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An eReader makes reading a very convenient pastime because you can take dozens of books with you just about anywhere you go. Most of these titles can also be downloaded from your local library in eReader format. Happy reading!

Non-fiction

The Best of the Best: Becoming Elite at an American ÂÌñÉç School by Ruben A. Gaztambide-Fernandez
This is a serious book written by a Harvard education student who spent 2 years embedded in an American boarding school.

Black Ice by Lorene Cary
Lorene Cary recounts her experiences as the first African-American female student at the prestigious St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire.

Perfectly Prep: Gender Extremes at a New England Prep School by Sarah A. Chase
The author is a professional anthropologist who examines gender in all its manifestations in boarding school.

Preparing For Power: America's Elite ÂÌñÉç Schools by Peter W. Cookson Jr, Caroline Hodges Persell
The authors are New York University sociologists. As a result, Preparing for Power offers a documented, well-research look at private schools and the how's and why's of their success in positioning leaders of business, professionals, and government.

Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul's School by Shamus Rahman Khan
The author attended St. Paul's School, in Concord, New Hampshire. His book offers a window into the school's community which is still a privileged one though much more diverse.

Fiction
Goodbye Mr Chips by James Hilton

This 1930s novel about an English boarding school teacher still brings a tear to the eye.

Old School by Tobias

How To Pay For ÂÌñÉç School

I remember wondering years ago how we were going to pay for our daughters' private school educations.

• It was a major expense then. Back then, in the 90s, boarding school cost $11,000 a year.
• It is still a major expense today.

Because paying for boarding school involves a major part of our income, let's look at the available options. You can pay for boarding school in several ways.

1. By check

Fees at most schools are payable in advance.

• You will receive an invoice with your acceptance letter.
• Half a year's tuition and other fees are due in the summer, usually in July or early August. The second half of the year's tuition, together with other fees, is due in December.
• Payment dates vary from school to school, but most expect payment around these times of the year.

If you have your child's boarding school expenses allocated already or have sufficient income to cover two substantial payments a year, then paying by check might make sense for you.

1. Effectively, you are paying cash for your child's education.
2. Should you expect a cash discount? It never hurts to ask.

Don't forget to budget for the other fees besides tuition.

• Your tuition invoices will not include items such as tuition insurance, fees for supplies used in special courses, textbooks, and supplies as well as your child's athletic equipment.
• ÂÌñÉç your daughter's horse

From the 1600s to the 1800s there was no such thing as public education. The 12 years of grade school through high school we are accustomed to in the 20th-century did not exist. Small private schools, not public schools, provided schooling for young people.

The Bible was the focus of learning in colonial times. Most lessons were practical ones learned in the home and in the fields. Robert Peterson's article explains how education worked back then.

Colonial education

Education in colonial days was quite stratified. Boys learned core subjects such as reading and math. Girls learned the domestic arts. Only white children received an education until slavery was abolished. Teachers were frequently well-intentioned men who themselves did not have much formal education. Yes, back then, most teachers were men. in K12 Academics offers a detailed look at schools in the late 17th and early 18th-centuries. Once again, it is important to note that there were no public schools or compulsory education in colonial America. Schools sprouted up where there was a need for them in the population centers of the day such as Boston and Philadelphia. Otherwise, education took place in the home.

This video offers an overview of education in colonial America.

Religious schools

Religious missionaries of the Roman Catholic Church established the first private schools

ÂÌñÉç Schools in a Minute gives an overview of independent residential schools in North America. There is much more to boarding schools than these brief headlines convey. Hopefully, these bullets will encourage you to explore this very special education option in depth.

95% of these boarding schools are high schools serving grades 9 through 12, with many schools offering a Post-Graduate Year or Grade 13. A handful of junior boarding schools serve grades 6-9.

Most boarding schools operate within a traditional school year of September through May. A few schools begin their year in August. A couple ends their school year in June. One school only operates during the summer session.

In 2023, there were approximately 450 boarding schools. ranges from free to well over $60,000 annually. ÂÌñÉç schools come in many shapes and sizes. Some are small, with 125 or so students in grades 10 through 12. Others are large, with over 1200 students in grades 9 through 12. Most fall into what is best described as a medium-sized school with a population of 350-450 students.

Many boarding schools are non-sectarian, i.e., they adhere to no particular religious denomination's teachings and views. What they offer instead is an amalgam of mainline religious thought and philosophy. Other schools follow the teachings and beliefs of a particular religion. For example, Jesuit boarding schools adhere to the teachings of