Your teen is getting ready to venture out into the boarding school world. Encouraging independence in your teen will help them be prepared for their new responsibilities. Here’s how to do just that.Research shows that independence, or agency, is one of the most important contributors to success and happiness. It is a predictor for almost all the positive outcomes that we … [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...]
Boarding offers a community of support
An Interview with Chelsea White, Year 12 Kinross Wolaroi School Who, what year, where from, how long have you been boarding? My name is Chelsea White and I am a Year 12 boarder at Kinross Wolaroi School (KWS) from Narromine. I started as a boarder in New House in Year 9. What have things been at home over the past year? Things at home have definitely been … [Read more...]
Building resilience in young people through boarding
Families who send their children to boarding school have faced some devastating scenarios over the past years with droughts, fires, floods and now COVID-19. We spoke to some of those girls about how boarding at PLC Armidale has helped them build resilience and get through some very tough times. Phoebe Imberger, Year 9 How has the drought impacted life at home? On … [Read more...]
A community facing challenges together
2020 marked the beginning of a new decade but with this exciting milestone came new and old challenges for regional communities. Some familiar, such as drought and bushfire, and others new, COVID-19, remote learning and social distancing. The Scots School Albury has been facing these adversities together with its students and their families. Head of Boarding, Mr … [Read more...]
Stannies stands for ‘community’ in a time of unprecedented change
To say 2020 has been a year of challenge and change would be an understatement. However, St Stanislaus' College in Bathurst has put a range of measures in place to manage the challenges of Covid19. During this unprecedented time, the Stannies community has supported each other and simply done their best to adapt to the changes. 2020: a year of challenge and change Year … [Read more...]
Embracing transition, change and uncertainty
Transition, change and uncertainty - this is the world we live in and judging by the recent drought, bush fires, and the Covid-19 crisis, there are no signs that we will be changing direction any time soon. Successfully navigating life in the 21st century requires a willingness to embrace change and adapt to new situations. To do this boys need the confidence, emotional … [Read more...]
Kambala girls thrive in the face of challenge
Leaving the comfort and security of home to board in Sydney takes courage. For Year 9 Kambala boarders, Cleo Baldwin from Young, Annabel Brooker from Harden, Isabella O’Brien from Burren Junction, and Olivia Gill from Merriwa, boarding hasn’t been without its challenges. But the girls have faced their challenges head-on with the support of their boarding sisters and the … [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...]
