Are any boarding schools (NE or Mid-Atlantic regions) especially strong on filmmaking classes?
Walnut Hill School for the Arts has a Writing, Film, and Media Arts major with courses in film production and screenwriting.
@JustWinginIt PEA only has a few classs in filmmaking, but our son found alot of opportunities to gain experience in filmmaking. He and his friends founded ETV (ExeterTV) where they got comfortable filming and editing content. They raised funds through PEA and community to head to the Phillipines to shoot a documentary on child exploitation. He and his friends spent countless hours shooting and editing content for the project. I would recommend you consider more then just classes in your search.
@vegas1 - oh, very good to know!! PEA is my alma mater, so I’m more than a little biased towards it… I was disappointed to see that they didn’t list more filmmaking classes. Your son’s experiences sound amazing! Is ETV still going? Is it viewable by the public? Is their documentary available to watch anywhere? My 7th graders is currently in a phenomenal public magnet program that focuses on making documentaries, so he’s already getting quite a bit of experience and really loving it…
@JustWinginIt our son graduated in 2014. I don’t know if ETV is still in existence. But the best thing about PEA for our kids was that it allowed them to take a passion and find like minded kids to share it with. Not just to share it with, but to collaborate on projects that have an impact. Our son didn’t pursue filmmaking as a career, but the experience helped him in countless ways. After your post, I searched and found the film still exists online. It was a trip down memory lane rewatching the footage. I can try to PM you the link. What I would say about picking a school for your son when it’s time, is to focus on the people, not the specific programs offered. Our kids grow and change so much over this time period. It’s much more impactful to be surrounded by amazing people then to focus on one subject.
We are following our own advice as we are at college revisits currently with our youngest, and really focusing on the people and culture. The chances of our daughter graduating with her intended major are slim- but connecting with peers you respect and like is a given.
I’m going to throw both Masters and George School out there.
I’m pretty sure Masters had this intro class called “On Location” that my daughter liked, in addition to higher level films.
George School has a two-year IB-approved Film class. They do pretty well in the local and regional film competitions…and I know that some of the students go on to film programs at places like USC and NYU.
@vegas1 - I’d love it if you can PM me the link - thanks! And great advice… 
Agree with @SevenDad on George School. They have a strong program.
@vegas1 I’d love a link to the documentary!
Actually, just saw that a George School original film just won a big prize and it’s going to be at the Tribeca film festival this week. Red carpet ready?