| You can look at a potential boarding school for your | | | | necessary food, drink and exercise needed for their |
| teen from many points of view. Here are three | | | | growing body. |
| factors which pretty much cover everything that is | | | | Next you want to discover the leadership training |
| good and desirable in a school. The three things to | | | | program at the school. Of course you want firm |
| consider are: | | | | discipline but you do not want your child to be a |
| - The education program | | | | robot in a large corporation. The best schools |
| - The school's philosophy and | | | | encourage their students to think through problems, |
| - The food, drink and exercise available | | | | to suggest solutions, to come up with ideas and to |
| That means you need to know how your teen is | | | | develop leadership skills. |
| going to work intellectually, how their spiritual life will | | | | You don't need to be told that the teenage years |
| be treated and how well they will grow physically | | | | are ones of serious growth both physically and |
| with both diet and physical activity. After all, these | | | | emotionally. The best boarding schools offer outdoor |
| three things are all about the health and happiness of | | | | education programs, sound counseling sessions and |
| your child. | | | | the appropriate type and amount of food and drink. |
| So you can ask about the academic program, the | | | | Teenagers often spurt upwards as their bodies grow |
| experience and qualifications of the staff and where | | | | rapidly. So too does their need for guidance and care |
| the graduates of this particular boarding school go | | | | in the difficult teen years. Look for a school which is |
| once they graduate. All this information is highly | | | | aware of the particular needs of teenagers and |
| valuable in choosing the right school. | | | | offers advice and activities geared to helping young |
| Then there's the school's philosophy. It does not | | | | people reach their full potential. |
| have to be a religious school to cater for the spiritual | | | | A boarding school is not a home but it can provide |
| needs of your child. What are the core values of the | | | | love and inspiration for every student. The basics |
| school? This information will almost certainly be | | | | such as food, shelter and clothing are obviously |
| stated on the school web site and in any official | | | | important. But so too is the philosophy of the school. |
| handbook or brochure. The philosophy tells you much | | | | Do the teachers want their students to become |
| about the goals of the school for its students. Is this | | | | problem solvers? Do they want their students to |
| what you want for your son or daughter? | | | | learn to think for themselves, to build their |
| Finally as it is a boarding school, your teen will be in | | | | self-esteem and respect themselves and others? If |
| residence. What sort of meals are served and when? | | | | so then that is the type of school you should |
| What sports and other physical activities are provided | | | | consider. It's an all-round education which you must |
| by the school? You want your teen to do well | | | | find and one which will develop a an all-round person. |
| academically, to find inner peace and to get all the | | | | |