Deerfield/Taft/Tabor/Berkshire

Chelsea1
Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:11:50 +0000

The decision to go to an all boys school did not happen overnight for us. As I said earlier, we added an all boys school to our school tours/interviews so our son could see a variety of schools. After our visit, we all surprising agreed that we liked it and decided to keep it on our list. The decision to attend took a lot of thought and a revisit to convince us it was the right fit. I am so glad we didn’t rule it out last fall because we are so happy with our decision.

We chose our sons school over others for several reasons. Leadership is important to us, and we were very impressed with the Headmaster and the direction he is taking the school. He is one of New England’s great young Headmasters who is very dedicated to his faculty and student body. They know how to teach boys, and they put a strong emphasis on boys becoming gentlemen. We want our son to have a great education and at the same time become a better person. Academically, our son has the chance to be at the top of his class and have leadership opportunities. Athletically, the school is very strong. They won the New England Champion title in hockey and were Co-Champions in lacrosse last year. Sports are important to our son, and I think the athletic programs helped him make his decision. He was, and still is, very impressed with the level of play. The new athletic facility, which just opened this fall, is trully amazing, and he can’t wait to get on the ice next week! Our son is very social, and we have no concerns with him maintaining relationships with girls outside of school. Being in an all boys environment takes away some of these social distractions, and hopefully he can really focus on being a good student. We also liked that the school has maintained traditions over the years. The boys still wear coat and ties to class and attend sit down meals. For these reasons, and I am sure there are others I am not thinking of right now, we chose it over a coed school. I hope that helps in answering your question. By the way, he is at Salisbury not AOF.