5 Night Boarding (In-Network) at The Winchendon School
The Best of Both Worlds.
The Winchendon School’s Five Night boarding option gives your family all the advantages of a boarding school with the added flexibility of weekends at home with family. For families living within 75 miles of our Massachusetts campus, our five-night boarding students discover the opportunity to develop independence and discover dorm life before college. Also, both students and families gain valuable time during the week without the daily commute to and from school and after-school practices. Five-night boarders are fully integrated into campus life at The Winchendon School. For instance, students stay on campus through any academic, athletic, or social commitments on Saturday (or Sunday). In conclusion, students may leave after their commitments and should be back on campus for Sunday evening study hall, or Monday morning with school permission.
Why Should Your Family Consider Five-Night Boarding?
For families living within 75 miles of campus, our flexible five-night boarding program gives students the option of staying on campus until all of their academic, athletic, and social responsibilities have been met each week. However, unlike other schools, we don’t require five-night boarding students to leave campus on Friday and return on Sunday. Our flexible policy works around the student’s schedule.
5 Night Boarding: Listen To Parents
Five-Night Boarding FAQs
Five night boarding is intended for families living within 75 miles from our flagship campus, in Winchendon, MA. The five-night boarding program is not available for international students.
Five night boarders and seven night boarders follow the same schedules and have the same responsibilities.
Yes, five night boarders may stay on campus any weekend that school is in session. It should also be noted that throughout the year, the School does have several closed weekends when all students, including day students and five night boarding students are expected on campus. In addition, there may occasionally be times your student stays on campus to participate in school-organized activities including: sports, performing arts, Service Learning or ColLABs with weekend requirements, proctorship or leadership roles, Robotics, Model UN, and standardized test weekends.
Yes – both five night and seven night boarding students who are juniors and seniors can earn the privilege to keep cars on campus for specific approved use. Having a car is a responsibility and a privilege that the School looks to support – and the students need to maintain their good standing to continue to keep a car on campus.
Five-Night Boarding FAQs
Find out more. Firstly, read our FAQs about five-night boarding at The Winchendon School. Secondly, listen to parents of five-night boarders talk about their family’s experience and why boarding may be the right choice for your family.
