Do parents visit their children on Sundays or go to watch games, or is that frowned upon? Just started exploring BS in CT, MA, and wondering if distance should be a factor or we won’t see him anyway? (also does anyone knows why SPS isn’t on TABS website?) Thank you!
Parents are very welcome at sporting events, both home and away. Our son is about 90 minutes from home, and we went to many home games last year and some away games (many of the schools they play are closer to us). Sometimes we’d go to a game and then take him to dinner out. At least for him, Sundays are quiet days and days off for shopping, homework, and just hanging around — generally not a day he’d want us around.
We did both over the years - Sunday visits and sporting events. Never had anyone take issue with it. We always felt welcomed. If our kids were playing on a sports team that season, we went to their games. If they weren’t, we’d visit once per week, usually on a Sunday but not always.
Parents are welcome at games!! Depending on the day of the week, it can be a great chance to take your kid (and maybe some friends ) to dinner and to go shopping for the fridge. Kids whose parents are really far away will welcome this and you’ll get to know your kid’s friends. If you take pics and share with other families, I guarantee your friend circle with grow really fast!
My kid’s school was just under 90 minutes away. I often made the trip for games and music performances and plays. Sometimes she’d be super busy for weeks and barely have time to call and check in, let alone visit with me… other times she’d ask me to visit a few weeks in a row. We did a lot of Sunday brunches. I miss that! 
Of course!! Our BS is about 2 hours away and we try to go up for all the home games, and for many of the away games (some are closer to us than the BS is). The kids seem to really appreciate the support, and we usually take DS out to eat afterwards.
@gardenstategal that’s great to hear, as I have worried about whether our DD (prospective 2019) would feel disadvantaged since we live 3000 miles away and would be unable to participate in weekend activities. Hopefully she would have friends with families nearby who wouldn’t mind including her for the occasional Sunday brunch or trip to the mall.
@Hopeful - I am going to volunteer to travel to nearby schools (within driving distance of GolfKiddo) to cheer for the students whose parents are 3,000 miles away! Ok - even 1,000 miles away and can’t attend. I prefer to attend hockey games and golf tournaments BTW! Please provide school t-shirt and/or wardrobe preference. My kid knows what its like want a parent there and my heart breaks for kids whose parents are very far away. We can start a volunteer parent group to be in the stands cheering in place of CC parents =D>
I went to BS far, far away from home and always loved having friends’ parents attending my games. Meals out afterwards are also greatly appreciated by hungry teenagers! I became close with many of my friends families and time spent with them helped me tremendously as I learned how to live away from home.
@Golfgr8 thank you! And as for wardrobe preference, absolutely anything you wear will be TOTALLY embarrassing and will make our DD feel right at home! 
In addition to taking kids out for a meal after the game (especially those whose parents lived far away), we were always instructed by our kids to bring two boxes of Dunkin’ Donuts munchkins for the team every time we attended a sporting event! (We did always confirm with the coach that it was okay to do that.)
I always brought donuts when I attended the “away” games… the girls were always thrilled to have those after the game. At home games, I brought baby goats… 
I feel very fortunate to live within an easy drive of a number of schools. Like @Golfgr8, I’m happy to cheer for other people’s kids too. This summer, I had the privilege of standing in for a faraway poster at their kid’s Visit Day at summer camp. My kid came along, and we really enjoyed every second of that day. Gotta love the connections we make here on CC!
yes-lots of parents go. local parents often assist with food/snacks/tents, carpooling (depending on sport).
@cameo - were the baby goats before WPI or did you get your own mascots?
Baby goats attended sports events with me during D’s years at BS. The fact that she chose a college with a goat for a mascot was a happy coincidence!
Yes we visited quite often. Even during weekdays sometimes (if I was in the area). Most schools have a weekend feed option — where you buy food for the dorm. Attending the feeds were a great way to meet my sons friends.
Also encourage you to invite internationals from your child’s school to your home over long weekends. This is a great way to learn about other cultures.
As a former boarding school student who was from far away, I loved when my friend’s parents came to our games! They usually brought snacks and pets, which we all loved. Additionally, at boarding school sporting events, a lot of the time the audience is empty or close to empty, so we appreciated when more local parents were there to support us!
Day student parents are great cheerleaders at most boarding schools!
The last time I went to an away match (at a school near us that is much larger than Mercersburg and has plenty of day students), the only parents there were from my children’s school. And I checked: the other team had multiple members whose parents lived locally. I was a little bit shocked. Also, the opposing coach was not a nice man.