Film Club At Boarding Schools

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Garrison Forest School Photo - View of Shriver Hall, which houses the health suite and dorm rooms for boarders.
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Garrison Forest School Photo - View of Shriver Hall, which houses the health suite and dorm rooms for boarders.
Besant Hill School Photo - Art class in our beautiful atelier. Visual arts courses include film, photography, painting, drawing, ceramics, printing, and more. Students benefit from field trips to local art galleries and museums in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.
Milton Academy Photo - The typical class size at Milton is 14 students. Classes meet around the Harkness table, where students and faculty share dialogue, inquiry and reflection.
Fountain Valley School of Colorado Photo - Fountain Valley School from the sky. Drone photo taken by Max Seigal FVS '06.
Trinity-Pawling School Photo - We teach our art classes in a step-by-step manner-how to match pitch, to throw a pot, to draw a line. Even if you think you're not artistic, you'll build on these skills over time so you can develop your own creativity and awaken the artist in you.
Cranbrook Schools Photo
Avon Old Farms School Photo - Our 860 acre campus is comprised of breathtaking panoramic vistas; rustic hiking trails; a serene pond for swimming and fishing; and abundant seasonal foliage.
St. Johnsbury Academy Photo - Through the Colwell Center for Global Understanding at St. Johnsbury Academy, our students are exposed to many opportunities to travel abroad.
Thomas Jefferson School Photo - Congrats to our class of 2018! Next stops: Missouri University of Science and Technology | American University | Smith College (x2) | Knox College | Washington University in St. Louis (x2) | University of Aberdeen | St. Louis College of Pharmacy | Johns Hopkins University
Dunn School Photo - The STEM quad at Dunn, housing the math classrooms, tinker space, makers lab and more.
Branksome Hall Photo
Cushing Academy Photo - Main Building
Windermere Preparatory School Photo - Windermere Preparatory School hosts unrivaled athletic facilities including a swimming pool, gymnasium, weight room, track, athletic courts & fields, and Sports Performance Center.
Brentwood College School Photo - Crooks Hall, our oceanfront dining room and student services centre, is designed to be a warm, welcoming, west coast style facility, which is student friendly and environmentally responsible.For students, it is a one-stop social experience and the heart of campus where everyone can eat, relax, socialize, buy school supplies, pick up laundry, and host meetings.
Shawnigan Lake School Photo - The entire school gathers daily for sit-down meals in Marion Hall. This architecturally stunning facility allows for students and staff to share a family-style dining experience.
Concord Academy Photo - Elizabeth B. Hall Chapel is a frequent gathering place for the CA community, particularly for Senior Chapel Talks that begin three or four of our mornings every week.
Saint Mary's School Photo - Saint Mary's School, established in 1842, is an independent, Episcopal, college-preparatory boarding and day school for girls in grades 9-12 in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is the fourth oldest girls' boarding/day school in the United States.
Shady Side Academy Photo - Rowe Hall is the Senior School's main academic building residing at the heart of its 130 acre campus which feels like a small college. The campus also includes 2 dormitories, dedicated buildings for the visual and performing arts, an extensive athletic complex and ice rink, and in 2018 the McIlroy Center for Science and Innovation.
Bishop's College School Photo - Our mission is simple: to create a caring community of learning and development where cultures connect and individuals matter. Our commitment to excellence in academics, wellness, athletics, creativity, and service contribute to a lifetime of engagement and global competence
The Webb School Photo - Webb students can enjoy class outside on the beautiful, 150 acre, campus.

Film Club Boarding Schools

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Avon Old Farms School
    Avon Old Farms School Photo - At Avon, the arts are more than paint on a canvas, pixels on a screen, notes in the air, or chords in the hand - our boys experience a journey of creative discovery through personal programs allowing them to explore their undiscovered talents.
    All-boys 
    (6)
    500 Old Farms Road
    Avon, CT 06001
    800-464-2866
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 409 students
  • Besant Hill School
    Besant Hill School Photo - Socratic teaching and emphasis on experiential learning create a stimulating environment where students learn how to think, not what to think.
    (1)
    8585 Ojai Santa Paula Road
    Ojai, CA 93023
    805-646-4343
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 100 students
  • Bishop's College School
    Bishop's College School Photo - The BCS drama program offers students a chance to challenge themselves onstage and behind the scenes. Two major productions take place each year in our state of the art black box theatre.
