Types of Schools: What's a good private school
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No private school can be all things to all students. The best question you can ask: what is a good school for your child?
No private school can be all things to all students. The best question you can ask: what is a good school for your child?
You are in the best position to answer this question, based on the needs of your child and your family’s priorities.
Consider your child’s academic strengths, learning style, personality, interests, athletic, music or artistic abilities. Will he or she flourish in a small indpendent school or adapt well to a busy boarding school? Is a single-sex or coed setting more suitable for your child? What about boarding school?
Consider your family priorities. Is a particular religious or cultural setting important? Are you seeking a specific educational approach? Only you can answer these key questions and discover, through careful research, what would be the right school for your child.
Private and independent schools come in a variety of flavours. You’ll have to assess your child’s needs and school considerations such as:
Parents turn to the private education system because it offers more choice and the opportunity for children to flourish in their strengths and work at their weaknesses. The reason is different for every family, however some common ground that is true for all schools is:
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