American Reacts to British Boarding School

[@IanRobinson-gk6wc]

Boarding school is expensive and privileged, but children of the military do get bursaries to cover the costs, especially if their parents are posted abroad.

[@irreverend_]

Not always, my father got sent to boarding school when he was 9, but that was a boarding school for maladjusted children. Pretty sure my grandfather was just a prick

[@robcrossgrove7927]

@@irreverend_ Yes, I went to boarding school, (about 2 miles up the road), for boy's with "Obstacles to learning".

[@johnedwards5687]

Sherborne is one of the most expensive schools.

[@BP-kx2ig]

@@johnedwards5687Sherborne.

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

​@@johnedwards5687And yet just along the escarpment is a real rarity; a state boarding school, i.e. not a 'standard' fee~paying public school for boys only and with the different ways to attend that make a bit of a mess nowadays of the traditional style. By that I mean, boarders, weekly boarders (who go home at the weekend) and day pupils (who ... [can you guess‽] go home every afternoon.

[@allenwilliams1306]

There are very few state boarding schools. They are nearly all in the “independent” sector and cost the parents upwards of £27,000 per annum per child. So what determines whether you go to a boarding school or a day school is usually how much money your family has. Also bear in mind “Max” will have been very carefully selected to project the image the school wants.

[@FreyaIndiaRayner]

No it only depends if it’s a private school or not

[@allenwilliams1306]

@@FreyaIndiaRayner What the Hell are you talking about?

[@christinemarshall1366]

To board = to lodge, to reside. A boarding school it where the pupil lives. Btw, most states schools have uniforms with blazers and ties for both boys and girls.

[@Forsthman64]

Watching this dude find out that boarding schools exist totally made my day!

[@robcrossgrove7927]

"If you committed crimes and stuff, you'd be sent to boarding school". You're thinking of borstal. Basically "juvenile prison"

[@dinger40]

And Approved School back in the day.

[@robyntheslytherin]

He's thinking of American films where they get sent to military school

[@EvsEntps]

Around 10% of UK students go to private boarding schools (it's very expensive). I went to one but because I lived in the same city as the school I was a 'day boarder' only, i.e. I would stay in school till the late evening for dinner, homework and hanging out with other students until bedtime, when I'd go home and most of the other students would go to their dorms. And yes, Hogwarts is heavily inspired by British private boarding school culture. We had houses, traditional uniforms, Sunday chapel services, rival private boarding schools we'd play against in sports, famous and accomplished alumni and lots of school activities and traditions to engage in through the academic year.

[@hanifleylabi8071]

Less than 1% go to private boarding schools. Private schools altogether, boarding or not, are about 6%.

[@TonyMacina]

Yeah I thought the total private school amount was 6/7%, with boarding being a fraction of that. It's definitely something only for the obscenely wealthy.

[@tangerinebabe1]

​@TonyMacina No, I was a single mum, working 3 jobs to pay for my child to be privately educated as a day student. I worked over 100+ hours a week to pay the fees. It's a myth that all privately educated children are wealthy.

[@patrickslade2715]

I too attended a private boarding school as a day boarder but this was paid for by the government. It was in the days when yur secondary school choice was determined by whether you passed the '11 plus' exam. If you passed you went to a grammar school but if you didn't, you went to the Secondary Modern School. Somehow, I passed but there was no Grammar school for boys. The local Grammar school only accepted girls. The government's only option was to pay for me to go to a "public" school in the same town. I think things have changed now. The 11 plus exam has largely been abolished from what I understand and the local grammar school now accepts boys. I think Ed Sheeran went to school there and I believe he was a boy!

[@wingkaty]

More like 1% from what I've read. I don't currently know anyone who went to boarding school - although I did encounter quite a lot when I went to Durham University, which has a relatively high proportion of students who went to private schools..

[@sandylovestoswim]

I went to an all-girls boarding school in the UK 45 years ago from age 10. My sister went from age 7. Our Dad was in the military so it was heavily subsidised. We only went home 3 times a year and stayed with friends in the UK for the half term holidays. The school was very traditional and very strict and had no central heating but I loved every minute of it and am still friends with all my dorm mates to this day. The days were full and structured. Even the weekend was structured with supervised homework on Saturdays and supervised letter writing and church on Sundays.

[@Arcothefox]

My husband went to the one in that video. And I went to a mixed boarding school a few miles away (both boys and girls attended). They are strict, and there are far more across the country than many might think. The CCF (Combined Cadets Force) provides military cadet training in all three branches of the military (Army, RAF, and Navy). The schooling at boarding schools is also far above that of public schools, though of course, individual perfomance may vary.

