<p>T R A D I T I O N S / R U L E S</p>
<p>NIGHTLY HANDSHAKING:
- Groton</p>
<p>SIT-DOWN FORMAL MEALS:
- St. Pauls * Deerfield * St. Andrews (DE) * Thacher * Groton * Peddie * Loomis (weekly, Fall & Spring) * St. Mark’s * Cate * Episcopal</p>
<p>ONE-SANCTION EXPULSION (1-strike you’re out)
- Hotchkiss * Pomfret</p>
<p>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”.</p>
<p>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)</p>
<p>A C A D E M I C S</p>
<p>ARABIC:
- Deerfield * Loomis * Andover * Exeter * Choate (Can also be in interdisciplinary Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program)</p>
<p>SACRED TEXTS:
- Groton</p>
<p>ARTS CONCENTRATION PROGRAM:
- Choate</p>
<p>SCIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM:
- Choate</p>
<p>WINTER TERM (Period of time during a vacation where students return to campus for non-traditional classes of their choice)
- Brooks * Lawrence * Berkshire * Millbrook</p>
<p>SHAKESPEARE SEMESTER at the FOLGER LIBRARY:
- Episcopal</p>
<p>HARKNESS TABLE:
- Lawrenceville * Exeter</p>
<p>INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS:
- Lawrenceville * Brooks School</p>
<p>IB:
- New Hampton School * Ridley College (Canada) * George School</p>
<p>U N I Q U E ECs</p>
<p>FIRST Robotics Team:
- Loomis Chaffee * St. Marks School</p>
<p>NAO Robotics:
- Thacher</p>
<p>ZOO:
- Millbrook</p>
<p>BELL-RINGING/BELLTOWER:
- Groton * Kent School</p>
<p>FIVES:
- Fives * Groton</p>
<p>FARMING:
- Westtown * Hotchkiss * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Kent * South Kent * Loomis * NMH * Putney</p>
<p>DIGITAL ARTS:
- Pomfret *Choate (digital photography/film/video)</p>
<p>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_</p>
<p>S P O R T S</p>
<p>WILDERNESS CAMPING/ADVENTURES:
- Thacher (minimum 2x/year for one week each, entire school)</p>
<p>MOUNTAIN CLIMBING:
- Thacher</p>
<p>ARCHERY:
- Choate</p>
<p>SURFING:
- Cate School (intramural)</p>
<p>SKI LIFT/HILL ON CAMPUS
- Proctor Academy * Eaglebrook (Jr BS)</p>
<p>KAYAKING:
- Episcopal</p>
<p>STRONG FENCING PROGRAMS
- Culver * Dana Hall * The Masters School *Lawrenceville</p>
<p>F A C I L I T I E S</p>
<p>GREAT/UNIQUE DORMS:
- Groton- II and III form with 3/4 walls and shared cubicle.
- Deerfield - almost entirely singles
- Thacher - all the new dorms</p>
<p>ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER:
- Choate (Environmental Immersion Program) * Proctor (Ecodorm) * Lawrenceville (30 acre solar farm)</p>
<p>ON-CAMPUS B&B:
- Choate * Deerfield</p>
<p>PLANETARIUM:
- Deerfield * Exeter</p>
<p>CAMPUS WEB CAM
- Choate * Kimball Union Academy * Lawrenceville (used to watch sporting events from afar)</p>
<p>GOLF COURSE ON CAMPUS:
- Lawrenceville * St. Marks</p>
<p>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)</p>
<p>LAKE ON CAMPUS:
- Westtown * Proctor * Brooks * Hotchkiss * St. Andrews (DE)</p>
<p>RIVER ON CAMPUS:
- Groton ( boathouse on campus also)*Exeter (with boathouse)</p>
<p>HOCKEY RINK:
- Andover * St.Pauls * Deerfield * Millbrook * Groton (2) * Lawrenceville * Taft * St. Mark’s * Tabor * Middlesex * Choate * Proctor * Hotchkiss (2) * Exeter (2)</p>
<p>ROWING TANKS:
- Brooks</p>
<p>ROCK CLIMBING WALLS:
- Andover * Proctor * Choate * Lawrenceville * Hotchkiss * Cate</p>
<p>SQUASH COURTS
- Loomis * Pomfret * Taft * Brooks * Groton * St. Mark’s * Deerfield * Tabor * Choate * Miss Porter’s * Lawrenceville * Hotchkiss * Exeter * Episcopal * St. Andrews (DE)</p>
<p>TRADING CENTER:
- Wilbraham & Monson Academy</p>
<p>A D M I S S I O N S</p>
<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>
<p>NEED BLIND ADMISSIONS:
- Andover * St. Andrew’s (DE) * Madeira (all-girls) * Concord</p>
<p>FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOR <$75K HHI:
- Groton * Exeter * St. Pauls ($80K)</p>
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<p>CAMPUS VISIT REQUIRED (Many!)
- Thacher (Intl. applicants can get an exception)
- Deerfield * Choate (they make exceptions)</p>