Boarding school vs day school. When it comes to motivation, engagement and psychological wellbeing, which is the better choice? Boarding schools have been a feature of the educational landscape here in Australia for a long time. But unlike in the UK, Australian parents aren’t choosing boarding schools because of the advantage they provide their children to get into … [Read more...]
8 Ways to Help Your Daughter Love Her Body (When You’re Not There to Remind Her)
If you’re wondering how to talk to your daughter about body image, you’re not alone. It’s a conversation that has no beginning or end, but continues throughout your daughter’s life. Here are eight ways to help your daughter love her body. Recently I had the incredible opportunity to interview and take surveys from almost 400 teenage girls. The conversations I had made me … [Read more...]
The big issues of education equity in NSW
UPDATE: 25 MarchGood news for those with students at home and working online. Skymuster Plus will have education webpages unmetered and those on standard Skymuster will receive increased data. ICPA NSW sees this as welcome relief for those concerned about data, with thanks to ICPA Australia and Better Internet for Rural, Regional & Remote Australia (BIRRR) for their … [Read more...]
Do what you need to do
As our kids trekked back to their boarding houses for the new school year late last month, we knew many of them had home firmly on their minds. Even those young people who are enthused by boarding and all it offers, still have feelings of angst as they drive away from home and family. Add a holiday spent on the frontline of drought, feeding stock and carting water, or having … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Packing List for Boarding School (updated)
The ultimate packing list for boarding school has been one of our most popular blog posts since it was first published in early 2017. It’s now 2020, and things are always changing so we’re updating again. We know this list is useful to families because it’s based on the real-life experiences of families who have gone before. Boarding schools do their best to make the boarding … [Read more...]
One chance, one choice
Katie and Shona Donald 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 – Katie, Lochie, and their four children travelled to Dubbo in May, from Mulwala on the Murray … [Read more...]
Will & Emma Benham
Sibling support when living away from home Brother and sister, Will and Emma Benham are both boarders at The Armidale School (TAS), where they're enjoying a range of opportunities at the same time as carving out their own interests and identities. Will and Emma, along with mum, Pip, share what it means to be able to enjoy the boarding experience knowing there's someone … [Read more...]
Taking time to decide
Myfi and Grace Kellahan When nine year-old Grace Kellahan (Year 4) turned up at the 2019 Dubbo Boarding Schools Expo from West Wyalong with her mum, Myfi, she had with her a carefully handwritten list of questions for the schools they wanted to speak with. Like many families, the Kellahans put their children at the centre of the decision about boarding school and took … [Read more...]
Hello world: preparing your school leaver
Boarding Schools Expo marketing communications specialist, Kim V. Goldsmith is mum to a school leaver. She gives a somewhat light-hearted take on the serious topic of what it takes to get your soon-to-be ex-boarding, school leaver ready to enter the 'real' world. You endure 13 years of school, along with the endless paperwork and appointments that go with educating your … [Read more...]
Boarding school: tips from the frontline
One of the great things about Boarding Schools Expo is not just the events we host each year that bring boarding schools and families from rural and regional NSW together under the one roof, it's the resources we gather over time. Resources that help families make the right decision for them about what schools to choose. Here are tips and advice offered to us by families who … [Read more...]
