About
Meet the Head
Dr. KAREN E. BOHLIN
Character education is about developing the habits of mind, heart and action
that enable a person to flourish and become the best she can be.
that enable a person to flourish and become the best she can be.
An Internationally Recognized Leader in Character Education
Welcome to Montrose School, and thank you for visiting our website. Please join us for a tour or day visit to experience firsthand the intellectual energy, joy and spirit of Montrose School.
It is striking how often university professors and CEOs of global industries point to the gap between what they perceive as the skills secondary schools tend to drill most and the internal strengths young people really need to thrive in college and beyond: intellectual and emotional agility, courage, integrity, self-mastery, creativity and sound judgment.
At Montrose, everything we do is designed to help girls develop these internal strengths, so they become enduring habits. As a result, they can pursue high academic excellence and their personal best within and beyond the classroom. Girls learn to take ownership of their learning and build a life compass, one that positions them to set a vision, chart a course and navigate challenges. Our faculty champion and coach them along the way. They inspire girls to develop greatness of mind, heart, and character.
Greatness of Mind. Montrose alumnae stand out as leaders in every professional field because of their vision, intellectual tenacity, intellectual carefulness, and intellectual energy. Living across the country, in Europe, Asia and South America, they are mothers and engineers, CEOs and authors. They are scientists, film editors and television producers; they are lawyers, medical professionals and educators. Most importantly, they are inspired by a noble purpose and strive to make a contribution to society at large.
Greatness of Mind. Montrose alumnae stand out as leaders in every professional field because of their vision, intellectual tenacity, intellectual carefulness, and intellectual energy. Living across the country, in Europe, Asia and South America, they are mothers and engineers, CEOs and authors. They are scientists, film editors and television producers; they are lawyers, medical professionals and educators. Most importantly, they are inspired by a noble purpose and strive to make a contribution to society at large.
Greatness of Heart. At Montrose girls learn that what this world needs is not simply women who are smart, competent and savvy, but women of integrity who put Christian principles into practice, who treat all people with dignity and respect. Here girls come to discover that they are unique, unrepeatable and have enormous dignity as children of God. They come to appreciate God's unconditional love for them. They study theology and philosophy, developing the critical lenses of faith and reason, not one without the other. They are offered an in-depth opportunity to discover who Jesus Christ is, what the Catholic Church teaches and why, all within a context of freedom, inquiry and respect for individual conscience and faith traditions.
Greatness of Character. Girls grow into young women who understand that their choices matter, that who they are matters, and that they are called to shape our changing world. They learn that how they use their freedom matters. These convictions stay with them long after they graduate and help them to navigate our changing world with joy and purpose.
Greatness of Character. Girls grow into young women who understand that their choices matter, that who they are matters, and that they are called to shape our changing world. They learn that how they use their freedom matters. These convictions stay with them long after they graduate and help them to navigate our changing world with joy and purpose.
Warm regards,
Karen E. Bohlin, EdD
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Experience
A veteran educator at the middle, high school and college level, Dr. Karen E. Bohlin remains a longstanding mentor to students and alumnae. A former high school English teacher, she coached cross country, directed the drama productions and inaugurated the study abroad program at Montrose before earning her doctorate in Curriculum and Teaching and joining the faculty at Boston University as an Assistant Professor.
At BU she taught undergraduate and graduate students and collaborated with the Boston Public Schools. She was appointed Director of BU's Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character (CAEC) and provided professional development to schools, universities, corporations, state departments of education and educational leaders around the world.
Her scholarship and teaching include literature, virtue ethics, character education, and teacher preparation. Her most recent publication is "Virtue: An Argument Worth Rehearsing," in the Journal of Research in Character Education (Vol 10, No. 1, 2014). Author and contributing author of several books and publications, she has also served as an adviser to the White House Domestic Policy Office, a member of the National Schools of Character Blue Ribbon Panel, the Association of Teacher Educators, the National Commission on Character Education, and the National Experts Panel on Character Education in High Schools.
In spring 2015 she was invited to serve as a sabbatical fellow at the Jubilee Centre for Character & Virtues in the UK.
A guest on National Public Radio's Merrow Report, WBZ's The David Brudnoy Show and The Jordan Rich Show, and CBS's Early Show, Dr. Bohlin has been interviewed for Parents Magazine, US News and World Report, Reader's Digest, New York Times, Boston Globe, Newsweek, and Ladies Home Journal. -
Publications
Journal of Research in Character Education, Virtue: An Argument Worth Rehearsing, Karen E. Bohlin, 2014, Vol 10, No. 1 Happiness and Virtue: Beyond East and West Toward a New Global Responsibility. Nakayama, Mizuno, Horiuchi, Ryan, Lerner and Bohlin, 2012, Rutland and Tokyo: Charles Tuttle Teaching Character Education through Literature: Awakening the Moral Imagination in Secondary Classrooms. Karen E. Bohlin, 2005, London and New York: RoutledgeFalmer Great Lives, Vital Lessons: A Character Education Curriculum Resource for Grades 5-8. Bohlin and Lerner (Editors), 2005, Chapel Hill: Character Development Group Citizenship and Higher Education: The Role of Universities in Communities and Society. Arthur and Bohlin, 2005, London and New York: RoutledgeFalmer Building Character in Schools Resource Guide. Bohlin, Farmer and Ryan, 2001, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Journal of Education: Can Virtue Be Taught in the University? Karen E. Bohlin (Guest Ed.), 2000. Volume 182, November 2 Building Character in Schools: Practical Ways to Bring Moral Instruction to Life. Ryan and Bohlin, 1999, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Teachers as Educators of Character: Are the Nation's Schools of Education Coming Up Short? Jones, Ryan and Bohlin, 1999, Washington DC: Character Education Partnership
An independent school for girls in grades 6-12
Inspired by the teachings of the Catholic Church
Inspired by the teachings of the Catholic Church
