All In. VIEWBOOK
You Are
Known ALL I N
ALL HERE
VIEWBOOK
When it comes to knowing you, Blair is all in.
At Blair, the foundation of everything we do begins with building meaningful relationships. Our faculty members inspire students to develop their intellectual curiosity and challenge them to step outside of their comfort zones and discover new passions. At a pivotal time in life, Blair students live and learn in a service-minded, global community where they establish friendships that last a lifetime. We are purposeful about fostering these connections and building a deep sense of community. Being a midsize boarding school allows us to know each student individually, and our dual-advisor program is a hallmark of our student-centered approach to education. Ten years ago, I fell in love with Blair Academy’s dynamic community, robust academic curriculum, and distinctive programs during my first campus visit. We celebrate our students' exploration of new interests as they learn to collaborate, communicate and develop their moral character. When Blair graduates get to college, they are confident in their ability to express themselves, to take smart risks, to solve problems, to work as part of a team and to make values-based decisions. In today’s increasingly complex and interconnected world, the Blair experience is truly transformative because it offers far more than superior academic preparation: It empowers students to be resilient, self-aware lifelong learners who go on to make meaningful contributions in life. Blair Academy is an incredibly special place, and I enthusiastically invite you to experience Blair’s culture, community and spirit for yourself. I look forward to welcoming you to campus and sharing more of what I love about Blair with you. PE TER G. CURRAN, HEAD OF SCHOOL
05
1
Academics
Relationship-based learning is the foundation of a Blair education. Our expert faculty
members know our students well and challenge them to do their best work across a broad and varied curriculum.
The Arts
Let your imagination soar in Blair’s fine and performing arts programs featuring multiple art exhibits, theatrical productions and musical ensembles, and courses in a wide range of artistic disciplines.
19 Athletics
Athletes at every level learn teamwork,
resilience, self-discipline and sportsmanship when they play on our 26 varsity and 19 JV
and thirds teams or participate in recreational activities. Go Bucs!
A host of clubs, weekend events and time to simply relax with friends round out the Blair experience, giving students myriad opportunities to broaden their horizons and discover their best selves.
CONTE NTS
Student Life
All You Need To Know
ACADE M ICS
Academics Relationship-based learning is the foundation of a Blair education.
A Blair education has always been distinguished
Blair teachers are authorities in their academic
by our faculty’s complete commitment to knowing
fields who work to engage each student at the
students well and fostering meaningful relationships
appropriate level of challenge. They teach course
across the community. Such connections allow
materials in creative and innovative ways that inspire
teachers to understand students’ backgrounds,
learning, and they continually pursue professional
learning styles, interests and abilities and to utilize
development through master classes, travel, graduate
that knowledge to customize their education,
study and Blair’s Summer Faculty Institute.
propelling them to higher levels of achievement.
Our teachers find joy in their profession and bring
Blair’s relationship-based approach leads to
passion and expertise to every facet of their roles as
exceptional learning in our classrooms and
coaches, mentors, advisors, dorm parents and activity
throughout our community, as faculty members
leaders. They have chosen to live and work at Blair
thoughtfully connect students to the educational
because they seek a student-centered professional
opportunities best suited to challenge and inspire
experience that allows them to make a substantive
them, develop their character and stretch their
difference in the lives of adolescents. Blair teachers
abilities. Ultimately, a Blair education prepares
hail from a wide variety of backgrounds, yet their
students for the rigors and opportunities of higher
devotion to students’ success—and to helping each
education and beyond.
student become the best person he or she can be— is universal.
7
We know our students. DUAL ADVISORS The School’s 90 faculty members support each student in all aspects of Blair life, but an assigned academic monitor and student-chosen advisor play especially important roles in academic and personal development. Monitors support students on their educational paths as they advance through
Blair’s curriculum, while individual advisors offer social and emotional guidance at every juncture of the Blair experience.
INDIVIDUALIZED INVESTMENT Student progress is thoughtfully reviewed during weekly academic team meetings, and the entire faculty gathers four times a year to fully discuss each student’s development.
Diverse & innovative curriculum
SMALL CLASSES With an average class size of 12, students actively participate in discussions and get to know their teachers and classmates well. This builds confidence and trust that empower students to become bold but perceptive risk-takers who are unafraid to step outside their intellectual comfort zones.
