Kudos to Oprah for Dreaming Big in South Africa

Yesterday, January 1, 2007 will make for a significant date in the lives of 150 girls in South Africa. 150 very fortunate girls began school at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, in Henley-on-Klip which is just south of Johannesburg. The academy is open to girls, ages 11 and 12, who show strong academic and leadership potential and whose families make no more than $787 dollars per month. It will eventually accommodate 450 girls. The $40 million dollar facility is lavish for sure, boasting an on site theatre, top notch study and science lab facilities, a library and a … Continue reading

America’s Best High Schools: The Top 100 (Massachusetts to Washington)

Is your child slated to go to one of the top 100 high schools? Here is the second half of a list I’ve started in a previous blog. What makes them the best of the best is that they have the highest porportion of students taking either Advanced Placement exams or International Bacclaureate exams. Massachusetts #82 Boston Latin Boston Maryland #15 Richard Montgomery Rockville #34 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Bethesda #51 Wootton Rockville #75 Churchill Potomac Michigan #9 International Academy Bloomfield Hills #55 Black River Holland Missouri #40 Metro Academic & Classical St. Louis New Jersey #83 McNair Academic Jersey City New … Continue reading