Over the past year, we've been putting the spotlight on the lived experience of boarding in the words of boarders, themselves. Themes of community, resilience, and independence come through these stories regardless of what school they're from. Here is a compilation of our 2019 boarder stories. Georgia Porteous: message to my younger boarder self JANUARY: Georgia … [Read more...]
Andrew Newton
Boarding is a world away from the realities of the farm Shore boarders, Charlie Black, and at right, Andrew Newton (photo supplied) Year 11 boarder, Andrew Newton, has been at Shore since Year 7. Home is a seven hour drive away at Gurley, near Moree. Sixty-five per cent of Shore's 200 boarders come from regional Australia. The Newton family’s century-old … [Read more...]
Tully O’Regan & Lachie Bible
Confidence to dream Tully O'Regan, boarder, Cranbrook School (photo supplied) Where to send your child to school is a big decision for any parent. Never more so than if you're considering boarding-based education for them. Boys like Cranbrook School’s Head Prefect Tully O’Regan from Scone, started life as a boarder in Year 9, and credits his confidence to the … [Read more...]
Dimity Evans
Boarding offers many pathways Keen to go away to boarding school from Year 7, Year 11 student at Yanco Agricultural High School, Dimity Evans has thrown herself into the activities on offer over the past five years – everything from musical performance to showing cattle. While missing family and friends from home, she sees the pathways that come from a boarding … [Read more...]
One chance, one choice
Katie and Shona Donald Lochie and Katie Donald with children (left to right) Angus, Finella, Lizbeth and Shona You know that finding the right education opportunities are a high priority when a family travels well over a thousand kilometres return to spend two days talking with staff of the schools at the 2019 Dubbo Boarding Schools Expo. Meet the Donald family – … [Read more...]
