomfret

HORSEBACK RIDING:

Thacher (While many schools – Culver, Foxcroft, Madeira, etc. – have riding programs, I’m pretty sure Thacher is the only one where taking care of a horse and learning to ride western-style are required of all Freshman_

S P O R T S

WILDERNESS CAMPING/ADVENTURES:

Thacher (minimum 2x/year for one week each, entire school)

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING:

Thacher

ARCHERY:

Choate
SURFING:
Cate School (intramural)

SKI LIFT/HILL ON CAMPUS

Proctor Academy * Eaglebrook (Jr BS)

KAYAKING:

Episcopal

STRONG FENCING PROGRAMS

Culver * Dana Hall * The Masters School *Lawrenceville

F A C I L I T I E S

GREAT/UNIQUE DORMS:

Groton- II and III form with 3/4 walls and shared cubicle.
Deerfield - almost entirely singles
Thacher - all the new dorms

ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER:

Choate * Proctor (Ecodorm) * Lawrenceville (30 acre solar farm)

ON-CAMPUS B&B:

Choate * Deerfield

PLANETARIUM:

Deerfield * Exeter

CAMPUS WEB CAM

Choate * Kimball Union Academy * Lawrenceville (used to watch sporting events from afar)

GOLF COURSE ON CAMPUS:

Lawrenceville * St. Marks

GREAT SWIMMING POOLS/AQUATIC FACILITIES:

Deerfield * Exeter * Hotchkiss (only 8 lane pools in New England Prep Schools) * Westtown * Miss Porter’s * Lawrenceville * Groton ( indoor and outdoor- seasonal)

LAKE ON CAMPUS:

Westtown * Proctor * Brooks * Hotchkiss * St. Andrews (DE)

RIVER ON CAMPUS:

Groton ( boathouse on campus also)*Exeter (with boathouse)

HOCKEY RINK:

Andover * St.Pauls * Deerfield * Millbrook * Groton (2) * Lawrenceville * Taft * St. Mark’s * Tabor * Middlesex * Choate * Proctor * Hotchkiss (2) * Exeter (2)

ROWING TANKS:

Brooks

ROCK CLIMBING WALLS:

Andover * Proctor * Choate * Lawrenceville * Hotchkiss * Cate

SQUASH COURTS

Loomis * Pomfret * Taft * Brooks * Groton * St. Mark’s * Deerfield * Tabor * Choate * Miss Porter’s * Lawrenceville * Hotchkiss * Exeter * Episcopal * St. Andrews (DE)

TRADING CENTER:

Wilbraham & Monson Academy

A D M I S S I O N S

<ul>
<li>FA FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: </li>
<li>Andover
Note: While many schools (St. Paul’s, St. Andrew’s, etc.) have “limited funds” available for international students, Andover seems to be the only school mentioned with any frequency on this site that does not state that the funds for international students are limited.</li>
</ul>

NEED BLIND ADMISSIONS:

Andover * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Madeira (all-girls) * Concord

FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOR <$75K HHI:

Groton * Exeter * St. Pauls ($80K)

CAMPUS VISIT REQUIRED (Many!)

Thacher (Intl. applicants can get an exception)
Deerfield

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heyjudecharlotte · May 11, 2012, 10:24am

I second dropping the >40% FA. That would be a long, long list.

T R A D I T I O N S / R U L E S

NIGHTLY HANDSHAKING:

Groton

SIT-DOWN FORMAL MEALS:

St. Paul’s * Deerfield * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Thacher * Groton * Peddie * Loomis (weekly, Fall & Spring) * St. Mark’s * Cate * Episcopal

ONE-SANCTION EXPULSION (1-strike you’re out)

Hotchkiss * Pomfret

100% BOARDING:
*Advanced Academy of Georgia *Blue Ridge School *Camden Military Academy *Carlbrook School *Carson Long Military Academy *Episcopal High School *The Gow School *Grand River Academy *Hampshire Country School *Hyde School - Woodstock, CT *Leysin American School in Switzerland (LAS) *Marine Military Academy *Midland School *New Mexico Military Institute *Oak Creek Ranch School *Oliverian School *Robert Land Academy 8St. Andrew’s School, DE *St. John’s Military School *St. Paul’s School *St. Thomas More School *Scattergood Friends School *Squaw Valley Academy *THINK Global School *Wolfeboro: The Summer Boarding School *Woodberry Forest School *z-test-school
*Note: I got this list from boardingschoolreview.com. And I would not trust “z-test-school”.

