<p>Has anyone had experience with their child doing 5 day boarding? I'd like to hear about the experience in general. This is a school my son has attended as a younger day student (grades 5-8), and now he thinks he wants to board for 9th grade, even though we are only about 45 minutes from the school. The advantages, I suppose, are 1) already knows most of the students 2) it's a small boarding community and 3) he may have an opportunity to take on more responsibility and make good friends. The disadvantages: I will MISS him!!! Did anyone have this dilemma? He's a great kid, not the type I can't wait to get out of the house!</p>
<p>My son’s school boards 5 nights a week. He is in the 5th grade now, but I am planning on boarding him his last year. I have only heard from parents at my son’s school that the boarding experience is great.</p>
<p>Labby–Knowing what I know now, my d is going to bs as a 2nd year student in the fall, I would have seriously considered junior bs. I have a great teen-ager and no reason to “send her away” yet she is very mature, I think for a lot a kids the experience would only make them better. </p>
<p>I told my d last fall thst if she didnt learn to communicate with me more and better that i would not let her go to bs. The more involved she became with bs the better she became. She talks to me all the time, almost almost everything. </p>
<p>I find many people think that bs is just throwing your kid a way and letting them have the freedom of college just earlier. When I explain to others how much supervision the kids have and the rules and regulations are in place parents are SHOCKED !!!</p>
<p>As a college professor I see kids at 18-22 not ready to leave home, and I believe some kids are mature and ready to go to bs at 14 even 10 or 12. As a parent who homeschooled, my kid and i spend more time together than most people ever spend with their kids.</p>
<p>No experience with it, but I like the idea of 5 day boarding where possible. My daughter told me she thinks she has the best of both worlds, boarding (and not spending hours in a car too and fro) yet near enough home to see her family on the weekend (usually at her school, but the concept is the same!). Not having the car trips and the distractions at home is great during the week. Sounds ideal for your situation.</p>
<p>Hey, I know that you had a question about 5 day boarding and I have one as well, well acutally a few. my first one is how do you become one, second, do you think that 5 day boarders have a more difficult time socialy becuase they don’t have as much down time w/ their peers (something I’ve heard, correct me if I’m wrong) and is there a limit on how far away you can be,?</p>
<p>I don’t know of any “distance” requirement for 5 day boarding. As far as I know, you could live next door to the school or be from another continent; it doesn’t matter.</p>
<p>Can I go to a 5-day-boarding and find a homestay for weekends???(int’l student)</p>