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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I think sending kids raised in the US to a UK boarding school would be a nightmare. Your kids are not from a culture where they would have the same skill sets as the British kids to manage that and they would likely see it as being sent away as it isn't typical at all in your social circle. [/quote] +1 PP here whose American cousins were all sent to UK boarding schools around age 8 (and all had a difficult time transitioning) and I COMPLETELY agree with this statement. They are prepared for this by their schools, childcare providers, etc.--versus there is no setting in the US that would prepare kids for this. Adding to the difference is that the British kids usually go in knowing a couple other kids in their class already (or have siblings and cousins at the same school), while the international kids do not, and the British kids get to go home much more frequently due to travel time. [/quote]
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