In the wake of the 2002 national “No Child Left Behind” educational initiative, it appears plenty of children have been left behind when it comes to developing character, morality, and ethics as standard behaviors. A 2012 nationwide survey of 23,000 teenagers...
Our Army and Navy Academy Cadets won seven trophies at a regional drill competition in Anaheim earlier this month. Taking part December 2 in a Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) “Rookies Drill Meet” at Katella High School, the Academy’s Military Drill Team...
For years, U.S. schools have placed an emphasis on academics, struggling with the fact that the U.S. trails several countries in student achievement. Student achievement, however, relies on other forces missing in many schools, according to the president of the Army...
An excerpt from Cadet Salisbury’s graduation speech: Growing up, I never would have thought I would have had the opportunity to be up on a stage, speaking at my own graduation. Sure, I was a decent student, occasionally achieving a 4.0, but routinely achieving a...
When parents think their teen needs an emphasis on leadership, structure, discipline, self-sufficiency, and values that a military school provides, they sometime believe they will have to sacrifice rigorous college preparatory academics. That is no longer the case for...
Once you have decided that a boarding school environment would be the best educational option for your teen, you next need to decide on what type of boarding school to choose. Boarding schools typically offer an opportunity to develop resiliency, independence and a...
