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Education & schooling Te Modern Family 17 Wellbeing: is boarding the answer?
Jo Cameron, principal of Queenswood School in Hertfordshire, argues that boarding schools are particularly well placed to help teenagers maintain a healthy, balanced lifestyle
Q: How can boarding schools help young people to stay healthy? A: Tere’s a direct correlation between a lack of physical activity, poorer mental health and lower aspirations among
teenagers, and one recent
study suggests that by the age of 14, girls are twice as likely as boys to drop sport altogether. But at boarding school, pupils continue to enjoy being active throughout their education, with a hugely positive impact on their self-esteem as well as their academic results. And the range of co-curricular opportunities on offer at boarding schools, which are sadly under threat in many state schools, helps pupils to broaden their horizons and to relieve some of the pressure of exams.
Q: Can boarding really help to reduce stress? A: Increasingly, boarding schools are taking a flexible approach to suit the needs of modern working families. Pupils can choose to board for a few nights a week, allowing them to take part in those vital co-curricular activ- ities well into the evening, and easing the stressful burden of the daily school run for parents.
Q: Does technology pose a threat to wellbeing? A: Young people face unprecedented pressures from social media, and schools have an important part to
play in helping children develop a healthy relationship with technology. Here at Queenswood, mobile phones are allowed at certain times of the school day, but we’ve introduced initi- atives for boarders such as ‘No Tech Tuesdays’, and the girls have really embraced the challenge.
Q: How do boarders develop social skills? A: Boarding teaches pupils to be self-reliant, independent and respon- sible, and to mix with people from all over the world. At the same time, the level of pastoral care is exceptionally high. At Queenswood,
for example,
there are so many adults on hand to help girls negotiate those challenging teenage years — Houseparents, heads of House and heads of year, nurses, a residential school counselor, the school Chaplain. Tere’s always someone to turn to.
Queenswood School Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire T: 01707 602500
queenswood.org
Jo Cameron, Principal of Queenswood School NORTHWOOD SCHOOLS NORTHWOOD SCHOOLS
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Northwoodschools.com 68-74 NIGHTINGALE LANE, SW12 8NR 68-74 NIGHTINGALE LANE, SW12 8NR Girls 8-13 Years Girls 8-13 Years
NORTHWOOD SENIOR
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Boys and Girls 4-8 Years THE VICARAGE - 192 RAMSDEN RD, SW12 8RQ • 50 NIGHTINGALE LANE, SW12 8TE Boys and Girls 4-8 Years THE VICARAGE - 192 RAMSDEN RD, SW12 8RQ • 50 NIGHTINGALE LANE, SW12 8TE BROOMWOOD HALL UPPER SCHOOL LIFE SKILLSLIFE SKILLS BROOMWOOD HALL UPPER SCH
Our educational offering will not be solely academic, but will encompass life skills outside the classroom with the aim of preparing our pupils for beyond education. This will include career awareness, an understanding of money, finance and budgeting, a sense of community and a knowledge of their rights and responsibilities within society. Through our life skills programme, we intend not only to raise awareness in these areas but to create a culture of empathy, resilience, communication and collaboration to ensure our pupils flourish and fulfil their future aspirations.
PASTORAL CARE ASTORAL CARE
Pastoral care will be at the forefront of life at NorthWood Senior. Building on the excellent foundations instilled at both
astoral care will be at the forefront of life at NorthWood Senior. Building on the excellent foundations instilled at both
Broomwood Hall and Northcote Lodge, the pupils will be supported through their educational journey with guidance
Broomwood Hall and Northcote Lodge, the pupils will be supported through their educational journey with guidance
from tutors and a strong pastoral care team. Counselling provision and early intervention will continue to be offered
from tutors and a strong pastoral care team. Counselling provision and early intervention will continue to be offered
to ensure pupil well-being. Parents will be given regular face to face meetings to ensure there is an excellent school/
home relationship.home relationship. SPORTSPORT
Sport will be treated not just as a platform for developing high achieving athletes, but also as an integral part of a healthy lifestyle for mind and body. Pupils will be able to focus on competitive team and solo sports as well as the option to take up new and exciting fitness-based pursuits. Our sports offer will include:
● Fitness based activities: supervised gym sessions, yoga, aerobics, dance
admissions@northwoodschools.com • Tel: 020 8682 8830 •
www.northwoodschools.com NorthWood Senior Enquiries: 020 8682 8821 •
NWSSenior@northwoodschools.com
admissions@northwoodschools.com • Tel: 020 8682 8830 •
www.northwoodschools.com NorthWood Senior Enquiries: 020 8682 8821 •
NWSSenior@northwoodschools.com
● Team sports: netball, hockey, rugby, football, cricket ● Solo sports: squash, tennis, cross country running, athletics, ice skating, swimming
Due to our location by Tooting Common, we have access to many first rate, local facilities including Streatham Ice Rink, Tooting Athletics Track, Streatham and Balham Leisure Centres and Herne Hill Velodrome.
