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What is the make up of the Glenholme student
population?
Does Glenholme provide scholarships or financial
aid?
Where will my son/daughter live?
Can my son/daughter bring a computer?
What extracurricular activities are offered?
Can my son/daughter earn high school community
service credits?
Will the Glenholme academic program challenge
my son/daughter?
Where do your graduates go from Glenholme?
What international airport is closest to
Glenholme?
What
is the make up of the Glenholme student population?
Glenholme
has 95 co-ed boarding students, usually 2/3 male and 1/3 female.
Students come from across the United States and several foreign
countries.
Does
Glenholme provide scholarships or financial aid?
Glenholme
does not provide scholarships or financial aid at this time.
Where
will my son/daughter live?
Students
live in home-like cottages
with kitchen and dining
areas. Older students learn
to prepare breakfast and
dinner as part of their
everyday learning experience.
There are 10-12 students
per cottage and typically
two students per bedroom.
Can my son/daughter bring a computer?
Glenholme
provides computers in each
bedroom, as well as two school
computer labs and a library
with several computer workstations.
Students have access to
the computers in their cottage
to email home, do homework
and research projects. Internet
access is carefully monitored.
What extracurricular activities are offered?
Glenholme
offers a variety of cultural activities, which include arts,
drama, instrumental music and chorus, technology, website design,
video communications, radio station, photography, community
service and the equestrian program.
For
those students interested
in sports, Glenholme provides
a variety of intramural
and interscholastic activities,
which include soccer, basketball,
softball, tennis, track
and field, swimming, volleyball,
cheerleading, hiking, archery
and go-carts.
Can my son/daughter earn high school community
service credits?
Yes,
Glenholme students earn community service credits toward their
graduation requirement. Glenholme provides an extensive community
service program. All students are encouraged to participate
in projects that benefit the surrounding communities.
Will the Glenholme academic program challenge
my son/daughter?
Glenholme
offers small, ungraded classes with certified special education
teachers who deliver a quality education to enhance the student's
academic strengths and remediate their educational difficulties.
Glenholme is accredited and licensed by various state boards
of education. Credits earned at Glenholme are recognized toward
graduation requirements.
Where do your graduates go from Glenholme?
Glenholme
graduates have followed a variety of paths. Some went on to
college, while many continued their education in traditional
day schools and boarding schools. Here is a sampling of where
our graduates have gone:
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Aldern Academy |
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Hoosac School |
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Ramaz School |
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Allen Institute |
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Kents Hill School |
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The Rectory School |
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Bethesda Boys School |
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Kew Forest School |
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Rock Point School |
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Brehm Preparatory School |
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King George School |
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Rumsey Hall School |
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Cheshire Academy |
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The Lab School |
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Sacred Heart Academy |
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The Cottage School |
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New Hope Academy |
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South Kent School |
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Darrow School |
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Newport Day School |
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Stevenson School |
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Franklin Academy |
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Perkiomen School |
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St. Thomas Aquinas College |
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The Gow School |
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Pine Ridge School |
* The Woodhall School |
What
international airport is closest to Glenholme?
The
Bradley International Airport which services the Hartford/Springfield
area is approximately 1 ½ hours from Glenholme (click
here for directions).
More
about Admissions:
The
Glenholme Difference
/ FAQs / Tuition
/ Letters
From Parents
Contact
The Glenholme School with
your questions or comments
at:
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