Hitting newsstands on April 20, Worth offers a comprehensive look at all aspects of private education, with a selection of feature articles that examine the factors that are most significant during the decision-making process. Most specifically, the magazine points to highly regarded alternative institutions, which offer unique learning experiences, in addition to first-rate academics.

A Non-traditional Approach
From outdoor activities to aviation to the performing arts, alternative schools furnish unique curricula designed to develop leadership skills, values and wisdom. Those attributes, among others, are key factors in the growing popularity alternative schools, when compared with legendary, traditional academies that focus more precisely on in-class learning, the magazine reports.

“During the course of our researching process, it became evident to us that an alternative education during the formative, pre-collegiate years is not only innovative, it can be highly successful,” explained Editor-in-Chief Dwight Cass. “Accordingly, this feature article lists a selection of institutions that take a less traditional approach to building student’s self-esteem, character and discipline."

Resulting of extensive interviews with high school guidance counselors, educational consultants and families whose children have attended these schools, Worth offers readers a selection of academies that represent some the finest alternative private education options.

Listed alphabetically, these schools include:

· Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, New Hampshire)
Known in some educational consultant circles as “the laptop school,” Brewster integrates computers into all aspects of its curriculum.

· Colorado Rocky Mountain School (Carbondale, Colorado)
Nestled at the base of a 13,000-foot mountain at the intersection of two rivers, CRMS integrates outdoor education with traditional classroom activities.

· Foxcroft School (Middleburg, Virginia)
This all-girls school is the ultimate educational choice for passionate horse-lovers, Foxcroft teaches students the value of cooperation, as much as it honors competition.

· Interlochen Arts Academy (Interlochen, Michigan)
An internationally acclaimed arts institute, Interlochen offers extensive instruction in music, dance, theater, visual arts or creative writing, in addition to traditional academics.

· Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment (Fairfield, Iowa)
Students integrate transcendental meditation sessions into daily activities, resulting in clearer and more creative thinking. Benefits are apparent in every measurable are of student performance, from test scores to athletics.

· Proctor Academy (Andover, New Hampshire)
Teenagers with wanderlust chose Proctor for its semester of learning abroad. Offered primarily to juniors and seniors, destinations include France, Spain, ship excursions down the east coast and van travel across the United States.

· The Putney School (Putney, Vermont)
Situated on a 500-acre farm, Putney provides students with “real-life education,” requiring participation in six-day work programs that can involve everything from janitorial work to cow-milking.

· Randolph-Macon Academy (Front Royal, Virginia)
The nation’s only coed military academy offering an Air force Junior ROTC program, Randolph-Macom creates a positive environment in which rewards, such as flying privileges are what motivates students.

Worth’s private education coverage also includes an overview of the impact that institutions play on structuring the values that shape a child for its future, and an examination of the criteria that parents use to select the appropriate academic institution.

A monthly wealth management publication for the nation’s most affluent households, Worth premiered in December 2003 as a comprehensive resource for individuals and families with an average net worth of at least $5 million and a minimum average annual household income of $1 million. Combining the financial acumen of Worth with the luxury lifestyle expertise of 28-year-old Robb Report, Worth covers the philanthropic, family finance, business and lifestyle issues confronting individuals whose focus has shifted from obtaining wealth to the challenges of managing it.

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