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esidential lifea family at schoolMilton is an academically rigorous school, and it is also anurturing one. Students experience this important balancebetween the head and heart as members of Milton’s centuryoldboarding program. A diverse group of 335 studentsfrom 25 states and 18 countries live in eight, single-sex residential“houses” that are family-style and intimate.Family style is best.• Milton houses include all fourclasses.• Students live in the same housefor their entire time at Milton.• Living with older and younger“siblings” gives students rolemodels, support, a sense ofbelonging and family, and plentyof affection.• Faculty families—complete withchildren and pets—are connectedto every house.• Dedicated, experienced housefaculty carefully “parent” theirstudents.House structure and rules supportthe developmental needs ofteenagers.• House sizes: from 31 to 48students• Rooming options: singles,doubles and triples• Family style dining with thefaculty, three evenings a week• Proctored study halls each night• Study help and advice fromfaculty and older students• Ecumenical Chapel service eachSunday evening about ethicaland spiritual concerns• Valuable communicationbetween students and trustedadults about issues in youngpeople’s lives• Best of all, students can stayconnected to home, thanks totelephone and email access inevery dormitory roomTies with adults are strong andcontinuous.• Each house is small and intimate,with a faculty to studentratio of 1:4.• Students receive 24-hour-a-dayguidance from adults they knowfrom the classroom, arts andsports.• Each house faculty memberserves as academic and personaladvisor to six students in thehouse.• House heads provide leadershipand a stable, nurturing tone andlay the groundwork for a closeknitcommunity in the house.• Our fall orientation series helpsstudents get to know each otherand appreciate cultural differences.It also offers guidance ontime management, technologyand campus resources.Our students answer:“What kind of students would behappy living at Milton?”• Open-minded• Curious• Willing to work hard• Tolerant• Ready to find out who you are• Willing to be true to themselves“What have you gained from livingat Milton?”• New perspectives and ideas• Connections with adults Iadmire• Learning how to get along withothers, and how to decide what’simportant• Responsibility, self-dependenceand confidence• Best friendships in the world• Getting to know people withamazing talents• Chances to learn new skills, likeacting or wrestlingComing to Milton was the scariest and best decision I evermade. Moving away from home, I was afraid I wouldn’thave any friends at the beginning, but that changed soquickly. Before we got here the upperclassmen in our dormsmailed us handwritten letters about what to expect, what topack. I didn’t believe them when they said that a pair of sparklyspandex pants would come in handy, but it’s true—youdo need them!— Molly Gilmore, Milford, MassachusettsHathaway House, Class IIIMilton seemed a little homier or warmer than some places Ivisited. When the kids interacted they seemed laid back andreally liked being here. I knew that the curriculum wouldbe rigorous, so since I was going to school far from home, Ithought it would be important to choose a place that felt likeit would be comfortable for me.I was apprehensive when I started. But I met the seniors inmy dorm first, and they were really supportive and helpful.My friends are all so different. That’s what’s great aboutbeing in a dorm with 40 girls. At least one person is alwayswilling to talk about the same issue you want to talk about;at least one person is always going through what you’re goingthrough; and so many people are there to support you. Theseare friends I will have for a very, very long time.— Doriane Ahia, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaRobbins House, Class II38
Milton was my favorite school when I was applying, becausethe other students were so friendly. My transition to boardinglife was not difficult because the girls act more like your siblingsthan your friends. When they ask you something, theyreally want to know how you are and what you’re doing.My friends are amazing. We’re all culturally so different, andthat makes things interesting. But we also have so much incommon: music, sports, activities, clothes. We’ve grown veryclose, and I’ve only been here a year and a half.— Maddie Gallagher, Quebec, CanadaMillet House, Class IIMilton is so close to Boston, and Boston is such a great city.My friends and I will go in there on the weekends sometimes—tosee a movie, go to a concert, and we definitely getsomething to eat because the city has so many great restaurants.Sometimes a change of scenery relieves some of thepressures of schoolwork, and having Boston so close by is perfect.My friends at other boarding schools in more rural areasdon’t like having nowhere to go to experience that change ofpace.— Tetsu Higuchi, Tokyo, JapanForbes House, Class III39
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Page 72 and 73: facultyMarijke D. Alsbach (1982)Phy
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