by Loomis Chaffee Head of School, Sheila Culbert, PhD., and originally appearing on the Loomis Chaffee Head’s Blog: —————————— Why Boarding School? February 7, 2019 A few weeks ago, along with several other heads of school, I participated in a webcast focused on…
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TABS sponsorships come in all shapes and sizes to better serve you, our sponsors, regardless of your target market or budget. View our current Signature and Red Level sponsors.
Signature Sponsors
- Beijing Kentrexs Enterprise Ltd.
- Boardingware
- Bullrock Deutsche-Eco Solar
- Educational Testing Service (ETS)
- EF, Education First
- ERB
- Flik Independent School Dining
- Flywire
- Follett Virtual Campus
- Gems Education
- Global Rescue
- Holsag Canada
- Ivy Bridge Group
- Max-R
- REACH Boarding School Software
- Shang Learning
- Shanghai OvEdu Consulting Co., Ltd
- TIAA-CREF
- Vericant
Red Level Sponsors
FRIENDS IN EDUCATION
Peruse a list of professional organizations, networks and advocates all engaged in the support and advancement of the boarding school community.
BOARDING SCHOOL NETWORKS
- Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States (AMCSUS)
- Catholic Boarding Schools Association (CBSA)
- Junior Boarding School Association (JBSA)
- New York Boarding Schools (NYBS)
- Small Boarding School Association (SBSA)
- Southeastern Association of Boarding Schools (SABS)
- Ten Schools Admission Organization (TSAO)
- Western Boarding Schools Association (WBSA)
SISTER ASSOCIATIONS
- Australian Boarding School Association (ABSA)
- Boarding Schools' Association (BSA)
- Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS)
- Green Schools Alliance (GSA)
- International Boys' Schools Coalition (IBSC)
- National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
- The National Coalition of Girls Schools (NCGS)
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
- ASSIST
- Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools (ACCIS)
- Association of Independent School Admission Professionals (AISAP)
- Campus Outreach Services (COS)
- Educational Records Bureau (ERB)
- Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA)
- National Business Officers Association (NBOA)
- Secondary School Admission Test Board (SSATB)
Announcing TABS Boarding School Alliance Partners
Dear Colleagues, As we welcome the exhilaration of autumn, it gives me great pleasure to announce a dynamic new initiative, TABS Boarding School Alliance Partnership program, and to name the program’s inaugural Alliance Partners: Carney, Sandoe &...
Read MoreThe PIE News reports on New Model Standards for F-1 Recruitment
"The Council on Standards for International Educational Travel Advisory board has announced the launch of a set of model standards to guide F-1 secondary student recruitment efforts, which centre on the areas of stewardship, transparency, engagement and p...
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Preparing Your School For More Effective Crisis Response – Two Essential Organizational Prerequisites
News reports about sexual misconduct in schools are no longer uncommon. Whether the allegations are about current student – student sexual assault or past teacher – student sexual abuse, no type of school is immune, including independent schools. A claim…
Posted in Administration, Boarding schools, Boards, Business Office, Communications, Dispelling Myths, Heads, Independent Schools, Trustees Tagged with: crisis management, sexual abuse
25 Factors Great Boarding Schools Have in Common
Editor’s Note: In June of 2013, Pat Bassett retired as president of NAIS, the National Association of Independent Schools, and now consults with schools. Pete Upham is executive director of TABS, The Association of Boarding Schools.1 This blog was originally…
Kindness is Difficult.
By Brad Bates, Head of School, Dublin School. Originally posted on 2 Brads Blog. The recent presidential election brought about an unprecedented level of vitriol, hate and anger in our country. As a history teacher I had to go back…
WONDERING #3
We continue to live in an era of rapid cultural evolution. Reasonable people navigate these turbulent waters with humility, curiosity, and openness, yet even reasonable people can feel the passionate, loud, and often uncompromising voices of extreme perspectives – extreme…
Stereotype Threat & The Unique Advantage of Community
Remember SchoolHouse Rock? “Conjunction – Junction, what’s your function?” If you are too young, it’s worth a Google. I loved it and learned plenty about “Hooking up words, and phrases and clauses…” But another thing that always stuck in my…
Avoiding Crises Through Values–Driven Leadership: Are You Leading Your School’s Culture Or Is It Leading You?
The following is published with permission to authors David Wolowitz, J.D., McLane Middleton, P.A. and Claude Marchessault, Strategic Leadership Group, Inc. ——— Educators understand that nothing is more important than promoting the health, safety and welfare of students in a…
Posted in Boarding schools, Business Office, Heads, Independent Schools, Student Culture Tagged with: crisis management, risk management
Why Are All The Chinese Children Sitting Together In The Cafeteria?
I remember clearly how angry I was as I started reading Beverly Daniel Tatum’s brilliant book, Why are all the Black Children Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Her “open-and-shut case” attitude regarding the question of white men suffering “reverse discrimination”…
Posted in Boarding schools, Dispelling Myths, Diversity, Heads, Independent Schools, Student Culture, Student Life, TABS Tagged with: Boarding School, Change, Diversity, Guest Blogger
Education’s Role In Raising Ethical Digital Citizens
As seen in the Marin Independent Journal, January 25, 2015 At the January 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas — a gathering of more than 160,000 technology trade association members looking for a piece of the $208 billion U.S.…
Posted in Counseling, Heads, Independent Schools, Social Media, Student Culture, Student Life, TABS, Technology Tagged with: Change, Guest Blogger, mentors, What's best for kids
Wondering # 2
This iteration of “Wondering” begins with a simple statement of gratitude which many of us share for the rare privilege of leading a boarding school. We are blessed with the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of young…
Posted in Boarding schools, Heads, TABS Tagged with: Boarding School, Change, Guest Blogger, leadership programs
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