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Vinehall School > Boarding > Boarding FAQs

Boarding FAQs

Can you choose a room? Who do you share with?

I always ask children who they’d like to share with and which dorm. I don’t promise they will get exactly what they want but I try my best. New children tend to be in with their year group and their boarding guardian who looks after them until they have settled in.

What happens if you can't take your child out for exeat?

? If a child can’t go home or to their guardian I can arrange for them to spend exeats with friends.

What happens if my child is ill?

We have a nurse and matron on site every day and a local doctors surgery.  Unwell children will be looked after in the Sans.  All boarding staff are 1st aid trained.

What do you do at the weekends?

We have an activity programme for the weekends which is a happy balance between time spent at school using our fantastic facilities like astro, swimming pool and sports hall or just having some ‘down’ time with a book or a movie. We usually go out on Sundays, this can be anything from cinema to mountain biking or shopping to chocolate making.

What do you do after school during the week?

Once lessons are finished children can do a club; these range from carpentry to judo and from various sporting activities to cookery. There is then a prep or music practise followed by supper. After supper there are a couple of optional activities ie games on the astro or sports hall, cycling or playing on the Wii.

How can I contact my child?

All children have their own email account. Children can have a basic text and call phone and a skype account. Mrs Coles has 3 landlines and 1 boarding mobile for parents to call in on in the evenings.

Is prep supervised?

Yes during the week prep is supervised by a teacher at weekends Mr and Mrs Coles and the gap students supervise prep.

My child is a fussy eater, will he/she find enough to eat?

The food at Vinehall is exceptional. There are always choices at every meal. At breakfast there are yogurts, fruit, cereal, toast and cooked food. At lunch and supper there is a salad bar, baked potatoes, soup and a hot option. Boarders also can have milk and biscuits before bed.

The best thing about boarding is the fact that it makes you feel at a home outside of a home. – Boarder Year 8

关于住宿你最喜欢什么?我喜欢住宿能让我感觉我在一个家外的家。Lancelot – Year 8

“L’immersion en anglais est immédiate, des cours de soutien sont organisés pour les étrangers et le personnel est à l’écoute pour ceux qui ne maîtrisent pas encore la langue du pays.” Exisiting EAL parent

“Charlie has matured significantly in his time boarding at Vinehall and is now a young man undaunted by a fresh challenge and has a real fire in his belly for it – it is for this, if nothing else, that I am most grateful to Vinehall for.”

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Boarding is outstanding in every category.

ISI Boarding Inspection Report January 2015

当你刚刚来的时候加入这个群体感觉如何?我觉得挺容易的,因为很多支持我的朋友会带着我走。Lancelot – Year 8

“Thank you very much for taking care of Alex and teaching him to be independent.  Alex has learned many different things that he cannot do at home,  I think it’s a wonderful experience for him!
Vinehall is an awesome school that we liked a lot, I will surely send my daughter too.” Boarding parent 

Me gusta boarding porque te ayuda a hacer amigos, y en los findes de semana hay un monton de actividades y nunca puedes estar aburrido. La palabra que puede describir Vinehall es “divertido” – Juan – Year 6

“Charlie has matured significantly in his time boarding at Vinehall and is now a young man undaunted by a fresh challenge and has a real fire in his belly for it – it is for this, if nothing else, that I am most grateful to Vinehall for.”

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I can’t tell you how helpful flexible boarding is for commuting parents! – Existing Prep School parent

The best thing about boarding is the fact that it makes you feel at a home outside of a home. – Boarder Year 8

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