| Children learn adaptability |
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 Leaving parents at any age is a turbulent decision for any child. Children have to stay away from parents in a new place with new people and it can be traumatic for them. However, they soon learn that the teachers are their friends and they can make good friends with other children in their dormitories. A boarding school has children coming from all age groups, socio-economic classes and different parts of the country and the globe. Hence, children learn to accept this diversity and adapt themselves in the new environment. |
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| Students become self-reliant |
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 Staying in a boarding school can do wonders for the child. He/She learns to be responsible and to take decisions on his/her own. He/She learns to overcome small problems by himself/herself with support from friends and teachers. He/She becomes aware of his/her strengths and weaknesses and this improves his/her confidence. Students from boarding schools thus grow up to be self-assured, mature adults who can take on the world. |
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| The child forms a support system of lifelong friends |
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 Children make friends for life during the years spent at boarding school. They share their joys, setbacks, successes and failures with these classmates and form strong bonds for life. Children have fond memories of life in the boarding schools and develop a community feeling with the alumni that connects with other students across ages for many years to come.
Therefore, children are exposed to different settings and learn to handle several things simultaneously when at boarding school, thus developing into confident personalities.
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