Attended a senior boarding school open day yesterday, 2 hours drive from home. Really really really liked the school. Seems to be a good all rounder - good academic results, very strong music dept and great sports facilities. We liked the pupils and staff that we met and really liked the feel of the place. There was an enthusiasm that was palpable.
It is only our second school visit and we have other, more local, visits planned. I'm trying to work out whether this is a real contender or not or whether we should focus on finding somewhere closer to home. This is a full boarding school (no mass exodus at weekends) so we won't have to worry about making arrangements for ds to come home every weekend (which will be the concern with some of the other places we have lined up to visit).
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difficultpickle · 08/09/2013 17:16
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