The Most Extraordinary 8th Grade on Earth
The Planet School is a one year private day school for 8th grade located in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Our students move between five different campuses that embody the pillars of our experiential curriculum—explore, design, build, serve—enabling an unrivaled level of personal and academic growth.
Thane Robinson
Head of School, Captain of Wonder
Thane is an experienced educator who encourages ambitious, imaginative thinking in his students. Formerly a media executive, Thane has voyaged over 30,000 nautical miles on sailing school vessels and led students in founding a radio station in India, launching a youth advisory board within local government, and riding bicycles across the United States for affordable housing. When Thane is not in the batcave building The Planet School, he is Captain and Co-Director of the schooner Tabor Boy for Tabor Academy in Marion, MA.
He particularly enjoys sailing at night under the stars with his wife, Lindsay, and their daughter, Evans.
Qualifications
100 Ton USCG Captain’s License (Near Coastal)
M.S. in Agriculture Education, Montana State University
B.A. with Honors in Economics and Development Studies, Brown University
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Lindsay Hook
Director of Health and Wellbeing
Lindsay combines a passion for working with children with global senior organizational leadership. She helped found a health clinic in rural Uganda and served as the Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO of an international biotech firm. In addition to several years of direct patient care—most recently at Seattle Children’s Hospital—Lindsay has overseen the medical care of youth with cancer for the Sunshine Kids Foundation and Camp Goodtimes.
When not helping to build The Planet School, Lindsay educates nurses on the administration of oncology therapies. She enjoys adventures with her husband, Thane, and their daughter, Evans.
Qualifications
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner specializing in Oncology
M.S. in Nursing, Yale University
B.S. in Nursing, Clemson University