Definition

Noun: A private educational institution where students reside on campus during the academic term, receiving lodging and meals in addition to their formal education.

Usage

The term "boarding school" is used to describe a specific type of school with residential facilities. It contrasts with "day school." It functions as a countable noun.

Examples

• Many children from remote areas attend boarding school.
• She was sent to a prestigious boarding school in Switzerland.
• The boarding school provides a structured environment for its students.

Advanced Usage

• "at boarding school": Used to indicate the state of being a resident student.
  • He made lifelong friends while at boarding school.
• "boarding school experience": Refers to the overall life and education received at such an institution.
  • Her boarding school experience taught her great independence.

Variants and Related Words

• Boarding (noun, gerund): The provision of meals and lodging. Often used separately from "school."
  • The fee includes tuition and boarding.
• Boarding student / Boarder (noun): A student who lives at a boarding school.
  • The boarders must return to campus by Sunday evening.
• Day school (noun): A school where students do not reside on campus.
• Residential school (noun): A similar concept, sometimes used interchangeably, though it can have specific historical or contextual connotations.

Synonyms

• Residential school
• Private residential academy

Antonyms

• Day school
• Commuter school

Related Phrases

• To go away to boarding school: The act of leaving home to attend a boarding school.
  • He went away to boarding school at the age of thirteen.
• Boarding school system: Refers to the educational model or network of such schools.
  • The boarding school system has a long history in some countries.

Noun

1. a private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught