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Boarding School Seasons
Looks at the experiences of children at three off-reservation Indian boarding schools in the early years of the twentieth century.
Global Perspectives on Boarding Schools in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, thousands of pupils attended boarding schools in various places across the globe. Their experiences were vastly different, yet they all had in common that they were separated from their families and childhood friends for a period of time in order to sleep, eat, learn and move within the limited spatial sites of the boarding school. This book frames these ‘boarding schools’ as a global and transcultural phenomenon that is part of larger political and social developments of European imperialism, the Cold War, and independence movements. Drawing together case studies from colonial South Africa, colonial India, Dutch Indonesia, early twentieth-centu...
Canada’s Residential Schools: Missing Children and Unmarked Burials
Between 1867 and 2000, the Canadian government sent over 150,000 Aboriginal children to residential schools across the country. Government officials and missionaries agreed that in order to “civilize and Christianize” Aboriginal children, it was necessary to separate them from their parents and their home communities. For children, life in these schools was lonely and alien. Discipline was harsh, and daily life was highly regimented. Aboriginal languages and cultures were denigrated and suppressed. Education and technical training too often gave way to the drudgery of doing the chores necessary to make the schools self-sustaining. Child neglect was institutionalized, and the lack of supe...
Terms & Conditions
'Brilliant, hilarious... My book of the year' INDIA KNIGHT 'A wonderful book' CRAIG BROWN, Mail on Sunday 'Funny, bloodcurdling and moving' Daily Mail The cruel teachers. The pashes on other girls. The gossip. The giggles. The awful food. The homesickness. The friendships made for life. The shivering cold. Games of lacrosse, and cricket. 'The girls' boarding school! What a ripe theme for the most observant verbal artist in our midst today - the absurdly undersung Ysenda Maxtone Graham, who has the beadiness and nosiness of the best investigative reporter, the wit of Jane Austen and a take on life which is like no one else's. This book has been my constant companion ever since it appeared' A.N. WILSON, Evening Standard
Brand Yourself for Admission to Top US Boarding Schools: 5 Key Steps for International Students
An insider’s guide to branding yourself, finding your best-fit boarding school, and acing the admissions process. ? ???How to BUILD a unique and inviting personal brand that DIFFERENTIATES you in the admissions process ???How to STAND OUT in student/parent interviews at highly selective schools ???Tips for earning the BEST recommendations ???Strategies for building MEANINGFUL relationships with target schools ???Principles of SUCCESS in the boarding school setting ???REAL WORLD accounts of students finding their best-fit boarding school ???Plus a FREE My Boarding School Plan Workbook (PDF)! ? Finding a perfect fit between schools and applicants should not only be the goal of admissions off...
Challenging the Conventional Wisdom about Residential Care for Children and Youth
Is residential care 'inherently harmful'? This book argues that this conventional wisdom is wrong and is, itself, harmful to a significant number of children and youth. The presumptive view is based largely on overgeneralizations from research with infants and very young children raised in extremely deprived environments. A careful analysis of the available research supports the use of high-quality residential care as a treatment of choice with certain groups of needy children and youth, not a last resort intervention. The nature of high-quality care is explored through child development theory and research and two empirically supported models of care are described in detail. It will be of interest to all scholars and students of child development, child welfare, youth work, social work and education as well as professionals working within these fields.
The Handbook of Private Schools
This handbook aims to be a guide to the best private schools of the country. It has been undertaken with the parent especially in mind, but it is hoped that it may be of value to school and college authorities and all others interested in the subject. It is believed that this Handbook is the first volume which attempts a critical and discriminating treatment of the private schools of the country. It is an endeavor to classify the schools on their merits -- at least a step, it is hoped, toward eventual standardization. - Editor's foreword.
Guide for Boarding School Life
Considering an alternative to a public education for your child? Guide for Boarding School Life manages to layout the pros and cons of the choices available to discerning parents. This Guide will navigate you through the decision making process by helping you asses the type of boarding school which will provide your child with optimal learning environment for their unique circumstances. This guide covers: - First hand reviews from students on their experiences at boarding school - Explanations of different types of boarding schools - Comparisons to traditional public education - Benefits of attending a boarding school - Impacts of mobile phone usage by students - Debunking the stereotypical ...