[@fififerguson6483]

Yep, CCF was a thing at my mixed (state) boarding school too. I had a little chuckle at the idea of a 'wellbeing' lesson, there definitely wasn't any sign of those in the 80s 😅

[@fififerguson6483]

Ooh I just googled where this school is and was surprised to see that it's not far from where I live now (Southampton). Now I'm interested where you went to school?

[@Arcothefox]

@fififerguson6483 Kings Bruton.

[@fififerguson6483]

@Arcothefox not as close as I previously thought. Apparently there's an independent school called Sherborne House school near to where I live, not Sherborne. You must have thought I was crazy saying Southampton was close by ☺️

[@BarbaraNixon-h8b]

Attending a Boarding school gives one a huge social advantage because of the standards of education, discipline and confidence.

[@KernowWarrior]

You can add, networking and contacts to that list.

[@BarbaraNixon-h8b]

@@KernowWarrior absolutely!

[@watermelon7998]

nepotism, basically

[@BP-kx2ig]

@@BarbaraNixon-h8b I went to a State Boarding school so not a Private school, so you have your facts wrong.

[@BarbaraNixon-h8b]

When did I say where you went????

[@debkendall]

In Australia they have boarding school, and it is usually kids from the outback who board for their senior school. Usually here we have a mix of day kids and boarding kids. They come for the term and go home for holidays. The school they are showing is not a military school, it just incorporates cadet training - lots of school in the UK and Australia do that as an extra activity. 99% schools in the Uk and Australia wear uniforms - lots of advantages to uniforms

[@lindawilson6419]

Tyler, there is a film called goodbye Mr chips, it's a lovely old film that shows this boarding school tradition ❤

[@leighmac1625]

I love the original film with Robert Donat, so moving. The Martin Clunes one was good too.

[@JimsDalekSite]

CCF = Combined Cadet Force, a government-sponsored scheme for giving children in the UK some military training. Pretty much any school can host a branch of the CCF if it wants to, it doesn't have to be a boarding school. Attendance is voluntary, so even if a school has a CCF the pupils can decide for themselves if they want to go to it or not.

[@IanRobinson-gk6wc]

CCF is the Combined Cadet Force. It’s an option to take not compulsory ie. Taking music etc

[@robwhythe793]

And CCF is not a boarding school speciality, but much more common. I went to an ordinary school and opted for the RAF section of CCF. It gave me the chance of an exchange visit to Canada, as a guest of RCAF, travelling between Quebec and Calgary. An experience that ultimately led to me now living in Canada.

[@johnlocke6506]

Compulsory at mine but there was the option to sweep the school drive with a toothbrush instead!

[@patrickslade2715]

Compulsory when I went to school but they did not like it too much when I questioned whether it was irresponsible to teach children to kill.

[@lulusbackintown1478]

I saved up and scrimped to get my son into a fee paying school at 5 (called a pre prep). Day school. The money lasted 18 months. My daughter was in the adjoining nursery school from age 3 to 4 and 1/2 years. It was a really good grounding for him as his class had max 16 children with 1 teacher and one teaching assistant. With such a small child to teacher ratio the children learn much quicker. Indeed my daughter could read by the time she left nursery school. I wouldn't have sent my children to full time boarding school but if we had had the money i would have considered weekly boarding. The state primary and secondary schools they attended were at the better end but they were not pushed or encouraged the classes being very large. My daughter being quiet and well behaved was always put next to the disruptive pupils in an attempt to quieten them down but no consideration was given to the negative affect on her education. If only I could go back

[@spencerludkin]

Money, it's all about money. Google the school term fees.

[@peterjones6507]

Don't be daft, mate.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

Boarding school is the usual choice for the rich, well-to-do and aspiring classes. Sending your kids away to school is a prequel to becoming a member of the old-school tie brigade, and that's important in some areas. The right school can open doors and create a different life if you have the right background and family. Check where the politicians went to school, the diplomats, the economists...

[@terryhunt2659]

But that's often not the case. My Father was in the Army, so we moved frequently: I had attended 7 different schools by the time I was 10. That didn't matter so much in Infant and Primary School (though I had never had a friendship that lasted longer than 2 years), but would have played havoc with Secondary education, swapping between different Examination Boards with different curricula., so I went to a Boarding School from 11. My Father (an East-ender) was a Sergeant at the time, hardly rich or upper-class. This is (or was) common for children from military families.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

@@terryhunt2659 There is a huge difference between choice and necessity...

