Updated. Deleted a lot of explanatory info; I figure this is a jumping off point to help everyone find schools to look into further. Also deleted computer science listing; most, if not all, schools offer computer science classes now.
Tag me with a note about what to add/change, and I’ll update it every few days.
100% BOARDING (for current info, search by % boarding at boardingschoolreview.com):
- Advanced Academy of Georgia * Blue Ridge School * Camden Military Academy * Carlbrook School * Carson Long Military Academy * Episcopal HS * 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 * St. 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
80%+ BOARDING (see note above):
- Berkshire * Blair * Cate * Culver (90%) * Deerfield * Exeter * Forman * Groton (85%) * Hotchkiss * Kent * New Hampton School * Salisbury * Thacher (90% - most day students are faculty kids on campus) * St Mark’s
5 DAY BOARDING
- Masters * Winchendon * Worcester Academy
CHAPEL/RELIGIOUS SERVICES REQUIRED:
- George (Quaker mtg)* Kent * Peddie (2x/wk, not religious) * St. Andrew’s * St. Mark’s * St. Paul’s (4x/wk) * Salisbury (2x/wk)
CONVOCATION HANDSHAKES:
EVENING ARTS
FARM
- George (organic garden) * Hillside (Jr. BS) * Hotchkiss * NMH * Putney
GROUP HUG BEFORE VACATIONS AFTER CHAPEL:
HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAM:
- Emma Willard (w/ residential option - ‘The Wellies’)
HORSE PROGRAM
- George * Kent * Orme * Thacher (mandatory, core to school’s approach to building character, self-awareness, & leadership)
HUG LINE BEFORE CHAPEL:
INDOOR ROWING TANKS:
- Brewster * Brooks * Deerfield * Kent * St. Paul’s
JOBS ON CAMPUS ( Req.)
- George * Kent * Loomis * Madeira (internships in DC) * NMH * Peddie * Putney
“NEW GIRL”/“OLD GIRL” PAIRING - CIRCLE OF LIGHT - SINGING IN THE GARDEN - RING CEREMONY
NIGHTLY HANDSHAKING:
ONE-SANCTION EXPULSION (1-strike you’re out)
- Concord (certain infractions) * Emma Willard (certain infractions) * Hotchkiss * Peddle * Pomfret * St Mark’s (certain infractions)
OUTDOOR PROGRAM
- Berkshire * Cate * Orme * Proctor * Thacher
THE PORTER PLAN
- Miss Porter’s - house (dorm) directors’ primary responsibilities on campus are within the dormitories, w/o additional responsibilities of teaching or coaching.
SATURDAY CLASSES - NEVER:
- Andover * Choate * Concord * Deerfield * Governor’s * Lawrence * Loomis * Masters * Middlesex * St. Andrew’s * Tabor * Thacher * Westtown
SATURDAY CLASSES - OCCASIONAL:
- Cate (every other week) * Exeter * Hill School
SATURDAY CLASSES - WEEKLY:
- Berkshire * Brewster * Brooks * Forman * Gould * Hotchkiss * Kent * Kimball Union * Lawrenceville * Loomis * New Hampton * Peddie * Pomfret * St. George’s * St. Paul’s * St. Mark’s (all pass/fail electives) * Salisbury * Vermont Academy
SENIOR SPEECHES (speeches given weekly by 1-2 senior students)
- Cate * Concord * Masters * St Mark’s * Thacher (Senior Exhibitions) * Westminster
SIT-DOWN FORMAL MEALS:
- Berkshire (1x in Fall & Spring) * Blair (generally 2x/wk) * Brooks (2x/wk, Fall & Spring) * Cate (1x/wk) * Deerfield * Episcopal * Groton (wkly, fall & spring) * Kent (1x/wk) * Loomis (wkly, fall & spring) * Mercersburg * Millbrook (1x/wk) * Miss Porter’s (2x/wk) * Peddie (1x/wk) * Portsmouth Abbey * St. Andrew’s (DE) * St. Mark’s * St. Paul’s (3-4x/term) * Salisbury (2x/wk) * Thacher (4x/wk)
SWIMMING REQUIREMENT:
- NMH * St. Mark’s (for crew only)
ZOO (ACCREDITED)
A C A D E M I C S
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
*Berkshire * Brewster * Cheshire * Cushing Academy * Darrow * Dublin * Forman * Gould * Kents Hill * Kimball Union * Mercersburg * Millbrook * New Hampton * NMH * Pennington * Pomfret * Solebury * Suffield * Vermont Academy * Winchendon * Worcester Academy
