To Boarding Schools, With Love
Emily Johns is the Dean of Students at Chatham Hall in Chatham, Virginia. It was on a charming, southern boarding school campus 15 years ago when I said, “I do.” Though I knew I was marrying “into the family” when …
Emily Johns is the Dean of Students at Chatham Hall in Chatham, Virginia. It was on a charming, southern boarding school campus 15 years ago when I said, “I do.” Though I knew I was marrying “into the family” when …
TABS is excited to introduce several new voices to the KeepingTABS blog. As a part of our initiative to enrich the dialogue and offer up new perspectives on boarding schools we have enlisted a corps of volunteers from our member …
Editor’s Note: In June of 2013, Pat Bassett retired as president of NAIS, the National Association of Independent Schools, and now consults with schools. Pete Upham is executive director of TABS, The Association of Boarding Schools.1 Great boarding schools are …
25 Factors Great Boarding Schools Have in Common Read more »
TABS recently returned from a great week in Boston for our Annual Conference (which we’ll recap in a separate post, for sure). Among many highlights of Conference week is the Head’s Dinner on Friday night, which celebrates all heads of …
Reflections from a Recently Retired Head of School Read more »
Today, I am literally six weeks into my post as Director of Member Relations here at TABS. After fifteen years in the admission world, I’ll admit, I do miss the day-in-day-out work with kids and their parents and the rhythm …
Director’s Cut Features the Periodic Reflections of TABS Executive Director Pete Upham. With very minor edits, this is the Baccalaureate address I delivered as part of Asheville School’s 2013 commencement weekend. You can also view the video clip on YouTube. …
…as a non-profit organization serving youth, you likely will be eligible next year to apply for a grant of up to $8,000 for the cost of a “shade structure” and its installation from the American Academy of Dermatology? You need …
As with education vouchers, recent years have seen an abundance of state legislative proposals supporting tuition tax credits for businesses or individuals who wish contribute to K–12 non-profit private schools. At the end of 2006, only four US states had …
Social media sure has changed things, from the way we get our news, to the way we share our news. I recently read about newly accepted college students sharing their acceptances via social media on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and other …