Introduction

Boarding School Advantage

Dorm Life

International Community

• U.S. Visas

• International Visas

• Asia Fairs

Choosing a School

History of Boarding Schools

International Community

Boarding schools offer strong traditions of providing educational opportunities for international students. As worldwide boundaries become more permeable, families are increasingly taking advantage of educational options available to them in other countries. The boarding school community today is a mosaic of faces and places. More than 6,200 international students attended boarding schools during the 1999-2000 school year (NAIS Statistics 2000, Volume 1). Teachers and students bring with them diverse ethnic, racial, socioeconomic, and cultural perspectives while sharing them in academic and social settings.

Boarding schools not only value such vibrant communities, but also actively seek to create them. In boarding schools, a student’s individual traits, interests, and heritage are considered valuable assets that enhance and strengthen the overall community.

International students with varying degrees of language proficiency will discover that our schools have many programs specifically designed for them. Two things at which our boarding schools excel are:

1. Improving students' proficiency in the English language
2. Helping graduates gain acceptance to appropriate colleges and universities.

To learn more about the schools that will best meet your needs, browse the Boarding Schools Directory or use the School Search option to find the school types, programs, courses, and activities. International students who require English as a Second Language support can search specifically for schools that offer that program.