Boarding Program
In the fall of 2009, Thornton Academy welcomed dozens of students from around the world in a brand new international boarding program. The school built a dormitory on campus which housed more than 40 students and several dorm families. The new dorm was named James E. Nelson Hall. In the summer of 2011, Thornton Academy built and opened a second dormitory, which is called Carl and Barbara Stasio Residence Hall, after the current headmaster and his wife. Nearly 100 students will live in the dorms, split by gender. There is also a homestay program at Thornton Academy which enlists community volunteer host families to take in students for the school year. Countries represented by the international boarding students include China, Denmark, Brazil, Spain, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam.
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