Prepping for the Fall
Are You Packed and Ready for School?
Labor Day weekend means that it’s just about time to head-off to boarding school and it’s time to conclude our packing series. Make sure to run through our suggestions and your school’s packing list.
Pick-up any last minute items and make sure you have everything everything. Your packing at this point should be a process of [...]
Winding-up Packing and Shipping
With summer winding down and Labor Day just around the corner, you should have most of the stuff you need to head off to school; in fact, this is the next-to-last installment in our Prepping for the Fall series.
By now , you should be pretty much down to labeling items, shipping, and reducing your load- [...]
Packing for the Fall: Toiletries and Technology
Our last packing post focused on clothing and how best to approach planning and shopping for the fall. Today’s post provides a quick look at technology and consumables.
With 3 weeks + before most boarders arrive on campus, this is a good time buy a bundle of non-perishable toiletries and hard goods that you’ll need. The [...]
Function and Need Guiding Principles for Fall Packing
It’s time to start the gathering phase of preparing to head off to school. Late August/early September will be here before you know it.
Gather what you need- not too much and don’t buy super nice stuff. You’re going to wear your things hard and you might outgrow them quickly. It’s school, not a fashion show. [...]
Prepping for Boarding School in Fall? A Few Early July To Dos
Summer is a great time to meet other students from your town or area who are part of your new school’s community.
Current students and families provide a wealth of insight and lots of details about what to expect and how things work in your new school. Call or invite them over. In our experience, current [...]
Prepping for Fall: Read and Schedule Doctor’s Appointments
Fall and school aren’t too far off. This second installment of our Prepping for the Fall series highlights paperwork, summer reading and doctor’s visits to get done as you pack for boarding school.
Summer Reading
Do it and take notes. Write down short summaries and your thinking about each book- even if not required.
Read Ahead
Find out what [...]
Prepping for School in the Fall
Earlier this spring we posted an article titled “Going to Boarding School?” covering things that you need to think about and do as you prepare to head off to school in the fall.
Over the next 10 weeks we’ll highlight tips from the article through a new blog series- “Prepping for the Fall.”
This week and next [...]
