You may have heard of Oli through his wildly successful podcast Humans of Agriculture where he shares the stories of agriculture with the aim of connecting, engaging and inspiring people towards a happier, healthier and more prosperous planet.
Sarah reflects on her time at Kincoppal in Sydney’s eastern suburbs as a full time boarder and shareshttps://open.spotify.com/episode/5KaC6sakWALeO475wL6w9S her struggles with homesickness during the first couple of years.
This week we sit down with Adam Larby, Head of The King’s School, Tudor House. Adam Larby is the son of immigrants – a mother of Chinese heritage and a British father – who came to Australia and settled their young family in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Adam’s childhood was a pretty good one, Coogee beach down the road and a great education at some of Sydney’s best schools including senior years at The Scot’s College. If podcasts were a visual medium you would see how his eyes light up when he speaks about his adventures at Glengarry (Scots bush campus where students in Year 9 spend half a year) and as he points out it was in it’s early days and not the sophisticated set up it is today. Anyway this episode is not about Scots, but it was here that Adam discovered boarding and spent time during his senior years as a weekly boarder and then on to a gap year in Canada at one of their most renown boarding schools. Once he returned, the obligatory degree in Arts at Sydney Uni – where generations of students who aren’t quite sure what they want to do or be have
Leaving the comfort and security of home to board in Sydney takes courage. These four boarders from Kambala have faced the challenges head-on.
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 on offer over the past five years – everything from musical performance to showing cattle. While missing family and friends from home, she sees the pathways that come from a boarding experience as worthwhile. Situated on 280 hectares, including 180 hectares of intensive irrigation and dry land agriculture and 60 hectares of natural bushland bordered by the Murrumbidgee River, Yanco was established 97 years ago, to provide a fully academic and practical public education with an emphasis on agriculture for any student within NSW. Today, it’s a comprehensive, co-educational experience. Dimity shares her thoughts on boarding. Pursuing interests Most interests I would like to pursue are available at Yanco. What interests have you been able to pursue at school: Since coming to Yanco Ag High School I have been able to participate in the Cattle Showstock Team, which I have been a part of since Year 7. I have participated in the school Drum Corps since Year 8 (Junior Drum Corps Year 8-9, Senior Drum Corps Year 10 onwards), been
Fun, friends & sport Ascham boarder, Lily Aveyard from Tullamore is a Year 9 student enjoying the fun, friends, and sport on offer, as well as the many other opportunities boarding school brings. With a tradition of boarding in her family, it was no surprise that Lily would go away for high school when the time came, but it’s something she isn’t taking for granted despite the difficulties that come with leaving home. Take all the opportunities you get and just have fun. She spoke with Boarding Schools Expo about her time at Ascham over the past couple of years. Speak with Ascham and the 30+ other schools attending the Boarding Schools Expo in Dubbo in May (17 & 18), and Tamworth in July (26 & 27). You’ll find what schools are attending and many other great resources on our site.
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