<p>Assuming that most parents would like to send their child to a school within 3 hours of driving distance, what happen on weekends?
Will there only be int'l students staying on campus during, say, Long Weekend?</p>
<p>My d can’t come home often (three hour time difference) but has found lots of internationals to spend time with on weekends - which is one of the things we love about the experience.</p>
<p>every other weekend</p>
<p>My son rarely comes home as he is an international but in my limited experience (his friends), students who live about 3 hours away seem to go home about once every 3-4 weeks. His school is about 80% boarding so there is always plenty of kids on campus - especially because they often have Saturday classes. He does sometimes go to another day student’s house (who’s parents we have met) on open weekends.</p>
<p>My daughter’s school has Saturday classes and afternoon games on Wednesday and Saturday, so she only comes home on designated breaks such as this weekend. We try to go up to her school (about a 4 hour drive) to see home games. Her school is 100% boarding, so most kids are on campus on the week ends.</p>
<p>We are about 4.5 hours away and son only comes home during breaks and long weekends. Weekends with only Sat and Sun off are too short because his academic day doesn’t end until 5:30. He came home last weekend because he had Sat and Mon off so it gave him two full days at home. My rule of thumb is a min of 6 meals at home! But he brought a friend home with him who is from the south so there’s a good chance that your toofaraawytocomehome student will still get an off campus break on the long weekends. But generally, 3 to 4 weeks soundss about right.</p>
<p>My d only comes home on school breaks. We are over 900 miles away, 2.5 hour plane ride. This is the long winter weekend, my d is staying with a day student. Travel can be exhausting and I think hanging out with friends with no homework (I made it a point to tell d -NO HOMEWORK over break!!!) is what she needs and deserves. </p>
<p>My d will hang out and read a book or two for pleasure.</p>
<p>I travel: to take her, parents fall weekend, winter showcase (last weekend in Jan), parent weekend spring, to bring her home.</p>
<p>We have 8 times together per school term. Remember they are only gone 30 weeks per year.</p>
<p>Enough kids live within 3 hours of the school that it opens lots of options. My D is staying at the home of another student. I like that she has that option to extend her independence. We offered to reciprocate but getting here with a connecting flight sometimes takes as long as a non-stop out of the country. But the door is open when her friends need it.</p>