I'm a single grandparent raising my grandson. I want to send him to a boarding school. I need help with financial assistance/grant/scholarships. Can you direct me?

Many (most?) boarding schools have scholarships available for qualified, needy students - especially those schools with significant endowments. If you have a few potential schools in mind, given them a call and ask what scholarship programs they have available.

Many of the boarding schools offer a few payment plans or discount for certain qualified students. There are no government grants and loans in general for boarding school If one of the parents were a veteran and they are having "trouble" there are some boarding school that help the children.

Why do you want to send him to a boarding school ?

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Originally Posted by Fr_Chuck

why do you want to send him to a boarding school ?

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As a product of boarding schools, and having sent my two kids through boarding school, I can tell you that they offer the best education available in the US. The top tier schools in particular give the child opportunity for exposure to a lot more educational and extra-curricular activities (sports, music, drama, clubs), than any public school can, and more so than almost all private day schools. They also give an exposure to a much more diverse student body - not just a bunch of kids all from the same town, but kids from all over the country and indeed the world. In fact, one of the major reasons these schools have such robust scholarship programs is to attract a diverse student body. And since you are in school only with kids who made it through the admissions process and who want to be there, it really makes an incredibly dynamic, enthisiaticm and engaged student body. Finally, the quality of the teachers at these schools is outstanding - the boarding school life requires a dedicated, committed staff who are fully engaged - in some cases 24 hours a day - and who are not encumbered (or hiding behind) union rules. And as with the student body, you get a diverse mix of staff from all over. So that's why I would whole-heartedly recommend boarding schools.