Welcome to Destination Boarding – the little podcast that tells the big story about Australian boarding schools. I’m your host Amanda Ferrari from Boarding Schools Expo and in this series A Road to Mount Isa I’ll be introducing you to our schools that are heading to Mount Isa with us in December. It’s our second event up…
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Articles and stories about boarding in Australia
How do we measure the Return on Investment (ROI) on the cost of boarding school for our children ?
Tapping into the opportunities of scholarships and bursaries
We know that accessing a diverse education for children in rural and remote areas of Australia can be a significant challenge for families. Australian Boarding schools often provide a solution, but the associated costs can be utterly overwhelming. Fortunately, there are various scholarships and bursaries available to ease this financial burden. One of our discussion…
Takeover Thursday… Destination Boarding with The King’s School, Tudor House
Late last year I interviewed Adam Larby, Head of The King’s School, Tudor House for our podcast Destination Boarding, I was utterly transfixed by stories of adventurous childhood experiences and the sense of belonging created for their young cohorts. If you’re not aware of The King’s School’s southern highlands campus for primary aged boys and…
Are you even rural if you don’t know who the ICPA is ?
Happy ‘slide-into-winter’ time for our southern states, while our Queenslanders up north watch on in awe (or bewilderment). Toe socks, woollen gloves, gentle washing of the ice off the windscreen, industrial strength felt lined rubber gloves to clean the troughs…. I’m getting colder just writing the list. Well I’m off to sunny Townsville for the…
The Lifeline for Rural and Remote Education: ICPA Australia’s Unwavering Commitment
This past week we have, as a Nation, celebrated National Volunteers Day and it goes without saying that the thousands of volunteers from across Australia that have dedicated their time to advocating and lobbying for equity of access to education for rural, regional and remote children over the past 53 years, should be held in…
Takeover Thursday… Destination Boarding with The McDonald College, Sydney
Dealing with loss when your child is at boarding school
Our mighty patriarch, my husband’s father died peacefully of old age at 94. None the less, it was avery sad and distressing day for all that loved him. This wonderful generous kind and loving manjust suddenly wasn’t around anymore. Our children, all young adults now and well past boarding school, had the great fortune of…