    80 chemin Moulton Hill
    Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1M 1Z8
    819-566-0238
    Grades: 7-12 | 260 students
  • Brandon Hall School
    Brandon Hall School Photo
    1701 Brandon Hall Drive
    Atlanta, GA 30350
    770-394-8177
    Grades: 6-12 | 160 students
  • Branksome Hall
    Branksome Hall Photo
    All-girls 
    10 Elm Avenue
    Toronto, Canada 00000
    416-920-9741
    Grades: 7-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 900 students
  • Brentwood College School
    Brentwood College School Photo - Internationally recognized, the Brentwood rowing program has few rivals. Winners of 84 National Championships and producing 23 Olympians, Brentwood is a haven for aspiring rowers.In the last 40 years, our rowers have attended some of the top universities in the world. These include the top schools in Canada, England, and all the top Ivy League schools in the U.S.
    (1)
    2735 Mt. Baker Road
    Mill Bay, BC V0R 2P1, Canada 1
    1-250-743-5521
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 525 students
  • CATS Academy Boston
    CATS Academy Boston Photo
    (1)
    2001 Washington Street
    Braintree, MA 02184
    857-400-9700
    Grades: 9-12 | 400 students
  • Christ School
    Christ School Photo
    All-boys  (Episcopal)
    500 Christ School Road
    Asheville, NC 28704
    8286846232
    Grades: 8-12 | 291 students
  • Concord Academy
    Concord Academy Photo - Students work collaboratively on an assignment in the library.
    (4)
    166 Main Street
    Concord, MA 01742
    978-402-2250
    Grades: 9-12 | 395 students
  • Cranbrook Schools
    Cranbrook Schools Photo
    (9)
    PO Box 801 39221 Woodward Ave.
    Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303
    2486453610
    Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 813 students
  • Cushing Academy
    Cushing Academy Photo - Main Building
    (2)
    39 School Street, P.O. Box 8000
    Ashburnham, MA 01430
    978-827-7300
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 400 students
  • Dunn School
    Dunn School Photo - The STEM quad at Dunn, housing the math classrooms, tinker space, makers lab and more.
    P.O. Box 98, 2555 W. Highway 154
    Los Olivos, CA 93441
    800-287-9197
    Grades: 8-12 | 6-12 (day) | 249 students
  • Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
    Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy Photo
    All-girls  (Catholic)
    440 St. Katherine Dr.
    La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011
    626-685-8521
    Grades: 9-12 | 401 students
  • Fountain Valley School of Colorado
    Fountain Valley School of Colorado Photo - Fountain Valley School from the sky. Drone photo taken by Max Seigal FVS '06.
    (3)
    6155 Fountain Valley School Road
    Colorado Springs, CO 80911
    719-391-5251
    Grades: 9-12 | 230 students
  • Garrison Forest School
    Garrison Forest School Photo - Most fine and performing arts classes are held in The Molly Mundy Hathaway '61 Performing Arts Center.
    All-girls 
    300 Garrison Forest Road
    Owings Mills, MD 21117
    410-559-3111
    Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 298 students
  • Loomis Chaffee
    Loomis Chaffee Photo - Loomis Chaffee campus
    (17)
    Office of Admission
    Windsor, CT 06095
    860-687-6400
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 690 students
  • The Masters School
    The Masters School Photo - The Masters School was founded in 1877.
    (8)
    49 Clinton Avenue
    Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
    914-479-6420
    Grades: 9-12 | 499 students
  • Milton Academy
    Milton Academy Photo - At the end of every athletic season, Milton athletes compete against local rivals in the spirited and fun-filled Milton/Nobles weekend.
    (7)
    170 Centre Street
    Milton, MA 02186
    617-898-2227
    Grades: 9-12 | K-12 (day) | 700 students
  • Miss Hall's School
    Miss Hall's School Photo - The Girls' Leadership Project (GLP) at Miss Hall's School is the ongoing exploration of what best helps girls become powerful, undeterred agents of their own futures. We believe that girls are the highest and best authorities on their own experience and that in order to lead in the future, they should begin by leading now.
    All-girls 
    (3)
    492 Holmes Road, PO Box 1166
    Pittsfield, MA 01201
    413-499-1300
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 250 students
  • The Phelps School
    The Phelps School Photo - ASP is designed to meet the student at his instructional level and to aid in the process in reading, writing and math. We are dedicated to finding an approach that replaces failure with success.
    All-boys 
    (1)
    583 Sugartown Road
    Malvern, PA 19355
    610-644-1754
    Grades: 6-12, PG | 110 students
  • Pickering College
    Pickering College Photo - Students enjoy healthy choices of fresh salads, vegetables, hearty soups, fresh breads, a variety of meats and cheeses, in addition to nutricious hot meals each day. Our "family style" dining experience allows students to enjoy meals together with their class mates, residence family, and academic advisor on a regular basis.
