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Latest post on 03 December 2013 - 12:15

My sister and I went to boarding school at 12 & 14 respectively. We went to an all girls school close to my grandparents house. I desperately missed my mum (& dad..) but gradually adjusted to life in the UK away from my parents who were in Japan. My top tips: - Great to have grandparent near by - encourage GP regular visits outside exeats/tuck food drop offs/mobile phone cards as much as poss! One of my friends grandparents & mum visited the whole time and we were all jealous... - In our days receiving a letter was a godsend but I guess with email & Skype now you can keep in touch the whole time - My mum bought us loads of post paid air mail letters & I wrote to her nearly every day - Try to pick a really busy school with lots of full time boarders - ours was mostly weekly boarders whose parents lived in London and it was a bit lonely on the week-end - Does your daughter have a sibling? Going with my sister has kept us close to this day - If not, consider sending her to a school with other kids from Dubai. We went to school with kids we knew from Japan/HK which helped as you can all fly home together for the holidays and have similar experiences - Encourage your daughter to get stuck in - playing sports/volunteering/choir practice etc all keep you busier during the boring hours at school Good luck - I am sure she will enjoy it but it definitely is an adjustment being sent back to the UK - my sister and I had attended international schools before and had different accents, knowledge of UK pop culture, terms eg. eraser vs rubber/sweater vs jumper etc etc It was tough at times but I still have amazing memories and so many close friends from my boarding school days that I have no regret & if I have kids will consider sending them depending on our personal circumstances.

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Latest post on 12 November 2013 - 14:22

Also try Kerri Nicholls at Hays in Knowledge Village on D: +971 (0)43693554 E: [email protected] and Tracey Irwin who runs Irwin & Dow Tel: 04 434 2878 Good luck!

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