| Boarding schools are no longer the places troublesome | | | | college-prep, religious, military, 5-day, junior, co-ed, |
| kids are sent to. They are nice places where students | | | | all-girls, all-boys, pre-professional, therapeutic and |
| learn to excel in all aspects of growing up, from | | | | special needs. A common myth that is generally |
| academics to athletics. Boarding schools have a | | | | associated with these schools is that they have |
| certain appeal- they are a home away from home. | | | | homogeneous groups of students, catering to the elite |
| Studies made by The Association of Boarding Schools | | | | class. This is not true, as most boarding schools have |
| (TABS) have revealed that kids who grew up in | | | | a generous mix of students from all races, religions, |
| boarding schools were highly successful, more so than | | | | regions and economic backgrounds. Another myth is |
| their counterparts who attended day schools. | | | | that, students in boarding schools come from troubled |
| A survey showed that over 95 % of students | | | | families and have problematic backgrounds |
| attending boarding school, as well as their parents, | | | | Some important aspects to be considered when |
| were very satisfied with the experience. They felt that | | | | selecting a boarding school are the kinds of programs |
| the quality of their education was excellent because of | | | | the school offers, the accreditation of the school, the |
| the quality of the faculty members. These teachers | | | | quality of the faculty, the available resources, student |
| encourage self-motivation and confidence along with a | | | | teacher ratio, standard of academics, sport's programs, |
| high standard of education. It was found that boarding | | | | art, etc. |
| school students were more prolific in planning their time | | | | Boarding schools are no longer outrageously |
| than day-school students. | | | | expensive. There are many schools that offer |
| Boarding schools emphasize overall personality | | | | scholarships to students. There are also other financing |
| development that seems to be lacking in day schools. | | | | options available including student loans. Information |
| Boarding schools are well known for preparing their | | | | about hundreds of boarding schools and their |
| students for college and students do very well on | | | | programs is available on the Internet. You will also find |
| college entrance exams. Graduates tend to have | | | | how some boarding schools rank in terms of quality of |
| higher payer jobs and excel in whatever profession | | | | education and programs offered. The best way to |
| they chose as a career. They are also very | | | | select one is to determine the kind of school a student |
| philanthropic, especially when it comes to giving back | | | | wishes to attend is to visit a few of them to get a feel |
| to the boarding school they attended. | | | | for the facilities and the program that are offered. |
| There are different types of boarding schools including | | | | |