Boarding School for Exec Functioning / ADHD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t have any experience with boarding schools, but one thing to consider is if he is college bound, after senior year he will be thrown into an environment where he has access to all means of substances, technology, etc with basically no scaffolding. So is it better for him to navigate that at home with you? Or would the schedule/scaffolding of boarding school help him with the transition?

Boarding schools are great with that. It's a soft launch.

--Sent two kids to boarding school

+1. My BS kid is more than ready for college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Didn't you already post this, maybe on the Private School forum? Or are you another poster asking a very specific and similar question?

I'm only asking because I have experience with boarding schools and wrote out two long responses for the last post. If you're a diff poster, I'll see if I can link for you.

I am a different poster. Please link for me! Thank you!

[Anonymous]

My kid at boarding school finds the study hall structure helpful to getting work done. She reports about 25% of her classmates getting various supports for mild learning disabilities. She’s at a middle tier boarding school and has been very happy there. The most academically challenging boarding schools tend to have less structure.

I think the primary issue though is whether or not your child wants to go. Some kids want to go and others don’t. No amount of boarding school services can overcome an unhappy kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to boarding school, and I would say that you should only send your son to boarding school if he wants to go. Like really, really wants the experience of boarding. It is really hard at times and can be very lonely for some kids, so choosing the experience is important.

And as the pp above says…zero tolerance means they kick you out when they find you, not that no one does drugs/drinks. Kids at every single high school drink and do drugs. Truly. My school was zero tolerance and I used to sneak out, get drunk, and go sledding in the middle of the night on stolen cafeteria trays. Or we’d sneak out and smoke pot in the woods.

Sounds pretty fun

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Didn't you already post this, maybe on the Private School forum? Or are you another poster asking a very specific and similar question?

I'm only asking because I have experience with boarding schools and wrote out two long responses for the last post. If you're a diff poster, I'll see if I can link for you.

Yes that would be super helpful if you can send the link. Thank you!