WHAT IS A TRADITIONAL BOARDING SCHOOL?
 
Boarding Schools are prep schools designed to foster better education in its students than what is typically available at public or even parochial schools. Another distinguishing characteristic of boarding schools is that in addition to an emphasis on education, there is the aspect of boarding the student throughout the academic school year.

WHO ATTENDS BOARDING SCHOOLS?

Boarding Schools were established to provide the upper class children with a superior education and an atmosphere of like-minded individuals all being from similar backgrounds. This provided beyond education many networking possibilities and the social pride of being alumni of a prestigious boarding school. Many boarding school students upon graduation would further their education at prestigious universities and colleges such as Brown, Stanford, Harvard, Yale, etc.


WHAT ABOUT BOARDING SCHOOLS FOR TROUBLED TEENAGERS?

Although traditional boarding schools almost never accept defiant teenagers there are specialty boarding schools that encompass fine educational standards and conduct with character development and personal growth aspects designed to help the once troubled teen become a responsible member of society. This along with their reputation, high parent satisfaction rate, and family unifying educational seminars have demonstrated themselves to be amongst the best in the world, while still providing the academic environment, background, self-discipline and work ethic needed to continue in today colleges and universities.