RANGE OF DISCIPLINES
Introductory to advanced classes are offered in nine different
disciplines, including more than 50 honors, Advanced Placement and post-AP classes. Collaboration among Blair’s academic departments makes learning truly interdisciplinary. EXCITING ELECTIVES
Delve into advanced statistics, biomechanics, constitutional law, psychology, dystopian literature, architecture, digital music, and much more during semester or yearlong courses.
8
Superior academic preparation inspires a lifetime of learning. Blair’s robust curriculum features rigorous traditional
reflection and analytical thought, while hard work
coursework and innovative electives designed to
and faculty mentorship spark intellectual curiosity
help students pursue—or discover—their passions.
and lead to learning habits that last a lifetime.
As teachers challenge students with new ideas and skills, they encourage creative expression while
EXPERIENTIAL & INTERDISCIPLINARY
ensuring that students learn how to learn, preparing
Students learn best when they can apply in-class
them to confidently address the demands of college
lessons to real-world experiences, so faculty members
and an ever-changing world.
regularly incorporate hands-on opportunities into
Working closely with faculty, students help craft
academic studies on topics ranging from human
their individual Blair experience; having opportunities
rights to functional design. On campus, such applied
to take ownership of their education in this way
and interdisciplinary work often takes place in the
teaches students to be autonomous and advocate
Chiang Center for Innovation and Collaboration,
for themselves, skills that will serve them well as
which houses art studios, technology classrooms,
university undergraduates and young professionals.
a recording studio, a maker space and more. This
Learning at Blair is a demanding, creative and
facility, along with the newly expanded Bogle
collaborative process, one that increasingly urges
Science Center, is home to career exploration
students to pursue their own academic interests
programs and extended independent research
and seek knowledge without limits. Interdisciplinary
projects that encourage students to make connections
exploration of questions, problems and ideas inspires
and approach learning as a lifelong process with
students to deeply consider a subject through
no boundaries.
Global engagement leads to empathy, understanding & meaningful connections. When students relate their academic studies to
campus for more than 30 years. Among the most
the world around them, impactful connections to
prominent Skeptics speakers in recent years have
people, places and ideas develop. Our core
been John C. Bogle ’47, founder of The Vanguard
curriculum and innovative offerings teach students
Group, the world’s largest mutual fund organization;
how to engage and empathize with others and
Mohamed El-Erian, former CEO of PIMCO;
how to solve problems in real-world settings. As a
Christine Todd Whitman, former New Jersey
result, Blair graduates are inquisitive, service-
governor and Environmental Protection Agency
minded global citizens who know their values, can
director; and Billy Collins, U.S. poet laureate from
articulate their beliefs, and have the resources to
2001 to 2003.
connect and grow. ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
EXPAND YOUR WORLDVIEW
Community mem-
bers regularly convene to discuss everything from
Hailing from more than
headline news and controversial issues to potential
25 countries, our students make up a global campus
careers with Blair’s Head of School, alumni, guest
community where learning is enriched by an array
speakers and faculty members. These informal
of cultural perspectives. Students live among peers
presentations give students the opportunity to
and faculty members, an experience that teaches
learn about different topics and industries from
them to connect and relate to others of diverse
experienced professionals.
DIVERSE COMMUNIT Y
backgrounds, develop cultural awareness and build relationships—all tools that will help them
BARTOW SERIES
The Bartow Series in performing
successfully navigate life in college and beyond.
arts brings music, dance and theatre professionals from around the world to Blair’s stage. Recent
One of the premier high
presenters include Yale University’s a cappella group,
school lecture series in the United States, the Society
the Whiffenpoofs; Quartet San Francisco; violinist
of Skeptics has brought distinguished speakers to
Mikhail Simonyan; and the Gallim Dance Group.
SOCIE T Y OF SKEPTICS
“Strong student-teacher relationships make Blair unique and a place where students thrive.” MADINA • SOPHOMORE
10
ENGAGING WITH IMPACT Blair encourages students to go out into the world and interact with people of other backgrounds,
cultures and countries. We think and act both globally and locally. This comprehensive approach allows us to offer an array of meaningful leadership, travel, research and service opportunities in our northern New Jersey community, as well as around the United States and abroad. T R AV E L O P P O R T U N I T I E S
Our goal is to ensure
that all students have the opportunity to experience
other cultures through travel during their time at Blair, and our teachers lead enriching trips throughout the United States, as well as countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean during winter, spring and summer breaks. LEADERSHIP & PUBLIC SERVICE
The Blair
community engages in meaningful and scholarly service to others that allows students to act with purpose and take leadership roles in exploring and tackling real-world problems.
