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I'm the first to admit I've had a sheltered life. I grew up in the country and went to a boarding school. It was all just part of the business - be nice to everyone and all that.

~Adam Rickitt

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I was privileged in terms of where I grew up, and I come from a very loving, supportive household. But when I began to go off the rails at boarding school, my behaviour wasn't a result of an upbringing but more something that was going on within me.

~Adwoa Aboah

Topics: Began Behaviour Boarding Boarding School Come Go Going Grew Household Loving Me More Off Privileged Rails Result School Something Supportive Terms Up Upbringing Very Where Within

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Boarding school was a really pivotal moment. Before I went there, I was so happy. I'm not sure I was ready for it. I was only 13. My parents didn't send me away; it was my choice as well. But I definitely shouldn't have stayed for five years.

~Adwoa Aboah

Topics: Away Before Boarding Boarding School Choice Definitely Five Happy Me Moment Only Parents Pivotal Ready Really School Send Stayed Sure Well Years

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Mayo College, where I got my grounding, is a private boarding school. It is a traditional school with brilliant teachers including some from overseas.

~Ajay Mehta

Topics: Boarding Boarding School Brilliant College Got Grounding Including Mayo Overseas Private School Some Teachers Traditional Where

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After boarding school in Switzerland, at, like, 14 or 15, my life clicked, and I just realized, 'I don't want to be like anyone around me at my school. I don't think the world revolves around money.'

~Albert Hammond, Jr.

Topics: After Anyone Around Boarding Boarding School Clicked Just Life Like Me Money My Life Realized Revolves School Switzerland Think Want World

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I moved to Seattle when I was two or three years old. Had my early education there, and would spend summers on the farm in Maryland. Then I went to boarding school in New Hampshire, to St. Paul's School. From there, I moved to London.

~Alexis Denisof

Topics: Boarding Boarding School Early Education Farm Had Hampshire London Maryland Moved New New Hampshire Old Paul School Seattle Spend Summers Then Three Two Would Years

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I deliberately went to boarding school. It was my choice. My mum was abroad and I wanted to wean myself off being dependent. It was a very important time for me to be able to create my own individual, independent life; just as a way of growing up.

~Alice Englert

Topics: Able Abroad Being Boarding Boarding School Choice Create Deliberately Dependent Growing Growing Up Important Independent Individual Just Life Me Mum My Own Myself Off Own School Time Up Very Wanted Way

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I went to a lot of different high schools. I had quite a sporadic schooling experience. I went to school in England briefly, to boarding school, and I went to a few different ones in Australia as well. I'm really lucky! I have friends in most countries.

~Alice Englert

Topics: Australia Boarding Boarding School Countries Different England Experience Few Friends Had High High Schools Lot Lucky Most Quite Really School Schooling Schools Well

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Any institution becomes a community - whether it's a high school or a boarding school or a publishing company or a small town where everybody knows certain things about people.

~Alice Hoffman

Topics: About Any Becomes Boarding Boarding School Certain Certain Things Community Company Everybody High High School Institution Knows People Publishing School Small Small Town Things Town Where Whether

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My family owned a furniture/appliance store near Kingston, Jamaica. I worked there all summer but lived in a very structured environment the rest of the year at an all-girl Catholic boarding school.

~Ann-Marie Campbell

Topics: Boarding Boarding School Catholic Environment Family Jamaica Lived Near Owned Rest School Store Structured Summer Very Worked Year

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