Boarding school students
use their time
more productively than private day and
public school students
In addition to enjoying the benefits of serious education
and dedicating significantly more time to their studies, boarding school
students participate more in extracurricular activities than other students.
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12 hours per week are dedicated to exercising or playing
sports in boarding schools, compared to about 9 hours in private day
and public schools
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Boarding school students spend about 6 hours per week
on creative endeavors like performing music and painting, compared
to 4 hours by private day and 5 hours by public school students
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35% of current boarding school students spend 7-14
hours per week on non-athletic extracurricular activities like student
government and clubs, compared to 27% of other students
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Boarding school students spend considerably less
time watching television—about 3 hours per week, compared to 7 hours
among private day and public school students—a pattern that
continues throughout life
