| So you are a parent thinking about sending your | | | | wrong country or culture to attend a certain |
| teenage son or daughter to a boarding school. But | | | | boarding school or schools. In fact many schools |
| you are hesitating because you have heard all | | | | positively discriminate and accept students from |
| these stories about cost, boredom, race, | | | | different backgrounds in order to have a balanced |
| separation from your child and prison-like | | | | range of students and staff on campus. |
| surrounds. Well forget those tales. They are all | | | | Many parents worry about being separated from |
| myths. | | | | their child. They do not understand the way the |
| It is may be that you have seen some Hollywood | | | | school works. The student goes home several |
| movie where the girls cannot wait to break out | | | | times a year and throughout the summer. Parents |
| and attend wild parties or the boys are jocks | | | | can keep in touch through email, telephone and |
| who drink too much. The reality is far different. | | | | even writing letters. The school encourages |
| Let us begin with the cost. Firstly most boarding | | | | families to keep in touch and does a fine job in |
| schools offer payment plans to any parent who | | | | informing parents of the progress each student is |
| may have difficulty in making a full payment in | | | | making. |
| one hit. Second there are scholarships available for | | | | There might have been a time when some |
| students in a variety do areas. Third you should | | | | boarding schools were austere and perhaps |
| remember that the cost of feeding and clothing a | | | | intimidating. Today that is no longer the case. |
| teen during their secondary school years can be | | | | Schools have bright and airy rooms with |
| quite a tidy sum. With your teen away at | | | | wonderful facilities like libraries, sporting facilities |
| boarding school, you will save a great deal on | | | | and performing arts spaces. The actual buildings |
| your household costs. | | | | are welcoming and friendly. |
| Forget about your teen being bored at some | | | | So whatever helps you decide on a boarding |
| strict and old fashioned boarding school. In fact so | | | | school for your teen, do not let it be the myths |
| popular are some schools you may have a job | | | | described in this article. As myths they are not |
| just getting your child accepted. There is a waiting | | | | true. And you can prove that simply by going |
| list at many schools. And one of the reasons is | | | | online and taking a virtual tour of any of these |
| the high academic results achieved by these | | | | boarding schools. You could ask for a brochure |
| schools and another is the fine array of | | | | about the school or even make a visit. See for |
| extra-curricula programs on offer. It might be in | | | | yourself first hand how welcoming and inviting |
| the sporting field, in outdoor education or even in | | | | these modern day boarding schools have become. |
| the performing arts. The opportunities in these | | | | Give your child a chance to see things as well and |
| programs are fantastic and teens love this side of | | | | making a decision about a boarding school |
| their education. | | | | education will be easy and potentially rewarding. |
| You may believe that your child is from the | | | | |