Boarding school is not a common idea for many people. We tend to associate it with upper class society. However, for some parts of the world it is the way everyone goes to school. Many parents would balk at the idea of letting someone else raise their child so far away – missing out on those special moments of meeting their child at the bus stop, taking beginning and end of school year pictures, attending the holiday choir concert each year…
Boarding school is not a common idea for many people. We tend to associate it with upper class society. However, for some parts of the world it is the way everyone goes to school. Many parents would balk at the idea of letting someone else raise their child so far away – missing out on those special moments of meeting their child at the bus stop, taking beginning and end of school year pictures, attending the holiday choir concert each year…
What if school meant more than having classes and playing with your friends? What if going to school meant safety, security, and structure? What if living at school meant you didn’t have to wonder where your next meal was coming from? What if it meant you didn’t have to worry about having clean clothes, a soft bed to sleep in, or your own personal safety?
Because the purpose of Life School is to provide residential education to children who are directly affected by addiction and HIV, more often than not the children who board at Life School are coming from a difficult home life. Many of our students worry about the health of their parents while they are away at school. Some pray nightly for a parent who is in jail because of their addiction. Many want to become doctors and nurses so that they can help people like their moms and dads who are suffering from HIV.
For the students at Life School, life at a boarding school is about so much more than being able to go to school. It’s about more than playing with their friends every day and eating in the dining hall. It’s about having a place to thrive where they are free from the burden of living with parents who are struggling with addiction. It’s about living in a place where they can learn, grow, and dream, just like any other kid.