anyone recommend a good boarding school?

[johnso]

Just wondering if anyone could recommend a good boarding school for my youngest.
We have decided to send him as term time boarder, back for holidays

I think military academy may be more appropriate at this age

I can recommend one - I dont now where you live let me just goggle it ....

Ah yes , here it is ...

It says

@ ...this school prvodes a lovely caring enviroment for the youngest of children . the children are free to do as they wish but have certain limits and boudaries which they need at this age . They are free to show expression and emotion at any time and are always felt loved by the carers ...

The name of the place is called ... HOME !!

FFS

No schools I know of take children at 5. 7 or 8 is more usual.

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RubyRioja on Fri 27-Jun-08 13:42:00
'My DD is very keen to go to Hogwarts. Not sure entirely realistic as an educational plan - and they do seem to get in terrible trouble.'

My dd thinks the curriculum at Hogwarts sounds very dull: no art, no music and noone ever reads a book for pleasure- all they ever read is school manuals. Also, only one choice of sport and most students don't seem to have access to even that.

johnso, I don't really think you need to worry about whether a school is good or not. Just make sure they will collect / deliver your child to your local train station, so you don't need to drive to far to drop off / pick up.

your son will love this

I like the bit about

'close links with home ... we can perhaps email you photographs .. '

yeppe yeppe bloody doda

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I suppose the one situation where Chapterhouse might actually offer something good is for dysfunctional (but affluent) families, families in the sort of situation where the only other option might be foster care. Then I imagine this might come across as the positive option iyswim.

I think it will suit ds's personality

Could you elaborate? Very hard to give any advice (or know what to think) when you are not explaining why you think this rather unusual solution would be good for your 5yo.

I wouldn't call him a little sod, exactly, but I hardly get any time to myself

Is this a good reason for sending him away from his family? How much time are you meant to have to yourself with a 5yo? Why did you choose to have a family if what your really wanted was time for yourself?

(don't stop me now, folks, by pointing out the obvious. I'm enjoying myself)

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wind up

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yawn

why not, mildmannered one? I'm stuck in a difficult paragraph and need light relief!

But if you don't like trolls, isn't it easy enough to ignore her threads? Plenty of other threads to go to. I'm calling it research- I'm thinking of writing a book about Scandinavian folklore!