Boarding Schools

This article details the process my family went through in making the decision to send my daughter to prep school to play hockey. It touches on how you can best make this difficult decision and where it may lead your young hockey player.

Children with Aspergers Syndrome have special needs that may or may not be addressed in the regular school environment. Parents must research the options available to them and compare these options with the alternative option of homeschooling.

Parents with children who display Aspergers syndrome are often frustrated and do not know where to turn for help. There are special schools, summer camps, informational sites, and support groups for parents of children with Aspergers Syndrome.

If you are considering placing your troubled teen outside the home, read this article for helpful tips. Compare programs and find resources for out of control boys and girls here.

This article provides an overview of the different types of schools and/or camps a troubled teen who has been demonstrating out of control behavior can attend.

There are various alternative programs available to parents in need of help with troubled teens.

A descriptive overview of "Free Schools," also known as "democratic schools"; includes an explanation of the schools and an introduction to how the schools are different from traditional schools. A good resource for parents considering Free Schooling.

A Christian boarding school can be just the boost that a troubled teen needs to get back on the right track.

Packing for boarding school is similar to packing for college, but there are unique differences which must be considered.

Freshman boarding students have to get over a lot of transitions quickly, and this can often be overwhelming. This article explains how to get over homesickness and other common freshman problems.

This article traces the role of the Presbyterian Church in the Indian boarding school movement in New Mexico from 1880 to the present.

Presbyterians ran boarding schools in New Mexico from the 1880s to the present.

College preparatory boarding schools provide top notch educations and teach students independence. Are you ready to move away from home for high school?

A terrible experience at an "elite" boarding school.

These institutions started as a way to integrate Native Americans into mainstream society, but have evolved into so much more.

If you are considering all-girl boarding schools for your child, it is important to take a look at the pros and cons before you come to any decision.

If you have a child who has been diagnosed with a learning disability, you have no doubt given a lot of thought to the school they should attend.

This article talks about our struggle in deciding whether or not to send our child to boarding school for children with ADHD and ADD.

There are a number of factors to consider when deciding on the right boarding school for your child.

School stories peak the interest of many children and I was one of them. I've chosen the three schools I would have wanted to attend, focusing on my top two choices - Hogwarts and St. Clare's.

When the school has the same name as the street it is on and the town it is in, then you can guess that this is a small school. But if you guess that it is an exceptional school you will also be on target.

St. Mark's School, Southboro, MA has a long history of sharing the skills necessary to achieve academic excellence. Today it offers this essential education to young men and women as either day or boarder students.

There are some parents who look at boarding school as a place for children of the wealthy.

This research paper details information about how Sioux Indian children were educated in the past, and how they have been educated in recent years.

In the past, boarding school has been synonymous with children who have discipline problems or parents who want their children out of the house. Would you be surprised to know, then, that many children actually request boarding school?

A review of Resolution Ranch, a boarding school for troubled teens.

The eduction and good parenting of our children in America should be encouraged in our society. It is time we take care of our most precious resources - our children.

Boarding schools have become the most sought after in developed countries as well as developing countries.

As a parent, coming to the determination that a boarding school is the best solution for your child's behavioral problems can often be an emotionally difficult decision that is associated with many feelings such as guilt, confusion, and even fear.

Of LaFarge's creative works, none present a more scathing indictment of the failures of the Indian educational system than the novel "Laughing Boy" and his 1935 short story "Higher Education."

Schools nowadays just are not doing so well in educating our children. This is what a lot of parents seem to think