    (1)
    16945 Bayview Ave
    Newmarket, Ontario, Canada L3Y4X2
    9058951700
    Grades: 9-12 | 400 students
  • St. Johnsbury Academy
    St. Johnsbury Academy Photo - The Charles Hosmer Morse Center for the Arts features facilities for music, theater, dance, videography, painting, photography, drawing, foundational arts such as Intaglio etching and print-making and ceramics, and fashion design.
    (2)
    1000 Main Street, PO Box 906
    St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
    802-751-2130
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 950 students
  • Saint Mary's School
    Saint Mary's School Photo - In keeping with the school's Episcopal heritage, Saint Mary's students regularly participate in community service opportunities - from Habitat for Humanity projects pictured here, to the United Way annual MLK Day of Service, to volunteering their time at local schools and nearby service agencies .
    All-girls  (Episcopal)
    900 Hillsborough Street
    Raleigh, NC 27603
    919-424-4100
    Grades: 9-12 | 276 students
  • St. Timothy's School
    St. Timothy's School Photo - The Redlands Farm at St. Timothy's School is designed to serve as an on-site sustainable farming operation dedicated to growing produce for the campus dining program and supporting experiential learning opportunities for students.
    All-girls  (Episcopal)
    (2)
    8400 Greenspring Avenue
    Stevenson, MD 21153
    410-486-7401
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 200 students
  • Shady Side Academy
    Shady Side Academy Photo - Rowe Hall is the Senior School's main academic building residing at the heart of its 130 acre campus which feels like a small college. The campus also includes 2 dormitories, dedicated buildings for the visual and performing arts, an extensive athletic complex and ice rink, and in 2018 the McIlroy Center for Science and Innovation.
    423 Fox Chapel Road
    Pittsburgh, PA 15238
    412-968-3180
    Grades: 9-12 | 442 students
  • Shawnigan Lake School
    Shawnigan Lake School Photo - Although the majority (80%) of students come from Canada and the United States, students from more than thirty countries are counted in our student body. This diversity allows for unique perspectives and opinions, and gives students a greater degree of global awareness.
    (1)
    1975 Renfrew Road
    Shawnigan Lake, BC, Canada V0R2W1
    250-743-6207
    Grades: 8-12 | 515 students
  • Thomas Jefferson School
    Thomas Jefferson School Photo - Congrats to our class of 2018! Next stops: Missouri University of Science and Technology | American University | Smith College (x2) | Knox College | Washington University in St. Louis (x2) | University of Aberdeen | St. Louis College of Pharmacy | Johns Hopkins University
    (2)
    4100 South Lindbergh Blvd.
    Saint Louis, MO 63127
    314-843-4151
    Grades: 7-12 | 85 students
  • Trinity-Pawling School
    Trinity-Pawling School Photo - Pride Varsity Ice Hockey - 2018 Founders League Champions
    All-boys  (Episcopal)
    700 Route 22
    Pawling, NY 12564
    845-855-4825
    Grades: 8-12, PG | 7-12, PG (day) | 300 students
  • Wasatch Academy
    Wasatch Academy Photo - Our classes include colorful and engaging demonstrations that help students develop observational and critical-thinking skills.
    (4)
    120 South 100 West
    Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647
    435-462-1400
    Grades: 8-12, PG | 340 students
  • The Webb School
    The Webb School Photo
    (10)
    319 Webb Road East
    Bell Buckle, TN 37020
    931-389-6003
    Grades: 7-12 | 6-12 (day) | 320 students
  • Westtown School
    Westtown School Photo - Main building
    (Society of Friends)
    (42)
    975 Westtown Rd
    West Chester, PA 19382
    610-399-7900
    Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 366 students
  • The Williston Northampton School
    The Williston Northampton School Photo - Founded in 1841, Williston is a student-centered, coeducational institution with an Upper School of boarding and day students from 25 states and 27 countries. Williston is a school shaped by its location in the Pioneer Valley, a remarkable area of education, culture, history, and nature in Western Massachusetts.
    (17)
    19 Payson Avenue
    Easthampton, MA 01027
    (413) 529-3241
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 7-12, PG (day) | 440 students
  • Windermere Preparatory School
    Windermere Preparatory School Photo - Windermere Preparatory School begins personalized college guidance in the 6th grade giving each student an academic head start to develop and achieve their goals.
    (1)
    6189 Winter Garden-Vineland Rd
    Windermere, FL 34786
    954-305-6937
    Grades: 9-12 | 1380 students
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