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Phillips Exeter Academy updated
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20 Main Street
Exeter, New Hampshire, USA

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Hampshire Country School


Rindge, New Hampshire, USA Show Phone Number   

A small boarding school for 25 boys of high ability who need a personal environment with an unusual amount of adult attention and structure....

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Phillips Academy

180 Main Street
Andover, Massachusetts, USA Show Phone Number   

Phillips Academy in Andover. Residential secondary school. New England. Established 1778. Academic excellence. Liberal arts tradition. That’s Andover made simple for search engines. But simple, Andover is not. Andover is a high school that stands ready to meet, match, and expand the minds and passions of some of the brightest students in the nation and the world. We have a roster of 300 courses, more than 150 electives, and opportunities for pursuing independent study and study abroad projects. Because of our size, Andover offers enormous depth and breadth of activity and opportunity while still feeling like a personal place. Our...

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Phillips Exeter Academy

20 Main Street
Exeter, New Hampshire, USA Show Phone Number   

Welcome to Phillips Exeter Academy, a co-educational residential school serving 1000 students in grades 9 through 12, and post-graduate level. Exeter, founded in 1781 by John Phillips, has a tradition of academic excellence, a distinguished faculty, and a long history of educating young people to find their place in the world. Exeter teaches students from all walks of life to: * Think, discuss, question and analyze * Combine knowledge with goodness * Acquire the intellectual skills that ensure a love of learning and a lifelong commitment to helping others Exeter's academic offerings are unrivalled: over 450 courses in 19 subject...

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Pomfret School

398 Pomfret St.
Pomfret, Connecticut, USA Show Phone Number   

Pomfret School is a small, special place where dedicated faculty members establish close relationships with students to facilitate their reaching the heights of their potential. Pomfret School maintains rigorous academic standards and holds high expectations of its students and faculty. Students should come to Pomfret eager to learn, problem solve, and question with a high curiosity. The Pomfret community fosters an intellectual freedom that requires academic discipline and creates opportunities for hard work and play. A Pomfret education is not just the acquisition of information or learning other people's ideas, but it is also the process of growing as a...

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Portsmouth Abbey School

285 Cory's Lane
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA Show Phone Number   

Rooted among ideas, you immerse yourself in a classical liberal arts education that has sharpened minds for thousands of years, making you more knowledgeable - and more interesting. Rooted beside friends, you join a close-knit community where your classmates look after each other, and keep in touch long after graduation. Rooted beyond what's knowable, you explore the mystery and meaning of God and share your campus with dedicated faculty and Benedictine monks, some of the most fascinating people you may ever meet....

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Proctor Academy

P.O. Box 500
Andover, New Hampshire, USA Show Phone Number   

The people of the Town of Andover established a school for local children in 1848. Originally named Andover Academy, it took the name Proctor Academy in 1881 to honor a generous benefactor. Throughout the Twentieth Century, the school gained a reputation for independence and self-reliance. During The Depression, students maintained and improved the physical plant, built a private ski area and tended extensive victory gardens. Early on, the college preparatory curriculum was balanced with novel, hands-on electives that continue today: boat-building, machine shop, forestry and land use management. In 1971, a new leader, David Fowler, became Head of School. David...

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Purnell School

51 Pottersville Road
Pottersville, New Jersey, USA Show Phone Number   

Because some girls need to discover success in a different way than those provided by traditional, competitive and large high schools. At Purnell, we offer a girl a chance to discover what she does best and to become the best she can at it. At Purnell, every girl "sits in the front row." Teachers practice what works best for girls and teach their classes in interesting, interactive ways. As a result, girls are engaged in learning and they feel successful in the classroom. At Purnell, girls are encouraged to try new things and when they do they feel the support...

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Rocky Mountain Adventure Academy

P.O. Box 1173
Ouray, Colorado, USA Show Phone Number   

Independent, activity-oriented learning, with more emphasis on academic effort than on innate ability...

