How far is too far?

ThacherParent
Sat, 02 Nov 2013 18:12:56 +0000

Our son’s grandfather, who thought it was “insane to send [our] kid to California when New England is replete with the finest boarding schools in the world” visited my son during a business trip his senior year. The exact quote from the email he sent me afterward was “I was wrong about Thacher. It was incredible. I take back everything I said. You made the right decision. It’s worth it.”

Travel takes a day, planning, and some bucks (not too many if you plan in advance). If your child is admitted it will be a seminal experience in her life. Aside from a radically good education, it’s what happens outside the classroom that is magical. The mountains, the horses, the camping, the community, the weather…it will make for a happy Mainer.