● Fitness based activities: supervised gym sessions, yoga, aerobics, dance
Due to our location by Tooting Common, we have access to many first rate, local facilities including Streatham Ice Rink, Tooting Athletics Track, Streatham and Balham Leisure Centres and Herne Hill Velodrome.
● Team sports: netball, hockey, rugby, football, cricket ● Solo sports: squash, tennis, cross country running, athletics, ice skating, swimming
Sport will be treated not just as a platform for developing high achieving athletes, but also as an integral part of a healthy lifestyle for mind and body. Pupils will be able to focus on competitive team and solo sports as well as the option to take up new and exciting fitness-based pursuits. Our sports offer will include:
to ensure pupil well-being. Parents will be given regular face to face meetings to ensure there is an excellent school/
PHILANTHROPYPHILANTHROPY Boys 8-13 Years 26 BOLINGBROKE GROVE, SW11 6EL Boys 8-13 Years
A keen sense of how extraordinarily lucky they are is something that we foster in all our pupils at Broomwood Hall and Northcote Lodge, and that will continue at NorthWood Senior. Philanthropy has always formed a central part of what we do. Over £1.5m has been raised since 1984, and in recent years we have started our own charity, NAEF (Northwood African Education Foundation) which has set up and runs a school in Ethiopia. St George’s School, in the province of Gondar, currently educates 400 children aged 5-12 to the same standard as our schools in London, completely free of charge.
26 BOLINGBROKE GROVE, SW11 6EL
As well as building and sustaining a long-term relationship with children in Ethiopia via NAEF, our schools also support a range of local charities.
Our pupils get actively involved in fundraising, and the sense that they are directly helping those who are much less fortunate than themselves is of inestimable value.
A keen sense of how extraordinarily lucky they are is something that we foster in all our pupils at Broomwood Hall and Northcote Lodge, and that will continue at NorthWood Senior. Philanthropy has always formed a central part of what we do. Over £1.5m has been raised since 1984, and in recent years we have started our own charity, NAEF (Northwood African Education Foundation) which has set up and runs a school in Ethiopia. St George’s School, in the province of Gondar, currently educates 400 children aged 5-12 to the same standard as our schools in London, completely free of charge.
As well as building and sustaining a long-term relationship with children in Ethiopia via NAEF, our schools also support a range of local charities.
Our pupils get actively involved in fundraising, and the sense that they are directly helping those who are much less fortunate than themselves is of inestimable value.
NORTHWOOD SENIOR 3 GARRAD’S ROAD LONDON SW16 1JZ
TELEPHONE: 020 8696 8791
WWW.NORTHWOODSCHOOLS.COM
NORTHWOOD SENIOR 3 GARRAD’S ROAD LONDON SW16 1JZ
TELEPHONE: 020 8696 8791
WWW.NORTHWOODSCHOOLS.COM
TOOTING COMMON
STREATHAM HILL
NORTHWOOD SENIOR
STREATHAM HILL
NORTHWOOD SENIOR
Our educational offering will not be solely academic, but will encompass life skills outside the classroom with the aim of preparing our pupils for beyond education. This will include career awareness, an understanding of money, finance and budgeting, a sense of community and a knowledge of their rights and responsibilities within society. Through our life skills programme, we intend not only to raise awareness in these areas but to create a culture of empathy, resilience, communication and collaboration to ensure our pupils flourish and fulfil their future aspirations.
NORTHCOTE LODGE NORTHCOTE LODGE 3 GARRAD’S ROAD, SW16
CLAPHAM COMMON
CLAPHAM COMMON
CLAPHAM COMMON
CLAPHAM COMMON
3 GARRAD’S ROAD, SW16 Co-educational to 16
TOOTING COMMON
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