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Salem Academy

500 Salem Avenue
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA Show Phone Number   

The confidence to aspire, the courage to aim high: Salem Academy students discover freedom in the challenge, because in that freedom they discover themselves. Salem Academy is a private college-preparatory school that offers girls with high aspirations a rigorous education in a homelike atmosphere. We provide a balanced curriculum -- from physics to piano, from art to Latin, from algebra to humanities. We nurture an environment where students can lead full and happy lives, growing into young women of ideas and accomplishments....

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Shortridge Academy


Milton, New Hampshire, USA Show Phone Number   

Students at Shortridge Academy are bright and engaging young people, 14 to 17 years old, who have struggled in traditional settings for a variety of reasons. They have experienced a recent decline and need continued support, academically, emotionally, and behaviorally to overcome challenges and find life-long tools for success....

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Southwestern Academy (AZ)

Beaver Creek Ranch Campus
Rimrock, Arizona, USA Show Phone Number   

Here, you can reach your highest potential, participate in sports and activities, and make lifelong friendships. Our students study on two picturesque and complementary campuses in San Marino, California, and Rimrock, Arizona....

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St. Andrew's School

63 Federal Road
Barrington, Rhode Island, USA Show Phone Number   

Sometimes people think small schools are limited in terms of curriculum, athletic options, and social activities. We don't believe this has to be the case. At St. Andrew's we have created a community that is small, but encompasses the world. Our students come from a wide variety of ethnic, cultural, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds. They may come from Providence, New York, Seoul, Boston, Jamaica, Cape Cod, California, Connecticut, or Taipei. When they arrive here, they find that opportunities open before them in ways they had never imagined. Parents have told me about their children, hard-core athletes, becoming interested in the...

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St. Andrew's School (DE)

350 Noxontown Road
Middletown, Delaware, USA Show Phone Number   

St. Andrew's will also provide you with the opportunity to meet students from a wide variety of backgrounds, races, and cultures. You will be amazed how diverse St. Andrew's students are. You will be inspired to find a group of young men and women who view education and boarding school as a wonderful opportunity. You will learn more, grow more by studying and living with young men and women who will pull you away from the homogeneity and conformity of so many school cultures. Finally, St. Andrew's will provide you with an opportunity to create and contribute to one of...

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St. Anne's-Belfield School

2132 Ivy Road
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA Show Phone Number   

We at St. Anne's-Belfield believe that the transmission of knowledge, the encouragement of curiosity, the development of rational thought, and the cultivation of responsible, honorable behavior are the great ends of education. In asking students to master a specific body of knowledge, we seek not to impart knowledge alone, but to instill the lifelong habit of learning. Although we expect our graduates to be prepared for the nation's finest colleges and universities, our true purpose is to create a challenging yet charitable atmosphere where students gain skills necessary for both creative and disciplined thought, where they have opportunities to achieve...

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St. John's Military School

P.O. Box 827
Salina, Kansas, USA Show Phone Number   

St. John's Military School is a private boarding military school for 220 male students from grades 6 to 12. The faculty and staff at St. John's are dedicated to helping young men develop their leadership and academic skills in a safe and structured, achievement based environment. Our mission is to provide each Cadet with the opportunity to grow spiritually, morally, intellectually, and physically. The Origin of our School Through the foresight and efforts of an Episcopal Bishop, the Right Reverend Elisha Smith Thomas, and a group of prominent Salina businessmen, St. John's opened in 1887. These men recognized the need...

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St. Johnsbury Academy

P.O. Box 906
St. Johnsbury, Vermont, USA Show Phone Number   

Founded in 1842, St. Johnsbury Academy is a comprehensive independent private high school widely recognized as an institution that fosters character, academic excellence and civic responsibility in its students....

