boarding school
Live-in education
A boarding school is a school where students live on campus during the academic term, typically sleeping in dormitories and eating meals provided by the institution.
The arrangement distinguishes it from day schools, where students return home each afternoon.
Boarding schools range from elite preparatory academies to military schools to institutions for students with special needs: She was sent to boarding school at thirteen.
Student living building
- housemasterBoarding school dormitory head
- houseparentLive-in residential caretaker
- matronFemale institutional supervisor
- prefectStudent given official authority
quad · roommate · curfew · lights-out · linens · laundry · trunk · footlocker
Principles governing behavior
- uniformIdentical throughout
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
conduct · detention · punishment · obedience · strictness · regimen · standards · inspection
Superior select group
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- exclusivityState of being limited
- affluenceAbundance of money
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
upper-class · aristocracy · connections · Eton · Oxbridge · entitled · pedigree · blue-blood
Educational program's content plan
- examinationsFormal tests of knowledge
- syllabusCourse plan document
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
- seminarsStructured educational discussions
textbooks · scholarship · tuition · study · prep · homework · tutorials · grades
Inherited cultural legacy
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- chapelSmall worship room
crests · mottoes · founders · alumni · gowns · ties · blazers · prize-giving
People aged thirteen to nineteen
- friendshipsVoluntary affectionate relationships
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
- identityWho someone is
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
bullying · cliques · crushes · rebellion · maturation · socialization · mentorship · extracurricular
Intense, persistent desire
- separationState of being apart
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- distanceSpace between two points
memories · parents · family · holidays · weekends · half-term · homecoming · attachment
dormitory
Student living building
- housemasterBoarding school dormitory head
- houseparentLive-in residential caretaker
- matronFemale institutional supervisor
prefect · quad · roommate · curfew · lights-out · linens · laundry · trunk · footlocker
rules
Principles governing behavior
- uniformIdentical throughout
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
supervision · conduct · detention · punishment · obedience · strictness · regimen · standards · inspection · demerits
elite
Superior select group
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- exclusivityState of being limited
- affluenceAbundance of money
networking · upper-class · aristocracy · connections · Eton · Oxbridge · entitled · pedigree · blue-blood
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- examinationsFormal tests of knowledge
- syllabusCourse plan document
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
seminars · textbooks · scholarship · tuition · study · prep · homework · tutorials · grades · prizes
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
chapel · crests · mottoes · founders · alumni · gowns · ties · blazers · prize-giving · ivy-covered
teenagers
People aged thirteen to nineteen
- friendshipsVoluntary affectionate relationships
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
- identityWho someone is
self-discovery · bullying · cliques · crushes · rebellion · maturation · socialization · mentorship · extracurricular · pranks
longing
Intense, persistent desire
- separationState of being apart
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
distance · memories · parents · family · holidays · weekends · half-term · homecoming · attachment · yearning
- boarding schooldormitory, dorm life, prefects, housemasters, headmaster
- high societygossip, socialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat
- Private Schoolsprep schools, private academies, independent schools, preparatory schools, day schools
- School/Teachingheadmaster, governess, students, pupils, lessons
- Australian Schoolspreschool, kindergarten, prep, classroom, canteen
- boarding schoolsdormitory, dormitories, dorm, dorm room, dorm rooms
boarding schoolday school
Academy without boarding facilities
day program · commuter school · local school · community school · public school
boarding schoolhomeschooling
Family-directed academic instruction
home education · home school · unschooling · day school · living at home
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