Merry Christmas all the way from Switzerland. This is where former Joeys boy Richard Porter is living and working at the moment and enjoying the cold weather. Read on to find out about how his boarding experience gave him the independence and life skills to make a smooth transition to an international posting with his…
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Former Boarder Success Story #5
Pip Kehoe Pip Kehoe is a great role model for girls passionate about their sport. She has maintained her links to the land and now has a challenging but interesting job working for an energy company in Queensland. Pip is a great advocate for young women in sport and agriculture which is certainly helped by…
Expo Testimonials 2012
Georgia Etheridge: We went to our 1st Boarding Schools Expo in Narrabri with our minds just about made-up which School we were going to send our child to. We left later that day with our preconceptions blown away. Not only have we changed our minds, but Schools we hadn’t even considered before are now on…
What Should You Ask the Schools?
For some parents, the range of boarding school options on offer is daunting. With more than 30 schools in one location at some of our Expo sites, there is a lot of information to digest. Our Checklist of questions to ask schools when you are trying to make a decision about your child’s education is…
More parents ‘enrolling young children in boarding schools’
An interesting article in the The Telegraph (UK) by Education Editor, Graeme Paton… Rising numbers of young children are being sent to boarding schools as recession-hit parents are forced to work longer hours in the downturn, it emerged today. Prep schools are reporting a rise in the number of boarders. Photo: PA Figures show almost 14,000 pupils…