“Blair inspires in students creativity and bold risk-taking, especially in hands-on project work.” LUKE • SENIOR
11
Great leaders are great communicators. The ability to concisely and compellingly convey
THE BLAIR LEADERSHIP STORIES PROJECT
a message is an essential leadership skill; at Blair,
Effective leaders are authentic storytellers who can
teaching the art of effective communication is among
meaningfully communicate their values and the
our highest priorities.
reasoning behind their decisions. Blair’s leadership
Our cross-curricular communication initiative and
curriculum for freshmen and seniors includes
myriad public-speaking opportunities prepare students
The Blair Leadership Stories Project, which gives
to craft and deliver compelling narratives, speak
students the tools to articulate personal strengths
effectively to audiences of all sizes and engage with
in confident and compelling ways. Storytellers craft
others in ways that build vital relationships. Students
and share personal narratives through videos, and
at every grade level participate in communications-
you can view our growing archive of these stories at
focused work across academic departments.
www.blair.edu/leadership-stories. Sophomores
SPEAK YOUR MIND BLAIR LEADS
and seniors also showcase their public speaking skills during annual grade-wide speech contests.
This signature leadership education
initiative builds on Blair’s core offerings by focusing
HANDS-ON LEADERSHIP
Prefects, members of
on leadership and effective communication, global
class councils, athletic team captains, club presidents,
engagement, self-awareness, ethical decision-making
musical and performing arts group leaders, peer
and service. All sophomores take a yearlong course
tutors, head admission tour guides, and Blue and
that emphasizes these competencies as students
White Key Society and Service Corps members
tackle a wide range of individual and class service
all hold leadership roles that require them to put
projects. Blair also co-hosts an annual TEDx talk
leadership principles—and public speaking skills—
during which students share their ideas and passions.
into practice.
All You Can Imagine
THE ARTS
The Arts Blair’s fine & performing arts stoke your creative fire & fuel your imagination.
We embrace the arts at Blair. Our curricular
At Blair, our community celebrates the arts
offerings are broad, with academic classes that
throughout the year with on-campus performances
range from digital music to symphony orchestra
and exhibits, yet off-campus opportunities for
and from ceramics to film and animation. Outside
artistic enrichment abound. Students can join a trip
of class, opportunities to perform, design, make,
to a New York City gallery or Broadway production;
record and exhibit encourage students to deepen
travel to iconic international arts destinations over
their creative practice and nurture and strengthen
spring or summer break; or take part in exciting
their inner artistic flame.
musical performance tours that have brought our
PARTICIPATE! Our campus is aglow with art venues that invite participation at every level of interest and skill.
15
Orchestra and Singers to U.S. and European cities for once-in-a-lifetime experiences of arts, culture, and connection with friends and teachers.
Among them are Armstrong-Hipkins Center for
CREATIVE JOURNEY
the Arts, which includes professional performance,
Of course, Blair’s fine and performing arts
rehearsal and exhibit spaces, and the Chiang
teachers—who are, themselves, practicing artists—
Center for Innovation and Collaboration, which
guide students at every stage of their creative
boasts light-filled studios, a fully equipped maker
journeys, offering real-world perspective and
space, and technology-rich media labs and
contemporary knowledge of a wide range of artistic
classrooms. Student artwork shines in buildings
genres. Because our teachers know our students so
across campus, and there’s even an outdoor theatre
well, they are able to challenge them conceptually
where the stage lights go up every spring for a
and technically to spark their artistic vision and help
dramatic production.
them bring that vision to life.
Blair offers our students depth, breadth and diversity of artistic experience. We encourage them to exercise their imaginations and embrace the “maker mentality” as they use design and fabrication skills in classes and to solve problems they encounter in extracurricular activities and in life. Our teachers urge students to make bold choices as artists, whether
that means taking on a starring role, being part of the chorus in their very first play, or experimenting with the latest technology to bring new dimension and meaning to their artwork. We applaud each student’s inner artist and give that artist every opportunity to imagine and grow.
