First we had Indian boarding schools, but nowadays you can find a boy boarding school, girl boarding school, co-ed or mixed boarding schools, military, religious, high school, boarding schools for troubled teen, and many other types of boarding schools.

Since there are now a lot of boarding schools in North America, Oceania, Europe and other countries of the world, parents can now choose from among the schools which they think best suits the kind of education their children need. There are students that are mentally and emotionally challenged, under the influence of substance abuse, etc. They should be treated accordingly based on their needs.

The following are different types of boarding schools focus you should consider for your easy classification of boarding colleges and schools.

College prep boarding schools

These boarding schools are college preparatory schools. So, after students graduated in elementary they can choose from among the boarding schools. There are college prep schools exclusive for girls only or boys only and there are also schools that accept both boys and girls. Also categorize under college preps are military boarding schools, technical boarding schools, professional art schools, religious sectors, etc.

Junior Boarding Schools

The Junior Boarding Schools are boarding schools for students in Grade 8 and lower. This type of boarding schools is also very important since this could also be a preparatory school for entering college prep boarding schools. At least junior boarding schools students they know exactly what it’s like to be in boarding schools.

Therapeutic Boarding Schools

This is another educational program in boarding which caters to students under difficult circumstances. The name alone such as “therapeutic” already implies a period of healing process. Schools that are included in this program include boarding schools for troubled teens, boarding schools that cater to Learning Differences (LD) and ADD/ADHD students, boarding schools for students under substance abuse.

Religious boarding schools

This kind of institution is also intended for people with strong religious background who want to pursue higher learning in religion. This is the schools where bible scholars, pastors and priests usually came from - although there are also college prep religious schools.

Read more: Private Boarding Schools