Living in a boarding school community is an education in itself. This can be just as valuable as classroom learning.
1. Make choices that matter and exercise individual responsibility. This goes with the territory of students living on their own. Students make choices about how they spend their time, their activities and opportunities and balancing work and play. There is, of course, plenty of support from faculty, advisors and peers. But still, students must learn to take care of themselves and take responsibility for their own actions. This leads to increased maturity, greater self-sufficiency, and superior preparation for college.
