ADD - Abbreviation of: Attention Deficit Disorder, a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioural and learning disorders.

ADHD -Abbreviation of: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioural and learning disorders

Admission - The state of being allowed at the boarding school

All-girls boarding school – A learning institution for girls only that uses the boarding school pattern.

Boarding school - A private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught.

Boy private boarding school - A private school where only boys are lodged and fed as well as taught.

Campus - The grounds of a school, college, university, or hospital.

Co-education - The system of education in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes.

College-preparatory - A high school or secondary school, which prepares the student for higher education at a college / university.

Cross country riding – A lesson in equestrian school about horse riding in the countryside.

Dorm - A college or university building containing living quarters for students.

Equestrian boarding school – A learning institution for students who want to learn country horse riding, down hill horse riding and all other lessons about horse riding including basic subjects in academic.

ESL boarding schools – A learning institution which is enrolled by students who want to study English as a second language (ESL).

Extracurricular activities - Organized student activities connected with school and usually carrying no academic credit, such as sports, clubs, and volunteer activities. Many college applications request a list of high school extracurricular activities.

Faculty Staff - The body of teachers and administrators at a school.

Full boarding – A boarding school package in which students live residence during the duration of three months or the whole boarding school academic year. International students usually choose to pay this whole package.

Girl private boarding school - A private school where only girls are lodged and fed as well as taught.

High school - The last three or four years of the twelve-year school education program in the United States; secondary school, usually including grades 9 through 12.

Hiking - Walking for recreational purposes. Hiking usually takes place on trials in areas of relatively unspoiled wilderness. It has specific purpose of enjoying and exploring the scenery.

International Baccalaureate boarding school – A learning institution which caters to international students taking college or degree courses in foreign countries.

Jr. K - Junior Kindergarten.

Kindergarten - A preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school.

Military school - A school which includes military manners and where a training of military subjects is given.

Mission statement – The vision of the school or any entities that is created for a purpose.

Monthly boarding – Refers to boarding school package in which parents have to pay monthly to continue the schooling of their children.

Public school - An elementary or secondary school in the United States supported by public funds and which provides free education for children of a community or district.

Religious boarding schools - A private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught. The student will be taught on a specific religious way and they will have to follow the religious rules.

Anglican - A Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism.

Baptist - A member of an evangelical Protestant church of congregational polity, following the reformed tradition in worship, and believing in individual freedom, in the separation of church and state, and in baptism of voluntary, conscious believers.

Catholic - A member of a Catholic church, especially a Roman Catholic.

Christian - Professing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.

Episcopal - Relating to, or involving church government by bishops.

Presbyterian - A member or an adherent of a Presbyterian Church.

Quaker - A member of the Religious Society of Friends. The Quakers are a group of Christians who use no scripture and believe in great simplicity in daily life and in worship. Their services consist mainly of silent meditation.

Secondary school - A school that is intermediate in level between elementary school and college. It usually offers general, technical, vocational or college-preparatory curricula.

Substance abuse – A condition wherein a certain person is over using substances such as alcohol and other drugs.

Therapeutic boarding school – A learning institution which caters to students which have alcohol substance problems.