I'm sure anyone who has been to a BS can help me out here..

Prep School Admissions
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<p>Well, I'm an international student who will be applying to some BSs for 09-10, I'm wondering about for those of you who don't live close to the BS you attend (especially international students who on the other side of the globe), what do you do during long breaks (excluding summer), such as spring, thanksgiving....
(I have heard that some students go on trips organized by the school..)</p>

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<p>Some schools have host families that allow International students to spend the holidays with a family in the community or another student’s family.</p>

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<p>what if there isn’t a holiday during the break, or a pretty long break ( a couple of weeks), do they still host students?</p>

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<p>At a typical boarding school, there will be two long breaks of around 3 weeks each. The first break is around the last 2 week of December, going into the 1st week of January. The second break is 3 weeks in March. This can vary by school, so look at the academic calendars of the schools that interest you. I think the other breaks are much shorter, except that Thanksgiving may be 5 days including the weekend.</p>

<p>I know that at my son’s school, parent volunteers are asked if they would like to host an international student over breaks and holidays. Also, there are often trips for students, especially over March break. Some students from various asian countries go to cram schools during breaks.</p>

<p>My suggestion is that you ask Admission at your school whom you can contact to discuss options during breaks for internationals.</p>

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<p>Since it will be my first year at boarding school, my parent’s are concerned about me spending my long breaks at a host families house (homesickness and whatnot). So, my plan is to fly home for Christmas, Spring and Summer breaks. For shorter breaks like Thanksgiving, a few options were available. Do you have any other family friends in the nearby regions of the school? Maybe you’ll have already made a good day-student friend by then whose house you can crash at. However, I second Burb’s suggestion - contact the school the most always have some sort of solution. :)</p>

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<p>Christmas and Spring breaks - go home. Include these in your budget.</p>

<p>Short breaks - stay with friends, school arranged home stays, or in a dorm that the school holds open for displaced kids (really boring.)</p>