Figure 1.-- There are now a wide range of appraoches to boarding. Schools vary as to the approaches offered because of the complexities involved and financial constraints such as the need to use facilities as fully as possible. Until recently the standard and most common apprach was full boarding. |
Full boarding is the sandard boarding arrangement at a traditional prep school. It was widely considered to be an essential aspect of the prep school program. For years this was what boarding meant and it was essentially inflexible. No alternatives were available. And given the transport system of the time, this was the only practical approach in most instances. Until recently the standard and most common approach at prep schools was full boarding. Many scgools did not even allow day children, believing that they would disrupt the school program. Full boarders remain at school the entire school term including the weekends, with the exception of a few excheats. This approach is still common, although most boarding schools now accept day children and offer more flexibility in the boarding arrangements.
