One of the first things that often comes to mind when a person thinks of boarding school is the concept of discipline. It’s important to recognize that discipline isn’t a way to remove the spirit from teenagers but is instead one of the most useful and...
A post by special contributor, Bruce Weber ’56. In the beginning, there were twenty-six boys growing up together at Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad, California. Now there are fifteen men in their mid-70s spread all over the country. Whenever the Army and Navy...
As teenagers progress through life, they crave more independence – in part as a way to prove their own skills, and in part because they are in the final stages of the transition into adulthood. In the past, there was a clear line that established adulthood as...
Every year, thousands of inquiries about summer camps flow into admission and summer program offices at boarding schools, universities, and traditional camp facilities. Oftentimes, parents are looking for leadership, life skills, and ways to help their child...
Although research regarding gender and the brain is still evolving, there is a growing trend of information showing that female brains and male brains work differently in certain circumstances. In fact, some sources suggest that there may be over 200 chemical,...
