Quite a number of parents
have recently asked me why choose boarding? Often I find that Dad is keen, but
Mum says ‘over my dead body.’ It seems to be a widely mis-understood concept which
parents either love or hate. Those who are of a negative opinion have usually arrived
at this conclusion as a result of out-of-date opinions formed through personal experience
or hearing stories told by family or other parent contacts.
Here are a few points below which
some parents feel have helped them to get a grasp of why boarding might be
worth considering, when they might have previously dismissed it.
No. 1 Watch confidence grow
through time doing sport, music, drama, art instead of commuting.
No. 2 Leave work-week nagging
of your soon to be hormonal teenager to the professionals.
No. 3 Expand your independent
or grammar school choice options, especially where siblings have different
needs, without moving house.
No. 4 Develop independence,
an ability to think for themselves, coupled with a lasting network of useful
contacts for the future.
No. 5 Retire the parent taxi
service for after school activities or play dates. It’s all there in situ!
No. 6 Solve childcare challenges
in busy professional families. Access to a long school day programme and plenty
to get involved in at weekends too.
No. 7 A source of stability and
pastoral support whilst there may be difficult relationship issues between
parents at home.
No. 8 Access to the best British
Education, even when work commitments require travel overseas or a
fixed-contract move abroad.
No. 9 Accelerated achievement
through 7 day a week access to the library, art room, specialist help with
homework and a huge breadth of other facilities and resources.
No. 10 Gain cultural
understanding and tolerance of others, to facilitate future success in a Global
career world.
For
advice and guidance on choosing the right boarding school for your individual
child please call our team of experienced expert education consultants.
We
do not receive any commission from boarding schools, so are able to offer you bespoke
advice which is completely independent.
For
more details visit our website http://independenteducationconsultants.co.uk/choosing-a-school-age-5-7-11-13-or-16/
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