boarding-school

A girl waves goodbye to her parents at the boarding-school gate.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A school where students live during term time: A "boarding-school" is an educational institution where pupils reside on the premises, receiving both academic instruction and accommodation, as opposed to attending as day students.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • She was sent to a prestigious boarding-school in Switzerland. (A school where she lived and studied.)
  • Many boarding-schools offer a rigorous academic curriculum along with extracurricular activities. (Institutions where students reside on campus.)

Advanced Usage

• "Boarding-school education": The system or experience of being taught and living at a boarding-school.

  • He credits his boarding-school education with teaching him independence. (The formative experience of living and studying away from home.)

• "Boarding-school story": A literary genre or narrative set in such an institution.

  • The novel is a classic boarding-school story about friendship and rivalry. (A tale centred on life at a residential school.)

Variants and Related Words

• Boarding (adj): relating to the provision of lodging and meals.

  • The boarding facilities at the school are modern and comfortable. (The accommodation services.)

• School (n): an institution for educating children.

  • The school has both day and boarding students. (The educational establishment.)

• Boarder (n): a student who lives at a boarding-school.

  • Each boarder has a private study area in the dormitory. (A resident student.)

Synonyms

• Residential school: a school where pupils live on site.
• Dormitory school: a school with dormitory accommodation (less common in modern usage).
• Live-in school: a school where students reside.

Related Idioms

• "Sent to boarding-school": Often implies being sent away from home for education, sometimes with connotations of discipline or privilege.

  • He was sent to boarding-school at the age of eight. (He began living and studying at a residential school.)

• "Boarding-school mentality": A mindset or behaviour pattern associated with the strict, communal environment of such schools.

  • Her boarding-school mentality made her very organised and rule-abiding. (A disciplined, structured approach to life.)