A good boarding school might be a consideration for a young child who cannot, or should not, be with their parents for various reasons. Parents who are going through a particularly difficult divorce or parents who travel often may want the stability of a kindergarten boarding school for their child. A child who has experienced the death of his parents may thrive in a boarding school. Anyone who is considering a kindergarten boarding school should be advised that many child psychologists, including Erving Goffman and Sang Biao, believe separating young children from their parents can be emotionally damaging because these children often do not have their needs for love and affection met.
Located in Granbury, Texas, Happy Hill Farm Academy is the only U.S. boarding school that offers classes for students from kindergarten to 12th grade. The Christian school prides itself on providing opportunities that you might find at a university, thus preparing students for university life at an early age. Happy Hill states their difference from other boarding schools is that they raise scholarship funding for their students, making the boarding school an opportunity for families of all income brackets.
There are 10 boarding schools for kindergartners in Canada. If Happy Hill is unavailable, consider crossing the border to Canada to see their options. The Halifax Christian Academy is faith-based, and the Newbridge Academy in Nova Scotia is an alternative school with a major emphasis on sports and fitness. The rest are traditional boarding schools. Most admit students in the junior kindergarten age, which is 4 years old. Two of the boarding schools will take children as young as 3 years old in their preschool boarding program.
If a parent decides to wait a couple years, they will find that the pool of available schools has increased. Parents seeking a boarding school for a child in grades three and up have seven schools to pick from throughout the U.S. In addition, there are hundreds of boarding schools for teenagers in the high school level. Almost every state in the country has at least a couple.