We talk with Pete about the decision to send kids to boarding school when you live in a place that has access to good schools, and the financial commitment.
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Articles and stories about boarding in Australia
How to support your boarder and engage an emotional ‘garbage collector’ on campus.
The Inside Story of Boarding School – a Q&A with Buy From the Bush
How to make the most of life as a boarder
Summer Series: Nailing Homesickness with Quintin
Summer Series: Nailing Homesickness with Sylvia
Welcome to Episode 8 of our Summer Series: Nailing Homesickness where we chat to Sylvia, a wonderful student from Wenona School in Sydney, NSW! In this series Amanda Ferrari & Adelaide Vivers chat with current boarders from across Australia with the aim to give our new intake of boarders for 2023 some tips about how…
Summer Series: Nailing Homesickness with Mandy & Lara
Welcome to Episode 7 of our Summer Series: Nailing Homesickness where we chat to both Mandy & Lara, students from Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School in Ipswich, QLD! In this series Amanda Ferrari & Adelaide Vivers chat with current boarders from across Australia with the aim to give our new intake of boarders for 2023 some…
Our top tips for scholarship and bursary applications
In the lead-up to becoming a new boarding family at a school, you consider it a real privilege that your child has been given a spot and you’re often immersed in completing a myriad of forms and getting ready for all the opportunities.
For many families, the financial commitment of boarding school can put a grey cloud above the whole situation, but it doesn’t necessarily need to.
The advice I gave my sister when she started at boarding school
Nailing Homesickness with Sophie
Welcome to Episode 5 of our Summer Series: Nailing Homesickness where we chat to Sophie, a student from Kincoppal-Rose Bay School in Sydney, NSW! In this series Amanda Ferrari & Adelaide Vivers chat with current boarders from across Australia with the aim to give our new intake of boarders for 2023 some tips about how…