| Boarding schools today are pretty much different from | | | | thus paving the way for the development of a wide |
| what they used to be. New studies suggest that | | | | array of desirable traits in a cancillary and highly |
| present-day boarding schools cater to a divergent | | | | motivational environment. More importantly, boarding |
| body of students who study and live in inclusive | | | | schools give as much premium to character |
| academic institutions which foster independence and | | | | development as they do to academic performance |
| responsibility. These traditional values help the students | | | | which fosters the development of well-rounded |
| achieve at higher rates as compared to those who | | | | individuals. |
| are enrolled in public or private schools. | | | | Boarding school students report that they are very |
| Here are some pertinent data based on studies and | | | | much confident and well prepared for college. In a |
| research conducted among students in three different | | | | survey involving 100 students from each of the three |
| academic institutions namely: boarding schools, private | | | | types of schools, 87% of students from boarding |
| and public schools. | | | | schools reported that they are very well prepared for |
| Boarding school students and alumni report that they | | | | college as compared to 71% from private schools |
| are very much satisfied with their academic | | | | students and only 39% from public school students. |
| experience. In fact, 90% of boarding school students | | | | Lastly, research shows that boarding school alumni |
| reported having excellent instructors as compared to | | | | advance faster in their chosen careers and are |
| 62% of private and 51% of public school students. | | | | generally more philanthropic. This reflects the fact that |
| Furthermore, boarding schools seem to have the edge | | | | boarding school graduates are typically more |
| in terms of encouraging positive personal development | | | | successful in terms of better career advancement as |
| among students. Boarding schools play an important | | | | compared to the alumni of private and public schools. |
| role in shaping the values and ethics of their students | | | | |