[@susieq9801]

Hugh Bonneville, an actor. Downton Abbey, the Paddington movies, narrator (Harry Potter), Royal Shakespeare Company and numerous movies and stage plays. The American educational system in general could take some lessons from British schools. Their education even at regular schools is much more comprehensive. Discipline need not be considered punishment.

[@dangermace11]

I went to a boarding school for 4 years (aged 10-14) as my parents lived in the far-east at the time. The schooling out there up to age 9 was fine but after that I was sent back to the UK to board until my parents came back to the UK full time when i was 14. Pretty horrific experience if truth be told as i was separated for the first time from my family who were on the other side of the planet to me. As a 10 year old i was not ready to go it alone in this world. That said, once you settle into boarding life, it does get easier. The school is strict at the end of the day, when the day pupils leave to go home, you have the run of the boarding school after hours (i.e. use of gymnasium equipment, cricket & football pitches and so on). At night we all slept in dorms, anything from 4-12 in each dormitory and mornings and evenings a rota was set up to get tables set ready for breakfast and to clear away afterwards. At half terms and end of terms, we returned to our families briefly before going back. I'd say majority of kids at the school took some mental scarring from this experience of boarding. I don't know many who look back on it like it was a positive experience at all.

[@stirlingmoss4621]

go it alone in the world? Dont be so dramatic.

[@dangermace11]

@@stirlingmoss4621 troll.

[@Burglar-King]

@@stirlingmoss4621you had the best opportunity in the world and it sounds like you only took away the negative.

[@TonyMacina]

That chimes with the anecdotes from lots of boarding school pupils. Terrible for a child's mental health and the amount of abuse that goes on is staggering.

[@HellaB9487]

I also went to a boarding school, Ashford in Kent. My parents were living in the Netherlands and English schooling only went up to age 10. I also found the separation very hard, maybe compounded by the fact that we moved a lot so the family dynamic was strong. I will say that I didn't feel like it was any more strict than previous schools I'd attended in England, Holland and Canada, however I had a really hard time fitting in. I didn't come from money. The school was paid for by the company that employed my father. They pulled me out after a year and we moved back to Canada where it took 3 years to catch up to what I was learning in the UK😆

[@angelapuricelli-fenlon1190]

Boarding school really developed from when we had an Empire, parents who worked overseas in administration sent their children home to be educated. However, it’s expensive but still popular generally.

[@notlobtrebor6004]

Ever watch Dead Poet's Society? Robin Williams. That was set in New England boarding school I believe.

[@sangfroidian5451]

I went to Winchester College, which was founded in 1382 and is one of the oldest Public Schools. My parents lived in France, so I started boarding early at the age of 5 at Preparatory School (independent primary school). School schedule was full 6.5 days per week with classes, homework and sports from 7am to bedtime, only Sundays did we have 5 hours to ourselves after lunch. Discipline has changed somewhat (used to involved a lot of beatings), but his attitude and presentation is as required for all students. Repeatedly unruly students who refuse to exhibit the standards of the school would be expelled. It teaches you emotional independence, but given you spend 9-10 months of the year away from any family, probably too much and little family bond remains. Your friends become your family and since leaving school, I've never found any friendship as close as those friendships were at the time.

[@missharry5727]

My husband and his elder brother both won scholarships to Winchester. Their father was an Oxford don who later succeeded to JRR Tolkien as professor of Anglo-Saxon. The scholarships paid all their fees - they would not have been able to afford it otherwise.

[@lynnecox6431]

Would you send your kids to Boarding school?

[@missharry5727]

@lynnecox6431 Never had or wanted children so the question didn't arise.

[@timjaynes4121]

A lot of us military brats, go to boarding schools, if Mum or Dad agree to class themselves as mobile(can be posted anywhere)whilst in the military, bursaries are given for us kids to be given schooling, in order for us to be given continuous education. you live there, work, lessons are normally until about 4ish then various sport activities or CCF (combined cadet force) and also work on Saturdays. I got sent off to prep school at 6-13 and then off to my main school(high school if you will) from 13-18.

