Tips on how to choose the Right Boarding School for your Child

Posted by Kasiga School on September 11th, 2017

Parents send their children to boarding school because they want them to be independent, disciplined and sometimes following a family tradition. Parents also get their kids enrolled in the boarding school because these schools offer a holistic approach towards education which you may not get in the regular schools today. Moreover, these schools do not focus only on academics, extracurricular and the co-curricular activities only but also focus on developing life skills. As a result, the students get more exposure and ultimately they grow up as a confident person and often become all-rounders. In addition to these, the boarding schools treat each and every child equally; so whatever the son of a billionaire gets to eat here; a child of a salaried professional also gets the same food. This helps in building unity and helps them to maintain a social standardized living.

So, if you have decided to send your child to a boarding school; then keep the below-mentioned things in mind; so that you can end up choosing the right one for your kid:

• Go through the website of the school that offers boarding school facilities and read the reviews about the school; including the ones that their ex-students have written.
• Now you should consider certain important things such as:

1. Whether you want to go for co-educational school or only male or female school
2. Whether  you want to go for renowned big schools or less known small schools located nearby to your city
3. Whether the co-curricular activities that they include suit your child’s need

Once you answer to all these questions, you will be left with only a few schools to choose from.

• Now you should get in touch with these schools to know about their admission procedure. Also, fix an appointment to visit the schools. This way you can actually assess the infrastructure of the schools, facilities that they offer; their charges and of course get to know about their academic performances.
• Basis the charges that they ask for and the facilities they provide; you now need to select the boarding school where your child can be enrolled.
• Once you have selected the school, involve your child in the process. Talk with him or her about the things to expect there. It is important to discuss these things with the child and prepare him/her mentally. This is because; the boarding environment may not be suitable for every child just as not every school fits every child.

A good boarding school for boys or girls should offer life skill counselling to address the challenges that a student may face here in addition to proper medical facility and healthy nutritious food.

Experts suggest that a child should be sent to a boarding school when he or she is mentally developed to look after himself or herself. However, it actually depends on the parents. A parent must remember that it is vital to let him know why you are sending him to the boarding school so there are no issues later. Also, it is the responsibility of the parents to stay in regular touch with the teachers and keep regular communication with their children.