Midwest Boarding Schools: About MWBS

Midwest Boarding Schools (MWBS) is a non-profit association of schools in the midwestern United States that share a residential component in their educational programs. Since the 1970's, MWBS has worked to promote boarding schools as one of the many educational choices in the Midwest. In addition, the association helps its members build relationships and share ideas and practices through regular meetings and professional-development opportunities.

If you are a member school with questions or comments about the organization, or if you are interested in joining MWBS, please contact a member of the MWBS leadership.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF MWBS:

	Bryan Backes, MWBS Treasurer
	Director of Admission
	Saint John's Preparatory School
	Collegeville, Minnesota

	Kathleen Creed, Executive Committee Member
	Director of Admission
	Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
	Lake Forest, Illinois

	Roger L. Hill, Executive Committee Member
	Director of Admission
	Chaminade College Preparatory School
	St. Louis, Missouri

	Jane Roth, Executive Committee Member
	Associate Director of Admission
	Thomas Jefferson School
	St. Louis, Missouri

	Heather Sack, Executive Committee Member
	Director of Admission
	The Leelanau School
	Glen Arbor, Michigan

	Jim Smith, Executive Committee Member
	Head of Admission
	Conserve School
	Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin

	Mike McGuire, Executive Committee Member
	Director of Admission
	Maur Hill-Mount Academy
	Atchison, Kansas

	MWBS MAILING ADDRESS:
	Midwest Boarding Schools
	Admission Office
	P.O. Box 218
	Faribault, MN 55021

Please mail applications directly to the schools to which you are applying.

MWBS PHONE: 1-800-799-6927



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Midwest Boarding Schools have had many well-known graduates, including Jesse Jackson Jr., Gene Siskel, Selma Blair, Jewel, George Steinbrenner, and Hal Holbrook.
Students in independent schools spend nearly seven fewer hours per week watching television than their counterparts in public schools.
90% of parents surveyed believe a school's emphasis on "high moral standards" is essential to their choice of a school.

Midwest Boarding Schools, Admission Office - PO Box 218 Faribault, MN 55021 800-799-6927