Because We’re a Boys School

The boys sing in chapel. They dance in the aisle at assembly. They celebrate wins. Loudly. And they groan (equally volubly) when an essay comes back covered in red ink. 

An all-boys school provides a rare opportunity for boys to discover who they are, what they are good at, and how they can get better at most anything. Students learn from teachers who understand how boys think, learn, and develop academically, emotionally, and socially. Boys thrive at St. Albans because we are a boys school. 

In a talk to school parents, Headmaster Robinson highlighted the value of an all-boys education: 

“Boys schools begin with the premise that while boys and girls share a common humanity, boys have distinctive natures. They learn differently, experience the world differently, and benefit from being in an environment that understands and honors their distinctive developmental needs as boys. A boys school says to each and every student: ‘You have inherent value and worth as a boy. We see the essential goodness in you and believe in your potential as a developing young man.’

Boys schools also provide the support and comfort boys need to thrive. “Boys schools are places where young men develop rich emotional lives,” writes Mr. Robinson. “Our boys undoubtedly struggle, as all boys do, to access their emotions in a world that too often expects males to display stoic reserve and avoid any sign of vulnerability. But something in the alchemy of a boys school draws boys out of their emotional reticence and helps them grow more comfortable talking about their feelings, their fears, their struggles, and their desire to live a life of emotional depth and connection with others.”