A survey of the top 50 boarding schools in the United States

Boarding schools represent the most elite and competitive educational level in the United States. Entering these schools may be only one step away from the Ivy League. Best schools recently ranked the top 50 boarding high schools in the United States according to their characteristics and teaching level. Let's have a look! 1. Phillips Exeter College Phillips Exeter Middle School

Essex College has been a backup base for Harvard students for decades. 19 there are more than 450 courses in physical education, all of which adopt harkness's teaching method, that is, dialogue learning method. Its mathematics teaching method abandons textbooks and pays attention to problem solving, which is unique among all boarding schools. More than 80% of the school's teaching staff have a master's degree or above.

Proportion of boarding students: 80%

Famous alumni: mark zuckerberg (founder of Facebook), dan brown (author of Da Vinci code),

2. Phillips College (Andover) Phillips School

Amdo Buddhist College in Massachusetts, founded in 1778, is the oldest boarding school in the United States. Historically, he was a direct school of Yale.

Like its arch-enemy Essex, more than 80% of the teachers in Andover have master's degrees or above. Besides harkness's teaching methods, Andover has a wide range of music courses to choose from. In addition to their studies, students have to take part in various jobs all year round.

Proportion of boarding students: 75%

Famous alumni: former President Bush, Jack? Lemon (film actor)

3. Putney School Putney Middle School

Putney Middle School was founded in 1935. Its teaching method is strict but advanced, encouraging students to pursue their academic interests. A convincing way to express your ideas? .

This teaching method is obviously effective. It is common for Putney graduates to enter Ivy League institutions, not to mention Yale, Dartmouth, Columbia and Cornell. China people are not familiar with Oborin, Sarah Lawrence and Boston University.

In addition to their studies, students have to attend art studies for two nights a week, as well as lunch, dinner, farm work, washing dishes and other labor to make up for what they can't learn in class.

Proportion of boarding students: 79%

Famous alumni: Reid? Hoffman (one of the founders of LinkedIn), Nell? Newman (founder of Newman Company), Felicity? Hoffman (actor)

4. Church Farm School Church Farm School

Church Farm School, founded in 19 18, located in Pennsylvania. It accepts students in grades 7- 12. Due to the church background of the school, students here need to go to church and related activities every week.

Students will also participate in a series of extracurricular activities, including community service, outdoor sports and leadership training. Graduates often go to Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Emory, MIT, Princeton and Rice University.

Proportion of boarding students: 90%

Famous alumni: Talmaci O 'Neill (Silicon Valley entrepreneur) and Michael Eric (NBA).

5. Bishop High School

Bishop High School is a few miles away from the White House. Because the school requires all students to board, the campus presents a thriving scene. As can be seen from its name, this school has a strong religious background, so its students attend classes three times a week.

Being close to the capital, the school is also influenced by this to cultivate students' political literacy, which mainly includes public policy, sustainable development, cultural awareness and entrepreneurship.

More than 85% of the teaching staff have master's degree or above, and have taught 140 courses. Most students go to William and Mary, the Duke of Washington and the University of Virginia in Li Daxue.

Proportion of boarding students: 100%

Famous alumni: Republican Senator John McCain, Blethen Spinner (NFL athlete).

6. Sao Paulo? Sao Paulo high school

7. Ashville School

8. shattuck-Saint Mary? St Mary's High School in shattuck.

9. St. Andrew? St Andrews college

10. Thatcher School Thatcher School

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12. Choate Rosemary Hall Choate Rosemary High School

13. Woodberry Forest School

14. Western Reserve College

15. Wade Valley School, Fudegu School