Homesickness

Country kids at boarding school leave behind many things

Do what you need to do

As our kids made the trek back to their boarding houses for the start of the new school year late last month, we knew many of them had home firmly

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Dimity Evans

Boarding offers many pathways Keen to go away to boarding school from Year 7, Year 11 student at Yanco Agricultural High School, Dimity Evans has thrown herself into the activities

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Will and Emma Benham, boarders at The Armidale School

Will & Emma Benham

Sibling support when living away from home Brother and sister, Will and Emma Benham are both boarders at The Armidale School (TAS), where they’re enjoying a range of opportunities at

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Pymble Ladies College boarder Tori Burton

Torie Burton

Fast-tracking tolerance & independence Like it is for any young person starting a new school a long way from home, the year has been a mix of excitement and homesickness

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Parenting-Advice

Final Week of Preparation

You may be thinking about managing your child’s homesickness, but before homesickness sets in there will be a wave of other emotions experienced before you set off for boarding school.

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Homesickness

Tackling Homesickness

What do a Spanish A-League footballer, a British actor, an Argentine-based charity worker, and an Olympic gold-winning rower have in common? Homesickness. It’s no surprise that this has been our

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Post-Holiday Tips for Boarders

For many boarders, returning to school after the Easter break will be tough. It’s common for homesickness to come and go for the first couple of terms when children are

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