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Sarah Smith – From Boarding to Brushstrokes and Everything in Between

December 12, 2023 By Boarding Schools Expo

Sarah reflects on her time at Kincoppal in Sydney’s eastern suburbs as a full time boarder and shareshttps://open.spotify.com/episode/5KaC6sakWALeO475wL6w9S her struggles with homesickness during the first couple of years.

Summer Series – Nailing Homesickness with Sophia Slater

December 6, 2023 By Boarding Schools Expo

Today we hear from Sophia Slater a boarder at Loreto Normanhurst in Sydney, NSW. Sophia is from Singleton and headed off to boarding school in Year 7.

Adam Larby – What’s it really like to head a co-educational Adventureland for primary aged children?

December 1, 2023 By Boarding Schools Expo

This week we sit down with Adam Larby, Head of The King’s School, Tudor House. Adam Larby is the son of immigrants – a mother of Chinese heritage and a British father – who came to Australia and settled their young family in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Adam’s childhood was a pretty good one, Coogee beach…

Summer Series – Nailing Homesickness with Chavela Ellis

November 29, 2023 By Boarding Schools Expo

It’s here… Our Summer Series of Destination Boarding the podcast. Each week right through the summer school holidays, we’ll be having short chats with the boarders themselves.

Emily Patterson: From City to Country, One Child at a Time

November 9, 2023 By Boarding Schools Expo

Emily Patterson is bridging the great divide by sending her kids to country boarding schools.

Craig Mansour – Opening a Boarding School… Creating a Legacy

September 14, 2023 By Boarding Schools Expo

After chatting with MAGS Headmaster, Craig Mansour, I’ve no doubt that there’ll be continual world changers coming out of Dubbo.

Yvette McDonald – Turning deep seated convictions on their head

September 8, 2023 By Boarding Schools Expo

For Yvette it was the added realisation that her own schooling in a smaller country town had not given her everything she needed to step confidently into the world.

From the rugby field to medicine… the remarkable achievements of Susannah Cooke

September 1, 2023 By Boarding Schools Expo

In this episode we’re talking with a young woman who has really shown commitment and determination to work towards her dream of becoming a doctor.

Kate Kovacs – The Shifting Dynamics of a Boarding School Community

August 15, 2023 By Boarding Schools Expo

Kate is the Director of Boarding at Loreto Normanhurst. A school in Sydney’s northern suburbs that has a long history of catholic girls education and country boarding.

The very personal decision of choosing boarding school

August 3, 2023 By Boarding Schools Expo

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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