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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's been amazing for my kids.  And they actually had school during the past year!!!    It's an incredible opportunity for kids to grow and mature, and no its not someone else raising your kids (as my own DH thought, when he insisted that boarding schools "mortified" him)  Even dh would agree what a fantastic experience its been--the faculty, the other students (who are not all rich or spoiled or american), the arts and sports opportunities.  My kids have attended smallish boarding schools within two hours of DC.[/quote]

Anyone who can afford the tuition is by definition rich. Don’t kid yourself.[/quote]

You understand that there is financial aid, right? I went to one of these schools, and nearly half the class received financial aid. I had friends who were on almost a full scholarship. It changed their lives.[/quote]

My friend from HS that went to Andover was from a pretty middle class family.  I don’t think he even got financial aid.   His family owned a very modest ranch house, and ran a family business that has long since gone bust.  The public schools we had were not great and there were only two private schools—one very religious and one full of not very smart spoiled rich kids.  So they scrimped to send him to Andover and he loved it.  So I think there are some kids from UMC families who come from areas where there are not good day school options or whose parents have other reasons they can’t stay at home (eg parents on long-term work assignments to unsafe countries, etc.)[/quote]

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