Explore the fine arts in class & beyond. Students who wish to study the fine arts have their choice of courses, from the traditional to the contemporary. Guided by expert teachers, they can experiment with several mediums or master a single one during their years at Blair. Our spacious art and recording studios and photo-and-video production
suite in the Chiang Center for Innovation and Collaboration provide ample and inspiring space for creativity in every course, and the latest technological tools are just steps away, inviting students to examine the juxtaposition of art and technology.
Blair’s fine artists are given the freedom to design their own projects in two-dimensional and threedimensional art classes, and they are encouraged to apply their artistic skills and knowledge to projects
across the curriculum. Beyond the classroom, they bring their valuable experience in design and fabrication to extracurricular pursuits, to college and into their careers.
Music, dance & theatre come to life on our stages. Blair’s vibrant performing arts program invites
choral ensemble) and the Chamber Choir (which
students to explore and develop their interests in
pursues choral singing at the highest level).
theatre, dance, and vocal and instrumental music
This student-run group performs at
through a full repertoire of academic and extracurricular
A CAPPELLA
offerings. Students of every experience level are
many School functions throughout the year, ranging
welcome—and encouraged—to participate in the
from routine events such as Friday School Meeting
performing arts during their years on the hilltop.
to more formal occasions such as Trustee dinners
Bringing a production, a musical composition or
and receptions.
a piece of choreography to life before an audience builds self-confidence and emphasizes the importance
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Blair’s instrumentalists
of preparation and teamwork, all of which Blair’s per-
participate in our 60-member Symphony Orchestra
forming artists carry into their lives well after graduation.
and several select ensembles, engaging in a multifaceted
study of music through classes, rehearsals, private With four theatrical productions a
lessons and performance opportunities, including
year, Blair offers many opportunities for new and
periodic tours across the United States and Europe.
THEATRE
seasoned thespians—and those who wish to work behind the scenes—to play a role in a drama or musical.
DANCE
Blair’s dance program is for accomplished
dancers, as well as those who are exploring the art A complete repertoire of academic
form for the first time. Students rehearse classical
study and performance opportunities comprises
ballet, modern jazz, hip hop and more, and perform
Blair’s lively vocal music program, which features
at School Meeting, Chapel and other events.
VOCAL MUSIC
the Blair Academy Singers (the School’s main
“Blair is so supportive that students don’t hesitate to follow their passions and put themselves out there as they share their talents with our community.” JENNIFER PAGOT TO • PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENT CHAIR
17
All Stars
ATHLE TICS
Athletics When classes end for the day, it’s go-time for Blair’s student-athletes.
With 26 varsity and 19 JV and thirds teams, as
full potential as players, leaders and teammates. In
well as a full roster of recreational activities, Blair’s
addition, each Blair coach is committed to teaching
athletic program offers every student the opportunity
and modeling good sportsmanship, teamwork and
to play, learn and compete. We emphasize the value
self-discipline, life lessons that will help students
of good health and well-being, and cultivate skills
compete with merit and achieve success in any pursuit,
that help student-athletes become team-oriented
well after graduation.
and community-minded leaders who embody integrity,
humility, strong work ethic and character.
COACHES & CHARACTER
Blair athletes learn how to work with others toward common and individual goals, gracefully handle success and failure, and effectively lead and be a member of a team. During their years at the
Our experienced coaches are also classroom teachers
School, some Blair athletes rise from novice partici-
and dorm parents, so they know their team members
pants in their sport to sought-after college recruits,
across contexts and gain unique insight into their
but, just as importantly, many more discover a love
individual abilities and aspirations. Strong athlete-
of sport or an appreciation for teamwork that benefits
coach relationships help students develop to their
every aspect of their lives.
