Boarding schools

Boarding Schools A boarding school is a school where pupils not only study, but also live there. The name “boarding” is a mix of “bed and board” which is the same as “food and lodging”. Most of the boarding schools are private independent schools, which mean that they don’t have to follow the normal “school rules”. In England there are around 700 boarding schools, where you already can start from the age of eight. Boarding school pupils normally return home during the school holidays and weekends, so the boarders spend most of their childhood away from their families. That can