Boarding Camp

Boarding schools are a tradition that has been around since the beginning of education needs. Great Britain has a rich heritage of boarding schools for both boys and girls. A boarding camp is a vehicle for summer learning and recreation that is a natural outcropping of traditional boarding schools. These camps take the form of academic camps, sports camps, science camps and more.

You can find a boarding school for boys, boarding school for girls and co-ed boarding schools. A boarding high school provides year round education to youth either through a residence program that follows the whole school year or one that allows student's to commute and return home on the weekends.

USA Study Guide offers lists for the top USA boarding schools for boys and girls, listed by state. Their list includes military boarding schools, boarding schools for troubled teens, private boarding schools, Christian boarding schools and boarding high schools.

Boarding schools have a reputation for providing excellence in academic training. They typically have a smaller class size, offer diverse curricula, and individual attention from teachers and advisors. These features offer a distinct advantage to the boarding school student. The 24-hour community that consists within a boarding school environment allows the faculty to use every moment as a teaching moment whether in the classroom, playing field or dormitories.

There are many different types of boarding schools as listed above. The definitions are listed below.

• All boarding: Schools where all the students live on campus.
• Boarding day schools: The majority of students live on campus while some commute from local neighborhoods.
• Military schools: Schools that follow a military structure and often require uniforms and drill practices.
• 5-day boarding schools: Schools where students may elect to stay only during the week and go home on weekends.
• Junior boarding schools: Schools that accept students in grades 1 through 8.
• Coeducational schools: Schools that accept both boys and girls.
• Boy's boarding schools: Schools that accept only boys.
• Girl's boarding schools: Schools that accept only girls.
• Pre-professional arts schools: Schools that specialize in training musical, performing and visual artists.
• Religious schools: Schools that are affiliated with a specific religion such as Jewish or Catholic schools.

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