FACILITIES Blair’s modern athletic facilities give student-athletes
outstanding venues in which to practice and compete. 7 international squash courts 10 outdoor tennis courts with lights State-of-the-art fitness & weight center All-weather track with lights All-weather turf field with lights Indoor golf training center Winter sports complex (seasonal indoor tennis center & turf field) Performance gym 9-hole golf course Field house with two multi-purpose courts 8 outdoor athletic fields Wrestling room 3-lane, 3-mile lake (for crew) Indoor rowing & ergometer room Full-scale athletic training facility
Teams FALL
WINTER
SPRING
Cross country
Alpine skiing
Baseball
Field hockey
Basketball
Crew
Football
Indoor track
Golf
Soccer
Squash
Lacrosse
Tennis
Swimming
Softball
Volleyball
Wrestling
Tennis Track
22
GO BUCS! Blair boasts a wide range of options for athletes during the fall, winter and spring seasons. Our
teams compete in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL ), which comprises six independent schools located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Buccaneers also play a number of public and private schools across the Northeast, and several teams compete nationally. Blair’s tradition of athletic excellence is long and storied. MAPL, state and national championship teams and individuals illuminate School record books, and we proudly celebrate Buccaneer athletes who have continued to excel in college and professional ranks. Our close-knit community delights in cheering all our athletes, and we turn out in force—and in our best blue-and-white—to support Blair teams during every season.
“ Our coaches know us well, on and off the field. Their mentorship has improved my game and given me confidence.” KEVIN • FRESHMAN
All Together
ST U DE NT LIFE
Student Life No matter what your interests or where you are from, you will find your place at Blair. From the moment students arrive on campus, Blair
OUR CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY
immerses them in a warm, welcoming and supportive
Blair doesn’t just talk about community: It is
community. Our residential life program, combined
central to who we are and everything we do. The
with our academic, athletic and arts offerings,
entire student body comes together regularly to
instills in students the confidence to try new things,
celebrate individual and collective accomplishments
helping them to become well-rounded individuals.
at School Meeting and Chapel. Our houseparents
At the same time, students learn to relate to and
promote dorm camaraderie, and our students
live with others, solve problems, manage their time,
embrace their Blair family and campus as their
take well-considered risks and seek out leadership
“home away from home.”
roles. With roots that go back to 1848, Blair
prides itself on its enduring traditions—while
BELOVED BLAIR TRADITIONS
always looking ahead to ensure the Blair experi-
As students settle into the rhythm of life on campus,
ence is innovative, forward thinking and impactful.
they soon learn that some Blair traditions, including
BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS
weekends, happen on a regular basis. Others, such
Students are surrounded by engaging and supportive
as orientation, convocation, baccalaureate and com-
classmates and teachers from all over the world,
mencement, serve as bookends to the busy academic
which deepens global awareness, hones the ability
year. But ask Blair alumni to name their favorite
to connect with others of different backgrounds and
school memory, and they are likely to tell you a
sharpens relationship-building skills. Friendships
story about Peddie Day or Headmasters’ Societies
forged among roommates, dormmates and classmates
Games, two annual celebrations that embody the
last a lifetime, and our alumni consider those
community’s unity and spirit.
connections enduring benefits of the Blair experience.
27
Society of Skeptics lectures and community
FUN INSPIRED BY HARRY POT TER Blair’s winter semester concludes with a week of energetic and spirited games, during which students and faculty members are sorted onto one of four teams named after Blair headmasters: Sharpe, Kelley, Howard and Breed. School pride is on full display throughout the traditional and unconventional contests that make up Blair’s Headmasters’ Societies Games. The fun and festive week includes quiz bowl, tug of war, ping pong, mural painting and relay races, just to name a few of the many competitions, and it concludes with an all-school talent show at which the team with the most points is declared the winner.
KELLEY-POT TER CUP COMPE TITION Each November, Blair’s fall sports teams face off against the Peddie School Falcons in one of the School’s most beloved traditions: the competition for the Kelley-Potter Cup. What began in 1903 and is now New Jersey’s oldest prep school football rivalry has evolved into a weeklong celebration of school spirit, culminating in a bonfire and pep rally, which have become rites of passage for Blair seniors. A full day of athletic competition follows, and the entire school, as well as many parents and alumni, comes out in force to cheer the Buccaneers to victory. The school that achieves the most wins takes home the Kelley-Potter Cup and bragging rights for the year.
28
Clubs & Activities
We celebrate traditions that bring our community together.
KIDS IN EVERY GRADE MEET NEW PEOPLE, DISCOVER NEW INTERESTS, AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN BLAIR’S MANY CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES.
Strong student-teacher relationships are at the heart of the Blair experience, and we take every opportunity to reinforce those relationships and bring our community together.
