INTRODUCTION
This booklet is intended as a guide for both new and existing boarders and parents. It tells you a little about the staff involved, the daily routine and what you can expect in your life here as a boarder. Firstly, our Boarding House is called Colstocks after the farm that used to stand on our school site. I hope that you will find your experience as a boarder one that is fun and action packed and I hope that you will make lots of friends here. The Androvian moral code is very much part of school and boarding life and is important for all to strive towards:
• Full time boarders • Weekly boarders • Flexi and Ad-Hoc boarders • Short stay (minimum half a term) international children The House aims to cater equally to the needs of boys and girls and children from Year 3 to Year 8. Boarding will help nurture qualities such as independence, self-discipline, friendship, camaraderie and responsibility as well as offer suitable preparation to those children who may wish to board at their senior schools. Children will also be exposed to a multicultural mix within a British educational setting, which is so important in an increasingly global society.
• Honesty • Kindness • Respect • Gratitude • Courage
Boarding will achieve such aims by:
• Following the school’s safeguarding and child protection policy to maintain the highest standards with this regard and always having these at the forefront of boarding life • Employing appropriate house staff who support and nurture boarders • Creating a homely feel in which the children feel part of a big family • Offering children comfortable spaces that can be personalised as well as spaces that are communal • Ensuring that the children feel supported with their academic and pastoral needs through close liaison with other areas of the school, eg tutors, catering and medical staff. • Offering a stimulating range of in house recreational pursuits as well as an exciting range of weekend activities and trips • Providing suitable structures and routines • Ensuring that boarders are able to communicate with their families
In addition, the boarders design a House Charter, which sets out the values that they want to live by. At the time of writing these are to: • Be respected • To treat others how we would want to be treated • Have our privacy respected • Be happy • Be kind • Be listened to • Feel comfortable
Aims of boarding
The primary aim of the boarding house is to provide safe and comfortable residential accommodation, within a structured and friendly atmosphere, to the following groups of children:
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