Independent Schools

Lessons in Education from Sweden

Christina Patterson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Conservative Party, Sweden, British Election, Tory, Free Schools, David Cameron, Independent Schools, World News
Christina Patterson

If Britain were a bit more like Sweden, said a Tory minister last week, "I, for one, would not object". Well, nor would I. Sweden has one of the smallest gaps between rich and poor in the world.

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Schools Exist to Produce People Who are Happy, Empathic, and Effective

Karl Sikkenga | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Community Schools, School System, Schools, Independent Schools, Education System, Healthy Living News
Karl Sikkenga

When members of a school trust each other, and believe in their own power, then the pursuit of happiness becomes suffused into the daily rituals of the community.

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Schwarzenegger, Solar Power, and Midland School

Ming Holden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, Eco Living, Sustainable Food, Solar Energy Projects, Eco-Friendly, Sustainability, College Prep, Sustainable Agriculture, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Independent Schools, Midland School, Solar Power, California, Santa Barbara County, Green News
Ming Holden

Midland just won California's highest environmental honor, and out of 2009's fifteen recipients it was the only school to have done so.

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Are Single Sex Schools Good for Girls?

Susan Sawyers | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Girls, Girl Power, Linda Sax, Academics, Smart, Self-Esteem, Independent Schools, Confidence, All Girls Schools, College, High School, Teenagers, Video, Healthy Living News
Susan Sawyers

It turns out that graduates of all-girls high schools show stronger academic orientations and higher levels of confidence in their math and computer abilities than their coed peers.

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