A Thanksgiving for Parents

Our football coach likes to tell his team that actions speak louder than words. So it is with parenting.

In the last month, I’ve met with many current and prospective parents while traveling to recruit for Christchurch. 

Travel Tales: Beyond the White Fence

HONG KONG/Stanley Market

Following the advice of expert world traveler Nancy Nolan and the directions of the hotel staff, Itook the lift down to level 3 (one level of the luxury shopping center), turned left, and eventually found my way on a covered footbridge heading for the express bus.

Home, Sweet Home

Home, Sweet Home!

After three weeks of travel in Asia, I returned to campus last night just in time to join the entire school community to watch a production in Marston Hall called “The Accomplished Animal.” To see our some students performing and the rest encouraging, cheering, and laughing with them was a wonderful welcome home

My Story

My great journeys stories are numerous, but one of my favorites is one of the first.

In 2006, we worked with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation on a leadership retreat for our student leaders on the tiny island of Port Isobel, near Tangier in the Chesapeake Bay.

College and University Programs are Using the “Great Journeys” Approach

When we created our integrated, skills based curriculum, we looked for affirmation from colleges and universities and found plenty of support.  Looking around today, we see widespread change at colleges and universities in how teaching and learning happen.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Great Journeys?

Great Journeys is life-readiness. It is the sum of the Christchurch School education and all the experiences that combine to shape our graduates and prepare them for the world. Great Journeys has many parts, and is greater than the sum of the parts. We sometimes describe the outcome this way:  “Skills for College, Character for Life.”

Exponential Parenting: Boarding School Professionals as Partners in Parenting

The journey to adulthood is bumpy for young people. Parents’ dreams and young people’s ideas are sometimes at odds.  Teenager-hood isn’t easy for parents or young people!

Dear Parents, We Are Doing This Together

Dear Christchurch School Parents,

• Thank you for entrusting to us your most precious children. 

Choosing a College-Prep School

10 Questions You Should Ask Before You Choose a College-Prep School for your child.

1. Is the school located on one of the most magnificent waterways in the world?

To Be a Seahorse

“You are here, and you are already a full member of the family.”

• We all belong; we all are important; we are all part of one school whose trademark is in fact the very community we talk about and live; that is fundamental.