[@jgibbs651]

I went to boarding schools from 6 to 17 (I was a year "ahead"). My parents' marriage wasn't good and, to be blunt, school was a haven. While I was at prep school I went home for weekends, and I was really glad when I went on to my senior school and could stay at school full-time. Max in the film is pretty typical of a public schoolboy: you develop resilience, good working habits, and lifelong friendships. At my school we ate in our individual houses and the house I was in had a superb chef - far better than the food at home! In the Sixth Form we had our own kitchen and could cook our own snacks or meals if we wished; the exception was Sunday lunch when everyone had to eat together. I was always likely to go to boarding school but I took Scholarship exams and all my fees were paid by that, so all my parents had to pay for was uniform and pocket money. The present UK government is doing its best to close these schools down. We had an American pupil in my year and he was really miserable for his first half-term, but he settled-in after that and enjoyed the rest of the two years he was with us. When he went back to the USA he went straight to university because his 2 years here had covered what would have taken 4 years at the school in his hometown. He stayed in touch through the old pupils association until he died tragically young at just 41 years old. The school has a scholarship for a foreign student in his honour.

[@XanderxavierD]

Boarding school ( and yes boarding is like the word full board or half board in hotels meaning to provide accommodation) is common among the upper classes, especially as their parents are often busy working long hours jobs so they would just be at home taken care of by nannies otherwise, basically non are cheap to attend even non boarding private schools require upper middle class incomes at least to afford 1 child attending, many of those in the upper echelons of british society tend to attend one, eton being the most famous but there are a great many historic institutions with the own famous alumni, some have associations with military some dont, but those that do may be a source of future military officers, some schools are boys or girls only but many mixed to, though boarding houses in mixed schools are still separated by gender.

[@frankparsons1629]

Very interesting, Sherborne is only an hours drive from my home, and my cousin Chris was at school there so I know it well. Lovely Abbey adjoining too and which dates back to its consecration in 705 in the presence of King Ine and St.Aldhelm.

[@sammic7492]

I'm a Brit and when I lived in the Middle East a lot of my English friends used to send their kids to boarding schools in the UK, and the kids used to come over in the school holidays, it's quite common for expats to send their kids to boarding schools. Some military parents send their kids to boarding or privates schools as they travel around so much and many want to give their kids more stability and they can get that from boarding schools, and often military personnel are often given special rates to allow them to attend.

[@lucybarnard3954]

I went to an all girls boarding school I lasted 3 weeks then my mum came home because I was so upset so I didn’t have to board. Mum put me first ❤

[@mattbentley9270]

13 to 18 years at that school .... they can choose do some voluntary military stuff if you want to go onto Sandhurst (3 miles from me !!) or some sort of military career

[@johnlidderdale]

There are approximately 500 boarding schools in the UK a very few of which are government owned or sponsored. I% of the population go to one. It is probably the best general education in the world. It sets out to produce grounded broad based people and mostly succeeds. It is very expensive but the majority of parents are not rich just ambitious for their children. A good percentage of children in all British boarding schools are not British. The largest number of Non UK children are American or Chinese but there are also a lot from Commonwealth countries. I went at age 5 but that is quite rare. I was the youngest boy at the school for two years. That was a LONG time ago.

[@Zartrekskye]

I went to boarding school and it was mix boys and girls school. From the age of 9 to 17 years. My school was funded by each child’s council of where they live! So all around England, I am sure at one time a child comes from overseas to come to my school. My school is for children that are deaf, and hundreds years old too! The front building was a house in the middle of nowhere before the town was built around the house and the school grow and other buildings around it and join from the back. As it was a deaf school, the classes was about 8 children in one class and about 5 or 7 classes in a year. Growing up in that in environment you became very close to your friends and staff, friends you became family and friends to this day, so friends for life! Each boarding schools are different some are private and my school was close to the school where princess Diana went to. Some school are boarding for the full term and go home for the holidays, mine was that I went home for the weekend. So the days starts at 9am to 4pm to count the hours that pupils went home and coming to the school

[@johnp8131]

There's a few near me, in and around Cambridge and even a posh old fashioned one to the north in Oundle. The lad said CCS, which I presume is Combined Cadet Service, it used to be called CCF as in Combined Cadet Force. They always seemed to get in the way when on Summer camp at our RAF station.

[@Maverick25ish]

I think your right, in movies like Bill and Ted, his dad wants to send him to military school to straighten him out, but in england going to a Bording school is such a privilage and only the rich and elite class can efford to go here, thats why the young man in the video sounds soo refined and well spoken, hes posh and been braught up with money

[@steddie4514]

Easy to tell you didn't go to boarding school...your spelling is atrocious!

[@margaretknight8690]

It is more common in UK but it is the preserve of the wealthy and is a tradition amongst the upper class. Most kids go to state schools (free) as day pupils only.

[@martinwebb1681]

Upper and middle classes I'd say, but definitely for the wealthy.

