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What Is TABS?
The Association of Boarding Schools
(TABS) is a voluntary membership organization
for nearly 300 boarding schools in the United States, Canada, and
abroad. The independently
incorporated non-profit organization exclusively serves
the marketing and professional development needs of college-preparatory
boarding schools, and provides information for families
and other individuals about the benefits of living and
learning in a residential setting. The association
provides these services through an annual
conference, a series of workshops for school
administrators and staff members, admission trips, the
publication of an annual directory, and a comprehensive
website—www.schools.com. The
association recently commissioned a comparative
study to determine the value-added of the
boarding school experience, the results from which are
incorporated in the marketing initiative Telling the Truth About Boarding
School.
Mission Statement
The Association of Boarding Schools leads a national
and international effort to promote awareness and understanding of
boarding schools, expand the applicant pool for our membership, and
offer support and direction for residential life programs. Our goals
are to provide information about member schools to the general public,
and to engender favorable publicity for the boarding option. We seek
to support our schools in marketing, recruitment and enrollment management
endeavors and identify the value-added of teaching and learning in
a residential setting.
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