Life Boarding School
Duvets and decorations
Photos and posters
Photos of family and friends adorn girls’ bedroom walls, while boys stretch to a photo of their beloved dog! Personalised bedrooms are a conversation starter – a Housemistress at Haberdashers’ Mon- mouth School for Girls, Monmouth- shire, can name all of One Direction due to her girls’ poster craze! Head of Admis- sions and parent at Ardvreck School, Perthshire, recommends magazine subscriptions, “like Beano and Top Gear. Children love post, if only a postcard for the pin board.”
Fairy lights and sports awards are com- mon. But some schools limit items on the bedside table or don’t allow fairy lights, for safety reasons. Matron Patri- cia Exton, Gresham’s Prep, Norfolk, says: “in their free time the girls spend more time chatting in their rooms than the boys, the space seems more impor- tant to them.” Even so, the popularity of football duvet designs in boys’ dorms is evident. Schools can provide duvet sets but most, if not all, encourage children to bring their own. Housemistress Su- san Salmond, Ardvreck School, Perth- shire, redecorated the girls’ common room to reflect home, “the reaction was priceless: the little girls decided that we couldn’t call it the Common Room anymore, because it’s wasn’t ‘common’! It is now renamed the Girls’ Sitting Room!”
Tuck box
Tuck boxes are synonymous with board- ing, but do you still pack tuck? Most schools allow you to pack snacks for the entire term – although consumption is monitored! Overseas students can often bring their favourite cereals to remind them of home. Tuck is kept in the kitchens and matrons allow one snack after lessons or after prep, or both. Schools use “tuck time” to separate the workday and evening – some provide tea and cake as children return from lessons. Not every school uses tuck boxes for stor- age. At Gresham’s Prep, Norfolk, there is a tuck box room for the boys, while the girls have lockers instead. It is worth asking how much storage space the school offers. It’s common to have a tuck shop once a week to spend pocket money – especially at schools that do not allow tuck boxes in order to promote equality.
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