[@Injuneering]

Regimen not regiment 😉🇨🇦 a : a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient b : a regular course of action and especially of strenuous training the daily regimen of athletes

[@lindakirk698]

That's REGIME!!!!

[@Injuneering]

@@lindakirk698 a prescribed course of medical treatment, way of life, or diet for the promotion or restoration of health. "a regimen of one or two injections per day" 2. archaic a system of government.

[@Injuneering]

@@lindakirk698 a government, especially an authoritarian one. "ideological opponents of the regime" Similar: government authorities system of government rule reign dominion sovereignty jurisdiction authority control command administration establishment direction management leadership 2. a system or planned way of doing things, especially one imposed from above. "detention centers with a very tough physical regime"

[@matthewashman1406]

Yes boarding school is living onsite. In new Zealand it was and still is in some places to have many high schools with boarding . Especially Church related schools. Yes boys and girls highschools are common in the British Commonwealth

[@vickytaylor9155]

My Great Aunts father started a school in Portsmouth for the children of service men and women and it was a boarding school. When it moved during the war further in land my Great Aunt by marriage and two of my Great uncles taught there and then later took on the school. It was eventually for both girls and boys not just boys. It was not a military school. Boarding schools are very common from an early age for middle class and upper class families.

[@distracted5097]

My dad attended another boys boarding school and they did military cadet training as well. The military cadet training helps teach discipline and recpect. My dads boarding school was huge and had a lake like hogwarts, where he learnt how to sail. He joined the Navy after he finished school

[@gdok6088]

I went to a Grammar School founded in 1591during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. It was an all boys boarding school, but it also took many 'day boys' who made up around 75% of the school roll. I was a 'day boy' and enjoyed the wonderful history and traditions of the school very much, including the school uniform! There were fee-paying pupils but back in the day many of us were funded by our local education authority. Our annual Founders Day service was held in the City's Cathedral built in 1329, but with records of a church on the site dating back to the Domesday Book of 1068.

[@rahimdina8910]

This is extremely uncommon, I think only 1% of students go to boarding school and around 6-7% go to a private school. It's vastly just the upper class and privileged lot who go to these schools and hence why famous people come from them due to the opportunities provided to them by being able to afford such an education.

[@stephendukes6582]

The old railway company that served those schools actually built a whole class of locomotives to serve the trains, the Southern Region Schools Class.

[@yongboksswife]

I went to a day and boarding school and CCF was compulsory from 11 years old. You can choose either Army, RAF or Navy

[@herindoors3552]

You are thinking of Borstal which was a prison for young offenders, where they lived in and followed a strict regime and school.

[@D1331D]

The public schools have an association called the Headmasers' and Headmistresses' Conference. These are 'Public Schools' Charterhouse School Eton College Harrow School Rugby School Shrewsbury School Westminster School Winchester College Others are 'Independent Schools'

[@siloPIRATE]

Blazer and tie. Standard uniform for a secondary school

[@david-jr5fn]

You sit down at an old oak desk which is hundreds of years old and you can feel all the people who have sat at that desk before you stretching back hundreds of years. Everything there is old, nothing changed, minimum modernisation

[@robcrossgrove7927]

Doing a quick search on Google brings up a list of 10 boarding schools in America, which, given the size of America isn't really that much. But that was only a quick glance.

[@grenniespexify]

About 7% of the UK population attends private school - but not all private schools are this expensive or are boarding schools. A school like Sherborne is very expensive. The reason so many famous people have come from this background is either the network it gives you or because the money your family have in order to pay for you to attend also helps you set up in business/attend drama school/do whatever you wish with your life. Also people hear the posh accent and think you're cleverer than you necessarily are!

[@akrogirl32]

I fortunate enough to get a scholarship to a private day school, and one of our old girls was the first female Director General of MI5.

[@robyntheslytherin]

I think this particular school is actually a public school, so even less of a percentage!

[@margaretcasebow8840]

I was sent to boarding school when I was 4 years old. It was during WW2. We had very little food or heat. I hated it.

[@sharonmartin4036]

In other words you were evacuated, like thousands of other children from all walks of life, rich and poor alike. The entire country had very little food or heat. We ALL hated the war!

