EDUCATION
Malvern St James Girl’s School
“Implicit in the ethos of the school is the awareness that as boys
enter and pass through puberty, many important and difficult issues will confront them. An extensive personal, social and health education programme appropriate to each year group is run within the curriculum,” explains Tracey Gray.
How boarding schools foster ‘international mindedness’ As students face an increasingly interconnected world, they need to learn to communicate with people from a wide range of different cultures and traditions. Education experts suggest the international-mindedness and
cultural agility that naturally follow a successful global relocation can help children to empathise with the needs of different nationalities and cultures, which will pay dividends in the workplace. Erin Woodhams, director of admissions and marketing at the British International School of Chicago, part of the Nord Anglia
Education group, concurs, “On top of the global-mindedness our students acquire, it seems families want their children to see their world as bigger than their local city and to someday find themselves studying, working or living in many different locations.” It is this unique environment at boarding schools, where students
from different nationalities live, work and play together that fosters this mind-set. As one boarding student at Jerudong International School explains, “I really value the diversity at JIS. I have friends from all sorts of different cultures and nationalities. It makes the discussions in class and activities such as the Model United Nations a lot more interesting, as we have a wider range of experience and attitudes to draw from.” Sevenoaks School in Kent, a coeducational day and boarding
school for students aged 11-18, has seven boarding houses and has been named Independent Secondary School of the Year in The Sunday Times 2017 Parent Power rankings. Its international reputation often attracts globally mobile families. “The global appeal isn’t just the huge variation of nationalities
at the school. Many of our parents are expatriate; they work in a vibrant global mix and recognise a similar mix in the make-up of our international boarding houses. Their children are here because they believe the connections they make will open up a whole world of opportunity in the future,” says head of boarding, Nichola Haworth. Most boarding schools foster an atmosphere that aims to
celebrate diversity. The Parent-School Organisation at ACS Cobham hosts popular monthly feasts, which reflect boarders’ own home countries by encompassing a variety of international cuisines. Junior King’s host a Nigerian night and organises activities to celebrate Chinese New Year. Jane Bedborough, head of boarding at St Francis College, a girls’
ACS Cobham International School
day and boarding school in Hertfordshire, counsels students to be open-minded to relationships with students from other cultures. “As an international boarding house, we aim to encourage the
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