Should I be sending my kids to boarding school?
As my eldest daughter completes her final year at boarding school and my younger children move into senior school, I thought it relevant to reflect on the experiences and benefits of my children and myself over the past five years. I live in a small rural town about two hours from the nearest city, Perth in WA.
While there is a near by local high school the standard of education and lacking morals my husband and I did not feel as though this would be at all beneficial in providing our children with every possible opportunity for their futures.
Should I be sending my kids to boarding school?
A question that will probably have crossed your mind once or twice if your living in a rural area with no close available secondary education centers. However if you are living in a rural area there are many pros and cons as to boarding school for your child/children.
So how do you make the decision? Generally the pros are going to outway the cons in this sort of situation, but if you can’t quite get your head around the idea of moving your kids out of home at only twelve or thirteen, then let me show you how.
The negatives.
– Your child may get homesick, and tell you they hate school, you, and generally everything.
– Your not going to know absolutely everything that goes on 24/7 as your children are living hours away.
– Generally the costs of boarding school are very high.The positives.
– Your child learns independance and many life long skills.
– Your child will form friendships and relationships with peers and staff at a very close level.
– There are many opportunities and experiences that your child can be involved in, which are unimaginable at any other school
– You and your children will meet people from all over the state
– The education received at a private school is of an extremely high standard.
The decision is entirely yours when it comes down to it, but if education, opportunities and ever lasting memories and important aspects of life that you want to give your child then the question “Should I be sending my kids to boarding school?” should be a big yes.
As the mother of three children in boarding school, I have never regretted the decision to send my kids to boarding school. They independence, fun, maturation and academic achievement they contain make the price of the education irrelevant.
It almost seems that the choice we made many years ago to send our children away resulted in quite the good life, for myself, my husband and my children.
Gaylene
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