[@vickytee1475]

Yes you live at boarding school and go home for the holidays but very expensive. Regular state schools we don't stay at. Most normal people don't go to boarding school

[@moonshayde]

My brother & I went to boarding school as we lived overseas. My school was girls only & my brother went to a boy's school. The school fees were paid by the company my dad worked for. The company also paid for our flights to where we were living twice a year so for one school vacation as well as all half terms (mid semester break) & exeats (weekends off) we had to stay with relatives or sometimes family friends. I hated it, the food was disgusting and I swore I'd never send my kids to boarding school! Fast forward several years my daughter got a place at ballet school where she received both academic classes & dance classes and was a weekly boarder...so she came home on Saturdays (after morning classes) & went back Sunday evenings.

[@HankD13]

Boarding schools had a lot to do with Empire - parents abroad, kids need educating back home. Growing up in Africa, I ended up in a boarding school in the UK in the 70's. Not very posh, most kids were forces brats with parents serving overseas in the BAOR (not even officers!) but it was paid for by the government. My dad's company paid for my brothers and I to go to a UK boarding school. It was in an country hall, built in 1779. Co-educational - I did run away from a boys only one in Liverpool before ending up there! Some Harry Potter scenes really did remind me of my school days - which i loved by the way! Some do have CCF or Combined Cadet Force, but not mine.

[@russelstudios2187]

3:06 Brits quite often take the train to school (even if it’s not boarding) especially around london cause it’s quicker than driving. That’s what happens if you’ve actually got a functioning public transport system

[@richardoldfield6714]

Pupils at boarding schools usually go home for holidays - e.g the summer holidays, the Christmas break etc. They live at the school usually only during term-time, although that does mean most of the year.

[@pureholy]

They also go home for half term holiday (one or two week break midway in the term) and most will go home for Exeat weekends, which occur either side of half term. These days many schools offer weekly boarding (go home every weekend) and flexi boarding - day children who board occasionally or only 1 of 2 days a week.

[@1982Blackcat]

It’s fascinating listening to you talk about the age of the USA. I live less than 30 minutes from a Bronze Age archaeological site which dates back 3500 years ago. I definitely take it for granted that we have access to all these historic places very close by.

[@MaoZhu-j6q]

There are some state boarding schools, but most are private. There are many of them, even the small town where I live has one.

[@suecrump5265]

That school was not (as far as I know) connected to the armed services but check out The Royal Hospital School Holbrook if you're interested in one. It's mainly connected to the Royal Navy but any child can apply provided a parent is in the services. Expensive though, even with bursaries.

[@mrrajsingh]

Every prime minister in UK history attended boarding school. 20 of Britain's 58 prime ministers went to the same school, Eton , including the first prime minister Robert Walpole

[@barriehull7076]

Which Prime Minister did not go to private school? Eleven prime ministers to date have been educated at only non-fee-paying schools; these include all five who held office between 1964 and 1997 (Wilson, Heath, Callaghan, Thatcher, Major). Theresa May was educated at both independent and grammar schools.

[@charlierushworth5709]

My brothers both went to Sherborne school and I worked at Sherborne girls, but I also attended an all girls school, the schools have changed a lot since I boarded but if you are lucky enough to attend they are so full of opportunities 😊

[@WSSHW__1854]

Lots of connections are made, just count how many Prime Ministers and MP's went to Eton and Harrow alone! It's great that you learned a bit about our schools

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

The school featured here is old, being founded in 705, but it isn't listed amongst the top 50 boarding schools in the country. About 30 state schools have at least some boarding pupils. Most boarding schools, however, are either older "public schools" or newer (est after 1890) private or independent schools.

[@patriciacrangle8244]

My husband & his brother went to boarding school school they were full times boarders only went home for holidays I went to boarding school but only as a weekly boarder my father used to pick me up Friday take me back Sunday evening loved it

[@robcrossgrove7927]

British people all vary in their meal times. Depends on what times they work and how long it takes for them to get home. I generally don't get home from work until about 6.15 pm, so I eat about 7pm, but everybody is different.

[@chrisbrown4002]

Hi Tyler, many boarding schools have a CCF - Combined Cadet Force so Army, Navy & Air Force its often optional for the pupils to join the CCF but there are some military schools.

[@Eve-Nicholson]

Sherborne.Hugh Bonneville was in Downton Abbey.

[@dek123]

My son in law went to this school, his dad was an army officer in Germany. CCF stands for Combined Cadet Force.

[@sharonmartin4036]

"Boarding" means living/residing in a place away from your own home. eg: My nephew boarded with my family while his parents were abroad for 6 months. There are boarding schools in South Africa, and as far as I know a number of other African countries as well.

[@jennybroad1763]

Yes you live at school during term time. I went from 8yrs old to 18. My parents were in Africa and my school in the UK.

