Interview
Keystone’s
Cheerleader
Wendy Bradley
Dean of Student Life
Q:
You have lived, studied and worked at boarding
schools for most of your life. Before coming to
Keystone as Dean of Student Life you were a founding
member of a boarding school in Jordan. What is it
about boarding schools that has maintained your
interest for so long?
A:
I grew up in a boarding school. My parents were both
teachers. I think that I had a charmed childhood. My dad
was the Athletics Director, so I had keys to everything. I had access,
with my dad’s permission, to the swimming pool and to the gym,
to most everything. That is probably how I became a tomboy.
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The Keystone Magazine
Boarding schools are always changing, vibrant communities.
Students, and how they develop and change, are the driving force
of schools. My interest in boarding schools stems from working
with students, which in my experience thus far has been with
middle school through high school, and watching them grow as
people. I also enjoy having the opportunity to work with colleagues
from all over the world who are not only knowledgeable about
their subject areas, but also about life and child and adolescent
development. Schools are always changing. The days are never
the same. I could not see myself working at a job where I had to
go to the office every day and do the same thing. I want to be in
an environment where I am surrounded by engaging, caring and
thoughtful people.