Benefits of Boarding Schools over Regular Schools

The Delphian School
Sep 6, 2018 · 4 min read

Although some parents find it initially difficult to send their beloved children to boarding school, there exists a million and one reasons why boarding schools trump regular day schools. The key benefit that a sound boarding school system offers is the opportunity to focus. Impeccable boarding schools such as The Delphian School provide all participants (parents, students and teachers) a host of benefits including the ability to focus.

Asides this benefit, boarding schools also encourage the appreciation for the little things of life; family, friends, places and experiences. To understand the benefits boarding schools offer all participants in greater details, we have created the expository list below.

  1. Students engage with experienced and passionate teachers/ facilitators

Unlike the public schooling system that is often under-staffed or staffed with barely qualified individuals, private institutions such as The Delphian School do not compromise the quality of teachers and facilitators. Therefore, we meticulously search for the most talented, most passionate and the most qualified professionals in their respective fields to teach and encourage the next generation of global leaders to greatness.

Additionally, boarding schools shun the traditional one-way knowledge transfer that plagues day schools. Given the diversity mix, we constantly encourage active knowledge sharing and engagement between students and facilitators.

2. Students develop social independence and responsibility

Given the fact that boarding schools are void of diverse social distractions that can lead to dependence, laziness or addictions, students learn how to be independent by catering for themselves. With a dynamically integrated educated system such as ours, students become independent in their thought process as they plan their lives and routines around the school’s rules. Also, they learn to be responsible members of the society, understanding that the success of the system relies greatly on their individual contributions.

3. Unparalleled educational system safety and security

Unlike day schools that put students on the road or in transit daily, our students only have to make a few commutes annually to get educated, which drastically reduces their exposure to accidents. Additionally, instances such as gun violence and gang violence are almost non-existent within this system of education since strict security standards are set and upheld using world-class security systems and random searches.

4. Personalized attention and success orientation

With an optimal student-to-teacher ratio that offers adequate attention to each student’s unique educational need (academic and extracurricular), boarding schools foster success orientation through collaborations. We do not force students to conform to societal norms and conditioning, instead, we give them the required personalized attention and world-class facilities to help them discover their purpose whether in professional athletics, arts, governance, business or technology.

5. World-class facilities

Considering the rapid rate of globalization and uncertainty that exist regarding the future, it is most parent’s desire to give their kids the greatest level of exposure to world-class facilities that would help them find their identity and become successful regardless of what the future holds. With an emphasis on holistic learning, boarding schools encourage students to express their uniqueness through these world-class facilities. Moreover, the quality of the learning facilities boarding schools such as The Delphian School have are often unavailable in most localities.

6. Curriculums that work

With unprecedented foresight, boarding schools such as ours that aren’t burdened by the conformity plights of state-run schools have made education innovative. We have not accepted the ubiquitous curriculums as axiomatic, instead, our founders researched innovative learning approaches that would foster dynamism, creativity and continuous improvement. Here at The Delphian School, our curriculum has been continuously improved since 1976 for increased learning potential and world relevance. This improves our student’s worldview, learning potential and willpower.

7. Amazing networking potential

Regardless of a student temperament or social aptitude, boarding schools are ideal to foster life-long friendships. Since the right networks is a hallmark of great leaders in every field, we have created an ecosystem that attracts and nurtures the brightest and most- promising children in-lieu of increasing their knowledge base and network quality. This is evident in the fact that during the breaks, most of our students still keep in touch to work on solutions to some of the most pressing global challenges.

8. Global exposure

From working with Grammy-winning composers, to participating in NASA challenges and to executing projects for third world countries, boarding schools such as ours seek to give students a healthy global exposure in their respective fields. We do not seek to keep students in classrooms learning irrelevant concepts, instead, we introduce them in-person to the latest concepts used in global industry and economies. This makes our students global citizens that are poised to make a real difference and meaningful contributions to the world.

Therefore, if you want your ward to be a part of the wonderful educational system that global educational development leaders such as Sir Ken Robinson and our founders envisioned, The Delphian School welcomes you. Feel free to contact us.

Written by

From its inception in 1975, TheDelphianSchool.info has had the firm objective of improving the way children are educated.

Welcome to a place where words matter. On Medium, smart voices and original ideas take center stage - with no ads in sight. Watch
Follow all the topics you care about, and we’ll deliver the best stories for you to your homepage and inbox. Explore
Get unlimited access to the best stories on Medium — and support writers while you’re at it. Just $5/month. Upgrade