[@chrisbrown4002]

Hi Tyler, there are nearly 500 boarding schools in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Generally rather expensive but there are bursaries, grants etc that can reduce the costs considerably, cheers Chris

[@raymondblacksley5742]

Christs Hospital boarding school one of the oldest in England where the students wear britches and yellow socks even in town in Horsham

[@francesfavre4722]

I went to two boarding schools when I lived in the U.S. One in Lake Placid and one in Stockbridge Mass. Both were coeducational.

[@aguimars]

Switzeland have a lot of this boarding school like this. One of the where King Jong Un from North Korea was attending between 1993 to 1998 in Geneve.

[@patrickslade2715]

So, these schools do not necessarily build good character into their pupils. Quite the reverse seems to be the case. Whilst we may all wish that building good character would be a prerequisite, time and time again it seems that they churn out massive egos, immense greed and generally selfish people.

[@DaveAinsworth-y8h]

The oldest British boarding school is Eton created by the first King Edward,Eton school used to be in Buckinghamshire now Berkhamsted. Eton is near Windsor.

[@pureholy]

Not even close to being the oldest - most famous, but not the oldest. King’s School in Canterbury was founded in 597.

[@DenisHuaHin]

The Stowe School is a public school (English private boarding school) for pupils aged 13-18 in the English countryside of Stowe, England

[@davidsanderson4442]

Boarding school is a very divisive topic. Many upper middle class and upper class families believe it’s necessary. In modern times many parents don’t want to send their children away. It’s definitely dying out.

[@piligarcia4771]

I did have friends that went to the schools boarding school, and they visited us from time to time, they had a great time, with other activities we could, t do at normal school, like horse riding and sharing room with more students and doing fun things, you don, t normally do at home. And for the disiplin, we had it in primary school, middle and high.. It, just comes down to being sensible and educated and considerate with your fellow pupils, common sense in a word, think before you act or talk, makes things work better.

[@alanstrang277]

This kid was NOT chosen at random😂

[@dinger40]

Lived in Sherbourne as a kid got to use their swimming pool in the summer holidays, rather than go to Yeovil, the next nearest pool.

[@brianbonner7128]

Tyler, the majority of our past and present leaders, army and political, have been to boarding schools. Only rich families can afford to send their children to these schools unfortunately

[@lynnbargewell3833]

I went to an all girls boarding school , a huge historic building built in the late 18 hundreds, from the age of 6 when we returned to England from living in Kenya, because my father was in the military. Our age group were separated from the older girls until I was 8 , then I joined them, the eldest were 18. I spent the shorter holidays with my grandmother, but the summer holidays I went home to my parents whichever country they were in at the time. I didn’t get to see my parents or younger siblings for Christmas which was hard for me at such a young age. I was taken out of boarding school at the age of 10 when my parents were posted back to the uk, and commenced junior school. My education was ruined by forever having to go to new schools around the country, I went to 11 schools altogether. I finally finished my education in Dortmund, Germany. For the remainder of my life at home, there was no loving bond between my mother and I, no loving arms of comfort, no words of wisdom or advice, just cruel words and physical abuse, because she didn’t know me. However, I adored my father. I eventually left home at 16 and saw my parents on occasion. That is what sending your children to boarding school can do . I’ve had 4 children of my own and could never imagine sending them to boarding school even if I could have afforded to. I am 66 years old now, very happily married with my children all grown and with children of their own, but those memories of boarding school will always be with me.

[@rosey-19]

Hugh Bournville - paddington bear movie. And downton abbey.

[@nickyverra2175]

I went to boarding school so I can tell you a little about it. In the uk overall around 93 per cent of students attend state schools which are schools that are free of charge and provided for by the state. Then 7 per cent of students attend fee paying schools which are called public schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and private schools in Scotland. From this 7 per cent a majority attend as day students and a lesser number board. Some public schools are only day schools. A boarding school tends to be a single sex environment although some are not or have a mix of genders in the final two years. It is usually a very conducive environment to getting a good education and lots of students go on to attend the top universities. The oldest ones go back almost 1000 years although the bulk are between 150-400 years old. Each school has its own traditions based around things such as religious affiliation, who it was established by and what its ethos is.

[@4roxygw]

Having worked at a boarding school it was the best experience but also the most full on! I loved it but the long hours killed! Also there are mixed boarding school and day board schools.