80%+ BOARDING:
*Exeter * Hotchkiss * Groton (85%) * Culver (90%) * Thacher (90% balance of student body made up of residents of Ojai, the town in which Thacher is located)

A C A D E M I C S

ARABIC:

Deerfield * Loomis * Andover * Exeter * Choate (Can also be in interdisciplinary Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program)

SACRED TEXTS:

Groton

ARTS CONCENTRATION PROGRAM:

Choate

WINTER TERM:

Brooks * Lawrence * Berkshire

SHAKESPEARE SEMESTER at the FOLGER LIBRARY:

Episcopal

HARKNESS TABLE:

Lawrenceville * Exeter

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS:

Lawrenceville * Brooks School

IB:

New Hampton School * Ridley College (Canada) * George School

U N I Q U E ECs

FIRST Robotics Team:

Loomis Chaffee * St. Marks School

NAO Robotics:

Thacher

ZOO:

Millbrook

BELL-RINGING/BELLTOWER:

Groton * Kent School

FIVES:

Fives * Groton

FARMING:

Westtown * Hotchkiss * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Kent * South Kent * Loomis * NMH * Putney

DIGITAL ARTS:

Pomfret

HORSEBACK RIDING:

Thacher (While many schools – Culver, Foxcroft, Madeira, etc. – have riding programs, I’m pretty sure Thacher is the only one where taking care of a horse and learning to ride western-style are required of all Freshman_

S P O R T S

WILDERNESS CAMPING/ADVENTURES:

Thacher (minimum 2x/year for one week each, entire school)

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING:

Thacher

ARCHERY:

Choate
SURFING:
Cate School (intramural)

SKI LIFT/HILL ON CAMPUS

Proctor Academy * Eaglebrook (Jr BS)

KAYAKING:

Episcopal

STRONG FENCING PROGRAMS

Culver * Dana Hall * The Master’s School *Lawrenceville

F A C I L I T I E S

GREAT/UNIQUE DORMS:

Groton- II and III form with 3/4 walls and shared cubicle.
Deerfield - almost entirely singles
Thacher - all the new dorms

ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER:

Choate * Proctor (Ecodorm) * Lawrenceville (30 acre solar farm)

ON-CAMPUS B&B:

Choate * Deerfield

PLANETARIUM:

Deerfield * Exeter

CAMPUS WEB CAM

Choate * Kimball Union Academy * Lawrenceville (used to watch sporting events from afar)

GOLF COURSE ON CAMPUS:

Lawrenceville * St. Marks

GREAT SWIMMING POOLS/AQUATIC FACILITIES:

Deerfield * Exeter * Hotchkiss (only 8 lane pools in New England Prep Schools) * Westtown * Miss Porter’s * Lawrenceville * Groton ( indoor and outdoor- seasonal)

LAKE ON CAMPUS:

Westtown * Proctor * Brooks * Hotchkiss * St. Andrew’s (DE)

RIVER ON CAMPUS:

Groton ( boathouse on campus also)*Exeter (with boathouse)

HOCKEY RINK:

Andover * St.Paul’s * Deerfield * Millbrook * Groton (2) * Lawrenceville * Taft * St. Mark’s * Tabor * Middlesex * Choate * Proctor * Hotchkiss (2) * Exeter (2)

ROWING TANKS:

Brooks

ROCK CLIMBING WALLS:

Andover * Proctor * Choate * Lawrenceville * Hotchkiss * Cate

SQUASH COURTS”

Loomis * Pomfret * Taft * Brooks * Groton * St. Mark’s * Deerfield * Tabor * Choate * Miss Porter’s * Lawrenceville * Hotchkiss * Exeter * Episcopal * St. Andrew’s (DE)

TRADING CENTER:

Wilbraham & Monson Academy

A D M I S S I O N S

<ul>
<li>FA FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:</li>
<li>Andover
Note: While many schools (St. Paul’s, St. Andrew’s, etc.) have “limited funds” available for international students, Andover seems to be the only school mentioned with any frequency on this site that does not state that the funds for international students are limited.</li>
</ul>

NEED BLIND ADMISSIONS:

Andover * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Madeira (all-girls) * Concord

FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOR <$75K HHI:

Groton * Exeter * St. Paul’s ($80K)

CAMPUS VISIT REQUIRED (Many!)

Thacher (Intl. applicants can get an exception)
Deerfield

ChoatieMom · May 11, 2012, 10:49am

(Assuming “Winter Term” means school is on a trimester schedule)

T R A D I T I O N S / R U L E S

NIGHTLY HANDSHAKING:

Groton

SIT-DOWN FORMAL MEALS:

St. Pauls * Deerfield * St. Andrews (DE) * Thacher * Groton * Peddie * Loomis (weekly, Fall & Spring) * St. Mark’s * Cate * Episcopal

ONE-SANCTION EXPULSION (1-strike you’re out)

Hotchkiss * Pomfret

100% BOARDING:
*Advanced Academy of Georgia *Blue Ridge School *Camden Military Academy *Carlbrook School *Carson Long Military Academy *Episcopal High School *The Gow School *Grand River Academy *Hampshire Country School *Hyde School - Woodstock, CT *Leysin American School in Switzerland (LAS) *Marine Military Academy *Midland School *New Mexico Military Institute *Oak Creek Ranch School *Oliverian School *Robert Land Academy 8St. Andrew’s School, DE *St. John’s Military School *St. Paul’s School *St. Thomas More School *Scattergood Friends School *Squaw Valley Academy *THINK Global School *Wolfeboro: The Summer Boarding School *Woodberry Forest School *z-test-school
*Note: I got this list from boardingschoolreview.com. And I would not trust “z-test-school”.

