Information on Boarding Schools Types of Boarding Schools All-boys or all-girls boarding schools - while fewer in number, there are a number of single-gender boarding Schools Still Available: Military schools - these boarding schools also prepare students for college-life, with the addition of military-type discipline and structure. Pre-professional arts schools - these schools specialize in helping students train and become artists in a variety of fields such as music, visual arts, theatre, ballet, and creative writing. Students are prepared for entrance into either traditional colleges or specialty schools like music conservatories (e.g., Juilliard). Religious boarding schools - these schools have an emphasis on a particular religion and spiritual growth but may accept students with no religious affiliation. Junior boarding schools offer boarding opportunities for students grades 8 or lower; i.e. age 14 or younger. Note that some boarding schools focus exclusively on the junior boarding experience (and offer only junior boarding grades); while other schools offer both junior and college-prep boarding grades Therapeutic boarding schools are aimed towards students who are having difficulty in a traditional school setting. While preparing students for college can also be a goal for these schools, these schools are also able to handle students who are facing challenges such as behavioral / emotional problems, substance abuse, or significant learning differences. Such students are sometimes referred to as "troubled-teens" or "struggling teens;" hence, therapeutic boarding schools are sometimes called "boarding schools for troubled-teens" or "boarding schools for struggling teens."
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