Lead Search Consultant for CS&A’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practice Tell us about your new role at Carney, Sandoe & Associates. I am the full time and Founding Director of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practice. The firm was committed …
Five Elements of a Success Mindset As psychologists who provide therapy at boarding school, we have learned a lot from our students, especially about the ingredients of a successful mindset. As two people who have spent lots of time away …
Why Mindset Matters From the moment we are born, life is a series of adjustments. Infants first adjust to light, louder sounds, and direct touch. Toddlers and preschoolers adjust to spoken language and changing social contexts. School-age children adjust to …
Remember SchoolHouse Rock? “Conjunction – Junction, what’s your function?” If you are too young, it’s worth a Google. I loved it and learned plenty about “Hooking up words, and phrases and clauses…” But another thing that always stuck in my …
Stereotype Threat & The Unique Advantage of Community Read more »
Growing up in Mexico, I thought I would be too homesick to attend school abroad. Luckily for me, my cousin – who admittedly had more foresight than I at the time – attended a Culver Academies summer camp, nestled alongside …
Justin Muchnick is from Southern California and just began his third year of boarding school at Phillips Academy Andover in Massachusetts. He decided to apply to boarding school when a middle school teacher recognized his passion for learning and the …
One of the great gifts of our boarding schools is that we challenge our students in myriad ways. From the classroom, to the dormitories, to outdoor programs; from art, to dance, to public speaking; from come-all freshmen and JV teams …
Michael Mulligan never played on a team prior to attending The Governor’s Academy, a 9-12 boarding school in Byfield, MA. He ended up starting in three varsity high school sports — soccer, wrestling, and lacrosse. He won the New England …
What Our Kids Could Figure Out—If We Could Get Out of the Way Read more »