{"id":500180,"date":"2022-10-11T21:45:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T18:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-boarding-school-offers-essential-life-skills\/"},"modified":"2022-10-11T21:45:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T18:45:58","slug":"how-boarding-school-offers-essential-life-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-boarding-school-offers-essential-life-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"#How boarding school offers essential life skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3219dfcd7d8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3219dfcd7d8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-boarding-school-offers-essential-life-skills\/#%E2%80%9CHow_boarding_school_offers_essential_life_skills%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How boarding school offers essential life skills&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-boarding-school-offers-essential-life-skills\/#Teaching_independence_with_boundaries\" >Teaching independence with boundaries<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-boarding-school-offers-essential-life-skills\/#The_importance_of_wellness\" >The importance of wellness<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_boarding_school_offers_essential_life_skills%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How boarding school offers essential life skills&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n                            Beyond academics, choosing a boarding school for your child can help them develop independence, responsibility, self-care and much more.\n                        <\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In her first few weeks at university, Ashley He noticed something interesting: many of her peers were struggling with living away from home for the first time in ways she just\u2026wasn\u2019t. Many of them weren\u2019t used to being responsible for the administration of their lives, from getting their laundry done to managing their time effectively\u2014and it was sometimes challenging to learn how to do that while also juggling a heavier and more demanding workload, trying to make new friends and dealing with the occasional bout of homesickness. But He had been comfortable with these kinds of tasks for years, thanks in large part to her time spent attending <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sr.studiostack.com\/c\/link?l=1009296&amp;s=1008140\">The Bishop Strachan School<\/a> as a boarder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoarding has made the transition to university incredibly smooth,\u201d she says. \u201cOthers will be freaking out about the same laundry\/self-regulation problems you figured out in grade 9!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s true. According to Stephanie Jean-Paul, dean of boarding at the school, boarding \u201cfosters independence in its students through providing a curriculum that is rooted in trust. One example of this is empowering student leaders to demonstrate responsibility by taking younger boarders around the city of Toronto. From planning transit routes, calculating <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> costs and asking for \u2018check-in\u2019 phone calls, boarding students are trusted to be accountable for the safety of their fellow peers.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1240743\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"wp-image-1240743 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BSS_Maclean-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">BSS student, Ana<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 25px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Teaching_independence_with_boundaries\"><\/span>Teaching independence with boundaries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>And students don\u2019t just learn how to be responsible for one another; thanks to the school\u2019s robust support system, BSS boarding students are given a chance\u2014and the freedom\u2014to learn how to be responsible for themselves. For example, BSS hosts regular workshops on time management, organization, examination preparation and university preparation. Boarding staff also help students develop healthy routines and academic study plans. And students in grades eight to 10 are required to attend supervised Evening Study sessions from Sunday to Thursday, which are intended to help them develop independent study skills. That\u2019s why, in their final two years of schooling, grade 11 and 12 students are trusted to set up their own study schedules and spaces.<\/p>\n<p>He also speaks highly of the school\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach to orientation: \u201cAfter the first week of boarding, I was incredibly comfortable being away from home,\u201d she says. \u201cBSS, in particular, really makes an effort to orient new boarders in the first week to settling into their new home away from home!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It didn\u2019t take long for Kris Martin, a BSS parent, to see how the experience of boarding\u2014and especially the chance to share space with people who came from different backgrounds and even sometimes countries\u2014benefited her daughter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEstablished boarding schools are often steeped in tradition and certain rights of passage, but good boarding schools evolve and continuously improve those traditions and rites of passage in a timely and thoughtful way,\u201d Martin says. \u201cBSS does this with a focus on immersing the student in community, a sense of belonging and a family outside of the traditional definition. This all resulted in a progressive awareness, growth, maturity, curiosity and confidence in self and capability to navigate the world and all it may offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1240745\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"wp-image-1240745 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/inline_BSSMaclean-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured here are BSS students in the boarding lounge. From back to front: Anabelle, Nandani, Vivian, Nevaeh, Crystal, Sophia and Ana<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 25px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_importance_of_wellness\"><\/span>The importance of wellness<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of course, students sometimes struggle, which is why BSS also offers ample wellness-focused resources. \u201cWe have a large community of care; support extends beyond the boarding staff,\u201d Jean-Paul says.<\/p>\n<p>Students have access to Wellness Centre nurses, plus the school psychologist, chaplain and guidance counsellors. In 2021, it began to offer access to a Student Assistance Program, a completely confidential online resource for wellness services offered through Homewood Health. And since administrators believe individual relations are key, they will often try to match boarding students with other local supports, such as a day student, local family, external tutors or health practitioners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBSS provides a safe environment for my daughter to take risks with her thinking,\u201d Martin says. \u201cIt encourages out-of-the-box leadership, innovation and a receptiveness to leveraging different tactics and coping strategies that enable growth and development on a personal, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> and academic level. It provides an opportunity for a young person to spread their wings and learn about themselves outside of the home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To get more information on The Bishop Strachan School programs and offerings, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sr.studiostack.com\/c\/link?l=1018397&amp;s=1008140\">click here<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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