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ESL Programs at Boarding Schools
posted by Allison "AJ" Miller on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 @ 02:11 PM
tags: boarding schools, All Boys Boarding, Co-Ed Schools, Education, Schools with ESL, All Girls Boarding, Junior Boarding


The fast academic pace at most boarding schools necessitates a strong command of the English language prior to enrolling. In order to keep up with coursework and perform at your best, you should be able to read, write and speak English with near fluency. If you aren’t almost fluent, you will likely struggle.
 
That doesn’t mean you can’t or shouldn’t attend U.S. or Canadian boarding schools, however. It simply means you should look for boarding schools that offer English as a Second Language (ESL) programs for students whose native language is not English.
 
ESL programs help students to quickly get up to speed on the language. Depending on their mastery of the language, students are generally placed into a beginner, intermediate or advanced ESL class. From there, students are integrated with American students into classes where English is the only language spoken.

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Financial Aid for Students Attending Boarding Schools
posted by Allison "AJ" Miller on Tue, May 18, 2010 @ 07:00 AM
tags: boarding schools, College Prep Schools, Education, Financial Aid, Junior Boarding, Military Schools

Education Financial Aid for Students attending Boarding SchoolsWith boarding school tuition rivaling that of private colleges, at just under $40,000 a year, many families need some financial assistance to afford it or help with tuition costs. And, in fact, an estimated 30% of all families with students attending a boarding school receive some sort of financial aid, with the average aid amount being around $17,000.
 
Similar to colleges and other private schools, families apply for financial aid when their child applies for admission into a boarding school. In general, families making more than $120,000 in household income have a lower chance of qualifying for aid; those making less should qualify for some form of need-based financial aid.
 
Boarding schools offer two general types of aid: need based and merit based.
 
Families with lower incomes typically qualify for help from the school in the form of grants. Grants do not need to be repaid. However, because of the high cost of attendance, most families also need to apply for loans to cover the balance. Boarding schools generally have established relationships with banks and funding sources that will provide educational loans.

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Are Junior Boarding Schools Too High Pressure?
posted by Allison "AJ" Miller on Thu, Apr 08, 2010 @ 02:42 PM
tags: Junior Boarding

Junior Boarding School StudentsOne of the biggest benefits of junior boarding schools in general is the rigorous academic program. Students with Ivy League ambitions and an A-studded report card are serious candidates to be admitted to top boarding schools. But what about junior boarding schools, for the elementary and middle school set? Are the schools too much pressure too soon?

 
Hardly, say administrators at many junior boarding schools. Yes, junior boarding schools provide excellent preparation for high school years at traditional boarding schools, but that is not all they do.

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Five Benefits of All-Girls Boarding Schools
posted by Allison "AJ" Miller on Mon, Mar 29, 2010 @ 07:01 AM
tags: College Prep Schools, All Girls Boarding, Junior Boarding

Research in the U.S. and overseas repeatedly confirms that single-sex education is good for both girls and boys in schools. Separating girls from boys in a 1995 school learning experiment in Virginia, the girls showed almost immediate gains in education involvement and class participation. A 2001 British study had similar results, concluding that girls perform better in an all-girls boarding school environment than in a co-ed one.

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Advantages of All-Boys Boarding Schools
posted by Allison "AJ" Miller on Wed, Mar 17, 2010 @ 10:35 AM
tags: All Boys Boarding, Junior Boarding

At all-boys’ boarding schools, boys are often taught sequentially, with one point logically following the previous one, which has been shown to match how their brain processes new information. Girls, on the other hand, prefer facts to be placed in context, with lots of examples, which can distract boys.

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Which are the Best Boarding Schools?
posted by Allison "AJ" Miller on Tue, Mar 16, 2010 @ 09:00 AM
tags: All Boys Boarding, Co-Ed Schools, College Prep Schools, Junior Boarding

The top or best boarding schools have a long-standing reputation for academic excellence and selectivity. At the most popular schools, fewer than 25% of applicants are admitted each year, making them the toughest to get into. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they are the best boarding school for your child.

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