She would be full time, but I'll be up there ever few weeks to steal her for weekends
She has a cousin who'll probably be heading up too. Might see what school they choose for him. Either way they'll have each other close.
SIL has family up there too. & her cousin is up there from here often. I should have plenty of people to check up on her if needed.
It'll be a culture shock for her, but I really do think it'd be good for her attitude etc. Though she might think I hate her even more when shes the only one out of home!
I'm going to put her on the waiting list. I really am thinking its a good idea. I'm not too far away...
Have you spoken to her about it? I can see she is 9 years old but I think the earlier you start talking about it, then the easier the transition might be.
She knows its likely. I was just looking at them & saw that with the one I liked, the enrolment process starts 2 years prior to starting, which is next year. So I think I better get serious about deciding & getting her name down if I want her to be accepted anywhere.
I went to boarding school. It was awesome fun.
It takes a while to adjust but most boarding schools have older girls supervising the younger girls (sort of like a buddy system) and they were always on hand for comfort.
We had day girls and we always felt kind of sorry for them because they missed the best bits.
I went to boarding school when my parents moved overseas for my dad's work. I really didn't enjoy it. The school I attended had day students as well as boarder's and I was envious of the girls who got to go home to their family at the end of the school day. I wanted to go home to my mum and dad. Even today, I resent the fact that my dad's job came before the ability to have me at home. I wouldn't consider boarding school for my kids, but that doesn't mean that it's not right for your family.
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