Why choose a boarding school?
The boarding experience gives students and parents the gift of less time spent in the car and more time focusing on education, extra-curricular activities, and character development.
King's-Edgehill School is a coeducational boarding and day school for Grades 6 through 12, located in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.
King's-Edgehill School equips its students for university life around the globe, not only by developing academic rigour, but also by inspiring athletic and artistic excellence, strength of character, and community leadership in a manner by which students know they are participating in personal and not just private education.
The boarding experience gives students and parents the gift of less time spent in the car and more time focusing on education, extra-curricular activities, and character development.
Top Reasons Parents Choose a CAIS Boarding School for Their Child:
- Better education/high academic standards
- Better at meeting personalized needs (tutors, sports, extra-curricular)
- Better preparation for university
- Physically and emotionally safe learning environments
- More character, morals, and values
- A well-rounded education
Quick Facts About Boarding
Research completed by The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) found the following:
- 91% of boarding school students report that their schools are academically challenging, compared with 70% of private day and 50% of public school students.
- 87% of boarding school graduates report being very well prepared academically for university, compared with 71% of private day and 39% of public school alumni.
- 77% of boarding school students say their schools provide opportunities for leadership, compared with 60% of private day and 52% of public school students.
- 78% of boarding school students report being surrounded by motivated peers, compared with 71% of private day and 49% of public school students.
- 70% of boarding school students say there is little or no cheating in class, compared with 31% of private day and 26% of public school students.
- By late-career, 52% of former boarding school students achieve positions in top management, compared with 39% of private day and 27% of public school graduates.
- Boarding school students spend about 17 hours a week on homework, compared with 9 hours for private day students and 8 hours for public school students.
CAIS Boarding School Myths Busted
King’s-Edgehill School is located in Mi'kma'ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq People.
