Students talk about the Boarding School
Maibrit:
The boarding school is a very special place.
True, you have left home - and yet, not quite.
Conditions here are pretty free, though there are a few simple rules.
The good thing is that there is always someone to talk to, you are never
lonely.
You make friends quickly, and the duty teachers always have time to
talk to you, if you have a problem or just want to talk to someone. At the
start it can be difficult to remember to do your homework, because so much
is going on around you - but you soon find your own rhythm.
It is a rich experience to combine schooling with residence at the
boarding school. First of all, it is great fun. You get bored only if you
want to. Secondly, you learn something from it all. You have to be
considerate and show respect to the others, when so many people live close
together. Playing loud music in the middle of the night or making a noise
during homework time, for example, just won’t do. Nor is it difficult to
obey the few rules there are, as you soon find out that not doing so will
have a negative effect on yourself.
But the best thing about boarding school is definitely the friendships
that are made. You soon find a few special persons to spend most of your
time with. Almost all the school’s classes have pupils living here, so
you also get to know people outside your own immediate circle.
I recommend living at the boarding school - it’s an experience for
life.
Rasmus:
The boarding school is quite similar to a continuation school: we eat
together, see television together, engage in sport and spend our leisure
time together. At the boarding school you are never alone. It is "home"
for som 90 youngsters, who go to HF or the Gymnasium, so something is
always going on. What irritates me most is that I cannot take the liberty
of holding a party or playing music as much as I would like. On the other
hand, it’s nice not to be at home with parents all the time, as my
classmates are. There is something special about coming home, when you
haven’t seen your family for six weeks.
Theis:
It is very important to find something to do outside the boarding
school and get away from its norms, as nothing good comes out of isolating
oneself completely at the boarding school.
It is indeed rather expensive to live here, but just think - you don’t
have to make food every day, and you can concentrate on your lessons. For
me that’s a big advantage.
Marie:
Actually, there aren’t many things that bother me about living at the
boarding school. I even feel a bit sorry for those who are still living at
home, for they miss a lot.
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