Bridging the Great Divide… lead up to, and managing boarding school

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Ruby Riethmuller hosts a student panel and asks the following questions:

  • Describe the feeling of going to boarding school (fear?) when you’re in primary school – did they have a sense of overwhelm at the thought?
  • Have they any advice for parents to help them manage that weight of trepidation in the lead up to going to boarding school?
  • What can schools do to best support new country boarders both academically and emotionally?

Panellists:

  • Ruby Riethmuller, Founder & Director of Womn-Kind (Facilitator)
  • Nell Owen, Abbotsleigh (Sydney, NSW)
  • Genevieve Smith, Abbotsleigh (Sydney, NSW)
  • Jasper Brooker, Haileybury Rendall School (Darwin, NT)
  • Daisy Timmins-Bartlett, Calrossy Anglican School, (Tamworth, NSW)

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Created to support rural, regional and remote families as they plan the next chapter for their children. Open to families with children currently in Year 3 and above, and to those already on their boarding journey, this competition celebrates the courage it takes to look beyond your postcode and pursue opportunity. Entries close Friday 5 December 2025

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