Life and Leadership – A Popular Fessenden Course for Middle School Social Development
The energy is vibrant in the Life and Leadership classroom. Boys are buzzing around the room and...
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Surprising Facts About Dorm Life at a Junior Boarding School
There’s a good reason why so many parents worry about whether their son is too young to live away...
7 Signs Your 5-Year-Old Is Ready For Private Kindergarten
In Massachusetts, children must begin school in September of the calendar year in which they turn...
Exploring Diversity and “Sense of Place” in an Independent All Boys School in Boston
Diversity of the student population is an important consideration when exploring junior boarding...
Fessenden’s Head of School on Leadership
The act of teaching is all about leadership. At Fessenden, leadership education is woven into...
3 Opportunities Your Ninth Grader Will Only Get in Junior Boarding School
Ninth grade is not always the most fun year of high school. It can be a jarring transition from the...
What Makes a Junior Boarding School Applicant Stand Out?
Your son’s admission to his preferred junior boarding school will depend not only on his academic...
Redshirting: Are Parents Asking the Wrong Questions?
What is Redshirting? Redshirting Meaning: Across the country, more and more parents are...
6 Fun Weekend Activities at Our Massachusetts Junior Boarding School
There are 32 weekends in the junior boarding school year. For a junior boarding school student who...
The Case for Studying Spanish in a Private Pre-K and Kindergarten
At Fessenden, we believe students benefit in myriad ways from studying a second (or third)...