Boarding schools, unlike traditional schools, have the pupils live on campus. Students have their classes together, meals together, and live in common housing. Children only go home during their summer breaks, between grades, and some schools even allow children to go home on the weekends. WE should not make a broad conclusion as to whether boarding schools are good or bad. Each child is an individual with individual needs and each school has a different mission statement and vision. So, it becomes necessary to find a school that matches a child’s temperament and needs.
Advantages of Boarding School
- Students become more independent and Self-reliant
- They build up more confidence in their own abilities
- They learn discipline
- Educational Excellence
- Students of boarding schools are exposed to a multitude of activities that will ensure that they have a rounded education that includes the arts. Thus, there is holistic development of students
Disadvantages of Boarding School
- Students feel homesick for his family and home
- They might find that the separation from your child is emotionally too difficult
- There is problem for many children to blend in the environment of boarding school
- Academic Pressure
- There is gender separation as most boarding schools are either boys-only or girls-only. However, in today’s age, it is extremely important for children to be a part of co-ed institutions.