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The Hunter School


Rumney, New Hampshire, USA Show Phone Number   

Hunter is a private, non-profit school for children K-8, with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and other related conditions, who struggle in traditional educational settings. Our unique population of students typically responds to traditional educational settings with a lack of motivation, low self-esteem and weak social and coping skills, putting these students ?at-risk?. We address these issues through individually customized curriculum for the unique learning styles of our students. The educational goals for a Hunter child are addressed in the school, the residences and within our community itself. We believe that when education works in conjunction with the student?s uniqueness...

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The Oliverian School


Haverhill, New Hampshire, USA Show Phone Number   

At The Oliverian School we are committed to working with students who have chosen to ?walk to the beat of a different drummer.? Students who have found that more traditional schools are not meeting their emotional and/or academic needs, but who have made a decision to refocus and move toward building a more satisfying, healthy, and meaningful life, will find success at Oliverian. The careful articulation of our academic, adventure, and steward programs, helps students to acquire the tools necessary to succeed in a complex, intricate, and ever-changing world. They benefit from the structure, personal attention, and sense of belonging...

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The Oxford Academy

1393 Boston Post Road
Westbrook, Connecticut, USA Show Phone Number   

Since 1906 Oxford Academy has specialized in educating young men who have academic weaknesses or who wish to accelerate their programs. Through one-on-one instruction, students are able to work at their own pace and achieve success. In some instances, students are able to complete the equivalent of two years of high school in one year at Oxford. The rolling admissions policy allows Oxford to address each student's application immediately, on a first-come, first-served basis. In a caring environment of committed teachers, students work at an appropriate level and advance at a pace commensurate with their abilities. The Oxford Method of...

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The Patterson School

P.O. Box 500
Patterson, North Carolina, USA Show Phone Number   

The Patterson School is a private, non-profit, co-educational, non-denominational, multi-cultural boarding and day school for grades nine through twelve. The Patterson School is Dedicated to providing family-oriented college-preparatory education for the development of the whole person. A Patterson education develops skills, knowledge, experience, and attitudes required for a student to get into the college of choice and to be successful and happy in his or her future life. Instrumental to this success is the development of seven qualities which form the foundation of a Patterson education: Knowledge, Reasoning, Integrity, Courtesy, Health, Creativity, and Versatility. About The Patterson School The Patterson...

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The Piney Woods School

5096 Highway 49 South
Piney Woods, Mississippi, USA Show Phone Number   

Welcome to The Piney Woods School, where we are changing America, and the world, one student at a time. Our 2,000-acre campus, which is filled with lakes and trees, draws each visitor into the wonderfully powerful experience that is The Piney Woods School. Our mission is to provide excellence in education within a Christian environment through the creation of an exceptional academic model which supports the tenet that all students can learn, develop a strong work ethic, and lead extraordinary lives through academic achievement and responsible citizenship. As an interdenominational Christian school, we affirm the values of faith, discipline, excellence,...

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The Putney School

418 Houghton Brook Road
Putney, Vermont, USA Show Phone Number   

The Putney School, founded in 1935 by Carmelita Hinton, a pioneering progressive educator, is an educational community where the experiences are broad, expectations are high, and friendships are close. It is a school where energetic and thoughtful young people engage in a variety of educational experiences, learn responsibility and begin to develop their potential. The school offers a structured yet diverse program. In addition to following a challenging college preparatory academic curriculum designed to foster intellectual curiosity and the skills necessary for thoughtful and thorough learning, each student participates in the arts and in music to develop skills that will...

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Wolfeboro - The Summer Boarding School

PO Box 390
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, USA Show Phone Number   

Since 1910, Wolfeboro has exclusively been a summer boarding school providing a highly structured supportive environment for girls and boys entering grade 6 through grade 12. With a staff of approximately 100 adults serving a student population of 200, our priorities include the development of effective study and organizational skills, academic accountability, confidence and the establishment of habits that are conducive to academic success. Our entire academic and non-academic program is designed to support the attainment of individual goals in a healthy outdoor environment. Courses are offered in all core subject areas for the purpose of review, preview or credit....

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