Foxcroft School - Review #5

The Fox/Hound tradition at Foxcroft is perhaps the most unique aspect of the school. It's something that encourages students to give their all outside of academics and fosters a loyalty to the school that is unparalleled.The sleeping porches are another great part of Foxcroft. Though they're much nicer now than when I was there, I found it very helpful to have the place that I slept in a separate room from where I did a fair amount of school work.

When I arrived at Foxcroft, I was insecure and didn't think I was particularly intelligent. When I graduated, I was Head Prefect (one of the top leadership positions in the school), had been inducted into the Cum Laude Society, was an AP Scholar with Honors, and Varsity Soccer captain. While there is no one specific thing that "happened" to me at Foxcroft, it was a place that encouraged me to reach my full potential.

Talk to everyone when you first get to school, even if it terrifies you. Everyone else is just as scared and you never know who you might end up having a great conversation with.And call home more often, your parents will appreciate it.

The weeping cherry trees blooming in the spring. As trivial as that may seem, it's one of the most beautiful things in the world.

The Reeeses cups at the PX are the main reason I was never stick thin at Foxcroft. That and Miss Barton's monkey bread is to die for

Foxcroft was a challenging school but if you felt like you needed an additional challenge, the teachers were usually more than happy to accommodate you. I took Art History as an independent study my senior year and it working one-on-one with my teacher was an incredible experience--I ended up majoring in the subject in college.

Foxcroft does require that you participate in some athletic activity but I think that helps strengthen the sense of community between the students and faculty. The new gym is outstanding and Foxcroft consistently ranks high in their athletic division.Foxcroft's riding department is also exceptional and allows students to spend the winters in Florida competing at Wellington.

Foxcroft has a strong tradition of supporting the arts. I only participated in the visual arts but I enjoyed the teachers and curricula thoroughly.

I loved that we all had the opportunity to explore Foxcroft's 500 acre campus with the outdoors club, improve our cooking skills with the cooking club, and learn about other cultures with the International Club.

The sleeping porches are one of the most unique aspects of the school and I can't stress how wonderful they were. It was the perfect way to separate your sleeping quarters from your working quarters (which is not the case at most boarding schools).

The dining hall is in a gorgeous old building that was once belonged to a cousin of George Washington. Seated lunches were a wonderful way to get to know other students and faculty members.

Middleburg is a very quaint (but still kind of ritzy) town that centers around horses. Foxcroft itself is on a 500 acre campus outside of Middleburg so it is relatively isolated. That said, the campus is beautiful and there are always weekend activities and trips into Middleburg.

Because Foxcroft was a girls' school, I found that girls were far kinder than they were at my co-ed middle school. It also helped empower girls to take on leadership roles.When I was at Foxcroft, I never felt unwelcome to sit at a table or not cool enough to talk to an upper class man