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The Value of an Independent School Education

by Victor Cosentino,
President, Board of Trustees
Chatsworth Hills Academy
Chatsworth California
Originally Published in News from the Top of the Hill, February 2008
Over the holiday break, my mother came for a visit from New York. While she was here, we talked about the kids and CHA. And, tuition. She’s seen the school and acknowledges that it’s a beautiful […]

Third Annual Grandparents’ And Grandfriends’ Day

Chatsworth Hills Academy
Chatsworth, California
Originally Published in News from the Top of the Hill, December 2007
It was a beautiful Tuesday morning…actually a perfect one. It was mild and sunny and the winds had died down from a couple of days before and were not due to pick up again until the evening hours. The hustle and […]

Alumni Visits

by Michelle Warburton
Alumni Coordinator
Chatsworth Hills Academy
Chatsworth, California
Originally Published in News from the Top of the Hill, November 2007
As the Coordinator of Alumni Relations, one of my responsibilities is to attend the meetings of Alumni Directors from all the CAIS schools in the greater Los Angeles area. We get together a few times a year to […]

Middle School Marathon

by Colin Martin
Head of Middle School
Chatsworth Hills Academy
Chatsworth, California
Originally Published in News from the Top of the Hill, October 2007
I enjoy running marathons. I know – marathons are not everyone’s idea of a good time. For me, there’s exhilaration in the physical and mental challenge. The first and last miles are always the toughest, but […]

Finding our Way: Lessons from Hansel and Gretel

By James A. McDaniel
Headmaster
Linden Hill School
Northfield, Massachussets
Published in SouthEast Education Network Magazine, Fall 2007
We have moved into the third millennium. We have developed highly effective technologies in the free market areas driven by our economic thirsts for pleasure, travel, and desire for omnipresent sources of ‘real time’ information (Albeit the definition of what information is […]