Why Consider an All-Boys Pre-K Program?
Is Pre-K too early for single-sex education? Not according to the research. For many parents, a...
3 Things You Can Learn About Educating Young Boys – A Male Early Education Teacher’s Perspective
Male teachers are a rarity in American elementary schools, in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten...
‘Play is the Work of Childhood,’ but is it Beneficial?
For most adults (unless we’re very lucky), “work” and “play” tend to be separate pursuits. We...
Can I Get There From Here? The Logistics of Transporting Multiple Children
Fessenden is the best educational fit for my son, but I still have to get my daughter to school....
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...
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...
Diversity and “Sense of Place”
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. That is what educators do each and every day. Be...
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...