Heard

  • “We really like the size. Fishburne has a family atmosphere. It feels like a community. I feel like I can participate, like I have access.”

    — FMS PARENT

  • “My son already wants to go to 7-day boarding. And he’s only a week in!”

    — FMS PARENT

  • “I like the idea of boys being around boys in adolescence. Some are just not ready to be one big pack with boys and girls, like they are today.”

    — FMS PARENT

  • “I had no qualms at all about it being all male. And if you want to know my personal preference, I would prefer it to be that way.”

    — FMS PARENT

  • “My son loves the place. So I told him, okay, remember this feeling so when you graduate and are successful, you can pay it forward by donating to the school.”

    — FMS PARENT

  • “We believe in public schools. And we support our public schools. It just was not right for our son.”

    — FMS PARENT
  • A person in a camouflage uniform, likely from a military school, smiles while holding a small rainbow trout outdoors on a grassy field.

    “We’ll likely go to full board next year. He likes to be there on the weekends.”

    — FMS PARENT

  • “I think that people perceive the ‘structure’ of military school as punitive and miss the potential benefits of such an environment. I think that people think that kids are ‘sent’ to military school.”

    — FMS PARENT