[@sandrabeaumont3111]

Boarding school basically teaches them self reliance. They are more disciplined. The education is much more in depth than our State Schools. Grammar is important as are manners. The accent tends to be more R.P. (Received Pronunciation). Back in the day treatment of new boys could and was often harsh even brutal. Search and watch the film "Tom Brown's Schooldays". A classic British film of the 1940's. There have been many remakes. There are many boarding schools in the UK. Eton, Harrow, Winchester and Gordonstoun in Scotland where the King attended.

[@patricialavender2902]

The pupils stay in term time, and tend to go home for holidays. Their parents in general tend to be wealthy.

[@Mugtree]

All boarding schools work a wee bit differently but are basically the same if this makes sense. I went to one from 6 to 18 and it very traditional and our uniforms way more formal than this one. But so absolutely loved it there. My school was also from the 1100 and my second from the 1600

[@neilmcdonald9164]

Oh Tyler,Tyler!...to board-in this sense-means to stay (including nights)🎩

[@robyntheslytherin]

He said that

[@austinlondon3710]

Tyler, in the UK, approximately 2% of schools offer boarding facilities. This equates to around 497 mainstream schools that provide boarding for about 75,000 pupils.

[@archiebald4717]

Boarding school, means living at the school, during term-time. 70,000 children attend boarding school in the UK. Attending is a privilege, not a punishment.

[@ZoeBrain]

I went to a preparatory boarding school in England in the 60s. They were modernising, adding chemistry and physics to the trivium and quadrivium (look it up). Learning Latin in a place which had a Roman marching fort in the school grounds made a difference. Looking at the video , not much has changed, though the food is probably better (it could hardly be worse than immediate post rationing England). We dropped the porridge onto the immaculately clean floor to see how high it would bounce. I've had expired SEATO rat packs and messed aboard both destroyers and subs since then, but never have I had "food" as dreadful as at boarding school. MREs hold no fears for me. The British Empire was shutting up shop, but i learnt how to use Chopsticks from a student whose family was in Penang, Malaya, and learnt some Afrikaans from another based in Zuid Afrika. Many of the students were from military families. I didn't know it, but our French teacher was a hero of the FFI - the French Resistance - and his facial ugliness was a result of being an involuntary guest of the Milice and Gestapo in mid 1944. 9pm was cocoa navy style after 2 solid hours of study. The highlight of the day. Then one weekend, my parents paid me an unscheduled visit, and told me we were departing for Australia in 4 days. Recommended reading: "Stalky and Co" by Kipling. "Goodbye Mr,Chips".

[@davidthom7127]

If you think this is archaic, find out about places like Eaton

[@sdm9099]

I've said it before but the Harry Potter films do portray a British boarding school experience. Yes, the magic stuff is fiction but the setting, not. I wasn't a boarder but my school was founded in 1549 (the second time, after the reformation, it was first founded back in the 1300's). Our buildings looked like a brick built castle, we had arched cloisters around a quadrangle, the masters sometimes wore gowns, we all wore uniforms to 16 then were allowed to wear suits and ties, we travelled to school on trains (and, back then, the carriages were EXACTLY like those in the Harry Potter films), and we had the CCF.

[@Taylor23890]

I used to live near Harrow school which was founded in 1572 and ran long distance races through Christ hospital which was founded in 1552 and it absolutely stunning

[@marieparker3822]

Bedales is a co-educational fee-paying boarding school. I met someone who went there. It was very liberal. He was not at all damaged. My secondary school was a co-educational, state-maintained day school - I used to long to be sent to boarding school. We had to wear a uniform - quite smart in its way, but I did not wear navy blue for another 25 years.

[@PeterLogan-m5h]

Children who misbehave, ie: break the law, get sent to a Borstal school, which is also a boarding school, but for bad boys. In USA I guess it would be called "juvi".

[@robyntheslytherin]

Juvi is different to a borstal x

[@judithhope8970]

I used to go to school by train. Two stops along the District Line :). It wasn't a boarding school though.

[@wereleopard58yepihavetwo2]

We have one where I live. We used to see them all in their uniforms on a Saturday as we walked to town.

[@ladymallowyt]

Boarding school is for rich people. It's a private school where students live at school each term. There are normally 3-4 terms in one year. Most of these schools charge thousands of pounds per term. Then you also have to pay for extra activities and school trips. Short answer: Only rich people attend these schools. The majority of us go to public school

[@LB-my1ej]

I find it impossible to believe that he has never heard of a boarding school before, they do have them in America.

[@Forsthman64]

'CCF' is Combined Cadet Forces

[@grantharper6033]

There around 430 boarding schools in uk. In addition there are military boarding schools. Non are a punishment however it tends to be the upper class families that send their children to boarding school which is very expensive.