80%+ BOARDING:
*Exeter * Hotchkiss * Groton (85%) * Culver (90%) * Thacher (90% balance of student body made up of residents of Ojai, the town in which Thacher is located)

A C A D E M I C S

ARABIC:

Deerfield * Loomis * Andover * Exeter * Choate (Can also be in interdisciplinary Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program)

SACRED TEXTS:

Groton

ARTS CONCENTRATION PROGRAM:

Choate

SCIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM:

Choate

WINTER TERM:

Brooks * Lawrence * Berkshire * Choate

SHAKESPEARE SEMESTER at the FOLGER LIBRARY:

Episcopal

HARKNESS TABLE:

Lawrenceville * Exeter

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS:

Lawrenceville * Brooks School

IB:

New Hampton School * Ridley College (Canada) * George School

U N I Q U E ECs

FIRST Robotics Team:

Loomis Chaffee * St. Marks School

NAO Robotics:

Thacher

ZOO:

Millbrook

BELL-RINGING/BELLTOWER:

Groton * Kent School

FIVES:

Fives * Groton

FARMING:

Westtown * Hotchkiss * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Kent * South Kent * Loomis * NMH * Putney

DIGITAL ARTS:

Pomfret *Choate (digital photography/film/video)

HORSEBACK RIDING:

Thacher (While many schools – Culver, Foxcroft, Madeira, etc. – have riding programs, I’m pretty sure Thacher is the only one where taking care of a horse and learning to ride western-style are required of all Freshman_

S P O R T S

WILDERNESS CAMPING/ADVENTURES:

Thacher (minimum 2x/year for one week each, entire school)

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING:

Thacher

ARCHERY:

Choate

SURFING:

Cate School (intramural)

SKI LIFT/HILL ON CAMPUS

Proctor Academy * Eaglebrook (Jr BS)

KAYAKING:

Episcopal

STRONG FENCING PROGRAMS

Culver * Dana Hall * The Masters School *Lawrenceville

F A C I L I T I E S

GREAT/UNIQUE DORMS:

Groton- II and III form with 3/4 walls and shared cubicle.
Deerfield - almost entirely singles
Thacher - all the new dorms

ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER:

Choate (Environmental Immersion Program) * Proctor (Ecodorm) * Lawrenceville (30 acre solar farm)

ON-CAMPUS B&B:

Choate * Deerfield

PLANETARIUM:

Deerfield * Exeter

CAMPUS WEB CAM

Choate * Kimball Union Academy * Lawrenceville (used to watch sporting events from afar)

GOLF COURSE ON CAMPUS:

Lawrenceville * St. Marks

GREAT SWIMMING POOLS/AQUATIC FACILITIES:

Deerfield * Exeter * Hotchkiss (only 8 lane pools in New England Prep Schools) * Westtown * Miss Porter’s * Lawrenceville * Groton ( indoor and outdoor- seasonal)

LAKE ON CAMPUS:

Westtown * Proctor * Brooks * Hotchkiss * St. Andrews (DE)

RIVER ON CAMPUS:

Groton ( boathouse on campus also)*Exeter (with boathouse)

HOCKEY RINK:

Andover * St.Pauls * Deerfield * Millbrook * Groton (2) * Lawrenceville * Taft * St. Mark’s * Tabor * Middlesex * Choate * Proctor * Hotchkiss (2) * Exeter (2)

ROWING TANKS:

Brooks

ROCK CLIMBING WALLS:

Andover * Proctor * Choate * Lawrenceville * Hotchkiss * Cate

SQUASH COURTS

Loomis * Pomfret * Taft * Brooks * Groton * St. Mark’s * Deerfield * Tabor * Choate * Miss Porter’s * Lawrenceville * Hotchkiss * Exeter * Episcopal * St. Andrews (DE)

TRADING CENTER:

Wilbraham & Monson Academy

A D M I S S I O N S

<ul>
<li>FA FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:</li>
<li>Andover
Note: While many schools (St. Paul’s, St. Andrew’s, etc.) have “limited funds” available for international students, Andover seems to be the only school mentioned with any frequency on this site that does not state that the funds for international students are limited.</li>
</ul>

NEED BLIND ADMISSIONS:

Andover * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Madeira (all-girls) * Concord

FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOR <$75K HHI:

Groton * Exeter * St. Pauls ($80K)

CAMPUS VISIT REQUIRED (Many!)

Thacher (Intl. applicants can get an exception)
Deerfield * Choate (they make exceptions)

classicalmama · May 11, 2012, 10:58am

If you want to shorten the list, go with >45% aid; all of the schools currently on the list would qualify and there are far fewer of those than schools with squash and hockey rinks and Sacred Texts type courses–all things also easy to find elsewhere. But I’d say let’s not start picking at other’s criteria–if others took the time to put it up, I think we should let it be. That said, we should probably make an effort to stick with truly unique stuff. It is interesting though, to see that what we thought were unique characteristics of our schools really aren’t so unique!

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