Chinese in US Boarding Schools

Its been a while since our last post.  Boarding and Prep Schools in the US are seeing an overwhelming number of students coming from China.  What a great thing.  The world is becoming more international and there is no better place to start then at school.

Both parties benefit from this.  (not political parties).  The typical western student benefits from sitting next to a student from quite a different culture.  And the Chinese student benefits because they are being totally immersed in English and the western style of life.  Language Immersion Schools are the best way for students to learn a language.  But learning a language is not the only skill one learns in this total immersion.  They also learn thought processes, camaraderie,  innovation, new sports, values and life lessons.  In return they, without knowing, teach these same lessons back to the other students as well.

This is the real upside to boarding schools and even more so American Boarding Schools.  In a traditional school, adolescents are taught the curriculum and then go home.  But in a boarding or prep school environment, the learning process continues throughout the day and night.  International students, especially from China, see this. An interesting article was recently published in the Washington Post about this.  As much as it is to denounce in China, the wealthy and well educated in China are still finding ways to justify sending their children to boarding and prep schools and even universities in the states.

There are no boarders when it comes to education....

Boarding and Prep Schools in North Carolina

As we move further south in the States, we are still in an area rich with tradition and quality boarding schools.  Some of the Top Universities are here in North Carolina, such as Duke, University of North Carolina, Wakeforest, North Carolina State and many more.

For instance you have one of the top Jewish boarding schools in US here in North Carolina, called American Hebrew Academy.  Students attend this prepatory boarding school from all around the world.

You also have an all boys Episcopal prep school called Chist College and an all girls prep school called Saint Mary's School.  Saint Mary's was founded in 1842.

There are some co-ed prep boarding schools such as Ashville School and Salem Academy. These are some of the most popular American boarding schools around.

There are a few other Prep Boarding School in North Carolina and the above just highlights some of them.  Please give us your feedback as you think more about sending your childeren to boarding school.

Boarding and Prep Schools in Maryland

In our last blog we discussed boarding schools in Virginia.  Just on the other side of Potomac River,you also some of the best schools in the state of Maryland.  A lot of these schools like some in Virginia are within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Georgetown Preparatory School was founded in 1789 and is the nations oldest Catholic boys boarding school.

What is also fascinating about so many of these schools is the wide diversity of students that attend all of these boarding and prep schools.  For instance St. Timothy's school is one of the few girls boarding schools in the US to offer the International  Baccalaureate Diploma Program.

Other well known boarding and prep schools in Maryland include the following:  Garrison Forest School, McDonogh School, Oldfields School, Saint James School, Sandy Spring Friends School and West Nottingham Academy. There are also several military boarding schools in Maryland.

Every boarding and prep school around the world will have a unique feature that caters for every unique feature that your child will have.  Their education is the most valuable influence they will possess as they are moulded into informed young adults.

Boarding and Prep Schools in Virginia

Virginia is a state in the US that boasts some of the best education institutions in the world.  Universities like the University of Virginia and William and Mary are some of the most sought after and oldest Universities in the US.  Quite a few of the prep schools and boarding schools in Virginia  prepare students to get into these top Universities.

For instance if you were selected to go to Woodberry Forest School, and then graduated with the right grades and test scores, you could just about choose any University in the US you would like to attend.  But there are also quite a few more boarding and prep schools in Virginia that are held in the highest regard.  These schools range in price and also teach boys and girls exclusively depending.  Most of these schools have a range of students from all over the world and all over the states.

Some of the boys prep and boarding schools are the following:  Blue Ridge School,  Fishburne Military School,  Fork Union Military School and Hairgrave Military Academy.

Some of the girls prep and boarding schools are the following:  Chatham Hall,  Foxcroft School, The Madeira School, St Margaret's School and Stuart Hall School.

Some of the co-ed prep and boarding schools are the following: Christchurch School, Episcopal High School,  Massanutten Military Academy,  Miller School of Albermarle, Oak Hill Academy, Randolph-Macon Academy, St. Anne's-Bellfield School, Virginia episcopal School and Woodberry Forest School.

If you would like to find out more about international boarding and prep schools in Virginia, please let us know.

Choosing the right Boarding School

We are an organisation that helps families choose the right boarding school.  Our client base is broad in a sense that we help place young adults from around the world into the school that we feel will help them achieve their own personal goals.  Education comes in a many forms, we look forward to exploring these with you as we discuss in detail all of the amazing international boarding schools from around the world.