A Cappella
FOCUS
Academic Honor Committee
Frisbee Club
ACTA
Gay-Straight Alliance
ship-based learning creates an environment where
Advancement Ambassadors
Girl Up Club
deep connections thrive. Walking across campus,
American Sign Language Club
Healthy Relationships
students and teachers warmly greet each other;
Being a mid-sized school committed to relation-
Bake a Difference
Committee
School Meeting is a venue where students are
Between the Lines
Investment Club
equally applauded for academic feats, athletic
Blair Academy Dancers (BAD)
Jewish Student Union
accomplishments and artistic successes; and our
La Conexión
well-attended Tuesday-night Skeptics lectures
& Dance Company Blair Eats
Library Volunteers
Blair International Awareness
Math Team
Club (BIAC)
Model UN
Big Brothers & Big Sisters
Peer Tutors
Blair Girls Who Code
Perspectives
Blair Oracle
Philosophy Club
Blue & White Key Society
Photography Club
Blue Crew
Robotics Team
Book Club
Rules & Discipline
Christian Fellowship
Committee
Debate Team
Service Corps
Diplomacy Club
Student Government
Dodgeball Club
Tour Guides
Drone Club
Ukulele Club
Earthshine
West Indian Dance
Figure Drawing Club
& Zumba Club
are a perfect example of our community’s collective intellectual curiosity and commitment to coming together to discuss important global and national issues.
“Everyone at Blair is friendly and warm, and I feel deeply connected to my classmates and teachers. I am building relationships here that will last a lifetime.” SERENA • JUNIOR
29
Explore your passions & interests in Blair’s global community. CITIZENSHIP & SERVICE
In addition, the entire community comes together
Service to others embodies our belief that beyond self
to help others on our annual spring Day of Service,
lies happiness, and our community does service work
and, throughout the year, Blair students fundraise
locally and around the globe, in places ranging from
for important causes, including the American
England and Italy to Kenya and Rwanda.
Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, local charities and
In recent years, Blair volunteers have tutored at
families in need. In all their service activities,
nearby elementary schools, served meals at local soup
students learn that even small actions can make a
kitchens, and worked to solve problems with Habitat
big difference.
for Humanity and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.
Blair Bucket List Paint your face for Soccerfest. Ride the grease slide on Super Sunday. Be an admission office tour guide. Lead your team to victory during Headmasters’ Societies Games. Sing karaoke during International Weekend. Compete in the Blair Academy Film Festival.
Build a boat for the Kon-Tiki race. Record a Blair leadership story. Light the Peddie Week bonfire.
Deliver a Chapel talk.
Play all nine holes on Blair’s golf course.
Attend all Society of Skeptics lectures for the year.
Explore Little Italy at NYC’s Feast of San Gennaro festival.
Audition for a play or musical.
Travel to Kenya. Take a trip to see a Broadway show.
Participate in Blair’s Day of Service.
Meet practicing artists in The Romano Gallery. Win the sophomore public speaking contest. Storm Sharpe House. Enjoy a lazy Sunday at the Siegel Property's Lake Genevieve. Lead a Sunday Vespers. Host a grill and chill. Have dinner at a teacher's house.
Win the
KelleyPotter Cup!
All Ready
BL AIR & BE YOND
College Matriculation FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS
JOURNEY OF SELF-EXPLORATION
At Blair, college preparation begins when students
Blair’s college counselors are proactive about
arrive on campus, and our graduates go on to
communicating with parents and partner with
attend the world’s most competitive colleges and
families to ensure the best outcome for each student.
universities. With their Blair education as a
But, more importantly, we emphasize to students
foundation, Blair students are ready for the next
that high school should be more than just a means
phase of their lives and leave campus as global
to an end in terms of being accepted to college. We
scholars, confident leaders and effective communi-
encourage students to view Blair as a journey of
cators who advocate for themselves and contribute
exploration and self-realization that opens doors
to their communities.
and allows them to learn skills and habits that will
We pride ourselves on helping our students
help them excel as undergraduates and professionals.
find the schools that fit them best, something
The college process requires Blair students to
Blair teachers and college counselors are uniquely
practice the many leadership and communication
qualified to do because of how well they know
skills they have learned over the course of their high
each student. Because of those close relationships,
school experience, and our college matriculation
our faculty members also powerfully articulate
list speaks to how well Blair has prepared its graduates
students’ strengths in letters of support.
to confidently pursue higher education.