ARABIC:
- Choate * Deerfield * Exeter (Seniors w/ another language only) * Loomis
ARTS CONCENTRATION PROGRAM:
AVIATION SCIENCE (flight school)
Berkshire
BLOCK SCHEDULE:
- Forman * Pomfret * St. Mark’s
CAPSTONE REQUIRED:
CARIBBEAN STUDIES
- Lawrenceville (Island School) * Tabor (on a schooner 2 weeks)
COLLEGE MODEL ACADEMIC PROGRAM (fewer classes per semester; each semester covers entire year’s worth of material)
CLASSICS DEGREE
DANCE COMPANY (for credit):
- Concord * Deerfield * Loomis * Masters * St. Paul’s * Westover
ENGINEERING (4 YR PROGRAM)
ETHICS COURSE - REQUIRED:
- Brooks * Cate * Loomis (not req.) * Masters * Miss Porter’s School * St. Mark’s (req. Saturday class IV form) * Salisbury
FILMMAKING:
- Cate * Choate * Concord * Dunn * Exeter * George * Loomis * Masters * Peddie * Putney
HARKNESS TABLE:
- Blair * Cate (English/Humanities) * Concord (in language/humanities) * Exeter (all classes, including math & science) * Lawrenceville * Loomis * Masters * Mercersberg * St. Andrew’s * St Mark’s * St. Paul’s
IB:
- Annie Wright * Carlisle * Cheshire (CT) * Dwight School * EF Intl Academy New York * George School * Mercyhurst Prep * Mid-Pacific Institute * Montessori HS (OH) * Mount Saint Mary Academy * New Hampton School * North Broward Prep * St. Andrew’s (FL) * St. John’s (MN) * St. Timothy’s (MD) * Stoneleigh-Burnham * UWC-USA * Verde Valley
INGENUITY LAB
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS:
- Blair * Brooks School * Choate * Exeter * George (service learning) * Hotchkiss * Lawrenceville * Loomis * NMH * Peddie * Proctor *St Mark’s * St. Paul’s * Westover
ISLAND SCHOOL:
- Berkshire * Exeter * Lawrenceville (Semester in Bahamas)
LIVING IN COMMUNITY (req.\ class):
MARINE SCIENCE - ADVANCED:
- Portsmouth Abbey * Cate * Santa Catalina * Tabor
MOD SYSTEM (Academic calendar = 3 courses at a time taken for 6 weeks):
*Cambridge School of Weston (CSW)
MOUNTAIN CLASSROOM:
- Proctor (full trimester camping/academic adventure)
NAUTICAL SCIENCE
OBSERVATORY
OCEAN CLASSROOM:
- Proctor (10 wks in fall aboard 130’ schooner sailing to Caribbean; also offered in spring—16 wks & open to non-Proctor students for credit)
ON SNOW PROGRAM (competitive skiing/snowboarding, certifications in ski instruction, ski patrol or adaptive skiing and instruction for beginners)
RAINFOREST PROGRAM
ROBOTICS TEAM:
- Forman * George * Masters * Peddie * St. Mark’s * Winchendon
SACRED TEXTS:
SCIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM:
- Berkshire (Math Science / Environmental) * Brooks * Choate * Emma Willard * Concord * Exeter * St. Mark’s * St. Paul’s (Engineering) * Thacher (Astronomy)
SHAKESPEARE SEMESTER:
- Episcopal * Exeter (trimester in Stratford-Upon-Avon)
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE:
- Peddie (in Advanced Research Science, Arts, Asian Studies, Creative Writing, Languages & Robotics) * St. George’s (Semester at Sea) * Winchendon (ColLABS - either do a “deep dive” into a new topic that interests you w/ other students & teachers, or design your own independent study or internship)
STAINED GLASS/ HOT GLASS:
INDUSTRIAL ARTS
WINTER TERM (Period of time during a vacation where students return to campus for non-traditional classes of their choice)
- Berkshire * Brooks * Forman (many off campus/travel) * Lawrence * Millbrook * New Hampton School * Pomfret * St. Mark’s (NOT in Winter; last 3 weeks of school, mainly off campus)
WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
*St. Mark’s * Westover
