There’s a school of thought that too much praise is harming our kids. They think they are great singers and should win X Factor or play professional golf without too much effort. A study in the Netherlands suggests that high praise is actually affecting children with low self-esteem the most because they are too afraid…
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Your Trust is in Their Hands
When you choose a boarding school for your child, you are putting a lot of trust in the hands of the school and, in particular, the person responsible for boarding. A boarding master or house mistress has a big impact on your child’s emotional and personal needs while they are living away from home. The…
How to choose the right school
Choosing the right school for your child can be one of the toughest decisions you make as a parent. These days, boarding schools recognise the need to offer more than just quality education. Families are trying to balance the competing demands of a supportive educational environment with opportunities for co-curricular activities. Many families are looking…
Expo Testimonials 2013
Thank you everyone for taking the time to tell us about your Expo Experience on our Facebook page! The comments were amazing and like choosing a boarding school, it wasn’t an easy decision. The winner of the best comment for 2013 wins A Week at the Beach, staying at Decked Out at Wagstaffe, and the…
Leave it. Change it. Accept it.
A good reminder from Claire Obeid of mindbodygreen.com for all of us, whatever our situation… I’ll never forget the first (and only) time I read Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now. Forever etched in my heart and mind is one key message… “Leave it. Change it. Accept it.” Every time you’re faced with a stressful situation,…
Former Boarder Success Story #15 Alexandra Hutton
Former Boarder Success Story #14 Ben Egan
Introducing Ben Egan, 6th Generation farmer from Warren, NSW and former Riverview boy. This year Ben has been chosen as one of Art4Agriculture and Cotton Australia’s 2013 Young Farming Champions. As part of this program, Ben has joined a network of young people who share a passion to tell others about the pivotal role Australian…
Dealing with homesicknes – part 2
Introducing our guest blogger: Mrs Judy Duffy, current Head of Boarding for Kambala Girls’ School in Sydney. We know its getting to that tricky time in Term Two, where the newness of everything has worn off and boarders can start getting a bit homesick and holidays seem far away. We asked Mrs Duffy to share…
Former Boarder Success Story #13 Eddie Blight
This week we have been learning about the boarding experience of Eddie Blight, a former Melbourne Girls’ Grammar School student. Eddie grew up on a farm near Darlington Point, south of Griffth and west of Hay in NSW. She said that going to boarding school in an amazing city like Melbourne meant she had tonnes of…
Dealing with homesickness – Part One
Homesickness affects people in different ways and often at different times. Sometimes it’s fleeting, other times it can hang around for a while. Everyone experiences it at one point or another and it is completely normal. But it can lead you to be tearful, upset, grumpy, moody and off your food. You can feel like…