“Blair changed how I learn and view the world. My teachers helped me discover and bring to life my passions.” ANNIKA '14 • MASSACHUSET TS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
35
IN RECENT YEARS, BLAIR GRADUATES HAVE MATRICULATED AT THE FOLLOWING COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES.
Amherst College
Cornell University
Barnard College
Dartmouth College
Bates College
Davidson College
Boston College
Dickinson College
Boston University
Duke University
Bowdoin College
Emory University
Brown University
Georgetown University
Bucknell University
Hamilton College
Carnegie Mellon University
Harvard University
Claremont McKenna College
Johns Hopkins University
Colby College
Lafayette College
Colgate University
Lehigh University
College of William and Mary
Middlebury College
Colorado College
New York University
Columbia University
Northwestern University
Pomona College
University of Pennsylvania
Rice University
University of Southern
Princeton University Stanford University
University of Rochester California
Swarthmore College
University of Virginia
Tufts University
Wake Forest University
Trinity College
Tulane University
United States Military Academy
United States Naval Academy
Vassar College
Washington and Lee University
Washington University in St. Louis
University of Chicago
Wellesley College
University of North Carolina
Williams College
University of Michigan at Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame
Wesleyan University Yale University
36
Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders WHY BLAIR?
global citizens with an invaluable confidence in who
With relationship-based learning at the heart of
they are and how they interact with the world.
the Blair experience, our teachers are committed to
Beyond all other achievements, we guide ado-
more than students’ academic growth—they also
lescents to become good people who use their gifts
seek to instill in them the skills and qualities that
and talents to lead and serve others. We emphasize
will empower them to become young leaders in
character, values and emotional intelligence, as well as
their lives beyond Blair.
academic excellence. Our ultimate aim is to encourage
Through numerous cross-curricular programs
students to become who they are genuinely meant
and real-world opportunities, we teach students
to be, not simply who they think others expect
to become effective communicators, team-based
them to be.
problem solvers and ethical decision makers. We offer
myriad hands-on projects that help them become
SUCCESS IN A NEW LANDSCAPE
experts in leveraging the latest media and technology.
While Blair is proud of its history and celebrates its
And, throughout their years at Blair, we encourage
many traditions, we realize that the future of higher
their creativity and entrepreneurial spirit and foster
education is changing and that simply being smart
their ability to design solutions to the challenges
is no longer enough to compete in a complex global
they encounter on campus, in the local community
society. It is just a starting point.
and around the globe.
37
With that in mind, we are engaged in conver-
In every facet of school life, Blair provides students
sations with leaders in higher education about
with tools to explore and develop their interests,
the skills that today’s high school students
passions and abilities, helping them learn what will
need to master to become successful in tomorrow’s
ultimately bring them personal and professional
colleges, graduate schools and professions. Because
satisfaction. They also learn empathy and how to
Blair is forward thinking in establishing these
converse with adults and peers of diverse experiences
lines of communication, the School is in a unique
and backgrounds, both of which equip them to
position to see what the future of college preparation
build relationships and make connections across
looks like—and to uniquely prepare our students to
lines of difference. As a result, Blair students become
thrive in this new landscape.
NEW YORK CITY (65 mi.)
BLAIR ALLENTOWN (45 mi.)
NEWARK AIRPORT (60 mi.)
PRINCETON (60 mi.) PHILADELPHIA (90 mi.)
VISIT BLAIR The best way to get to know Blair is to visit our New Jersey campus and experience our warm and welcoming community for yourself. Please visit www.blair.edu to inquire about Blair, learn about the application process and schedule a tour. You can also reach the admission office at (800) 462-5247 or admission@blair.edu. Blair is located 65 miles west of New York City in Warren County, New Jersey, in close proximity to four international airports: Newark (N.J.), John F. Kennedy (N.Y.), LaGuardia (N.Y.) and Lehigh Valley (P.A.). The School is easily accessible via Interstate Route 80 and is approximately nine miles east of the Delaware River and the Pennsylvania/New Jersey border.
LAGUARDIA (77 mi.) JFK (86 mi.)
COME. STUDY. LEARN.
800.462.5247
2 PARK ST BLAIRSTOWN, NJ
07825
WWW.BLAIR.EDU