Boarding School isn’t just about the kids. As parents we are often gifted with lifelong friendships along the way and it’s so so worth it. Make the effort – you’ll be in the winner’s seat for life.
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Articles and stories about boarding in Australia
Nailing Homesickness with Ned Kennedy
Nailing Homesickness with Sarah Bertollo
Angie Nisbet Wraps Up Mount Isa
Hello again, thanks for tuning in to Destination Boarding. Today, I sat down with Angie Nisbet from Married to the Land podcast. Let me tell you, this episode is a ripper. I’ve just returned from our final boarding schools expo in Mount Isa, where we were overwhelmed with the number of families that came through…
Jane Morris – Stuartholme School
Takeover Thursday… Destination Boarding with The King’s School
You would be hard pressed to find a person (particularly a country person) who has not heard of The King’s School. It is the oldest boys boarding school in Australia with a history of almost 200 years in educating young country men. [Perhaps I should declare here that we are (were… until the next gen’)…
David Marriott – Scots PGC College
I love my job. I need to tell you that because today’s chat was with someone who clearly loves their job too. To understand what I do, you need to understand that when families undertake to explore a boarding school education for their child it is, arguably, the most important decision they’ll make on behalf…
2024 Gift Guide for Boarding House Staff
Lesa Fowler – St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School
Today’s chat is with the Director of Boarding at Brisbane’s St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, Lesa Fowler. Lesa is a familiar figure in the remote and rural areas of Queensland having overseen the education of so many girls from these regions. She’s been nurturing and encouraging her boarders for 16 years and it’s a position…
