Boarding Handbook for Parents 2023-24

Safeguarding Statement:OurSchooliscommittedtosafeguardingandpromotingthewelfareofchildren and young people. The School expects all teaching staff, non-teaching staff and volunteers to share and upholdthiscommitment.Ifachildcannotfeelsafetheycannotlearntotheirfullpotential.

DearBoardingParents,

Welcome to the NLCS Boarding Community, positioned here on the beautiful island of Jeju. Our diverse and inclusive community of staff and students benefit enormously from working and living here together on ouramazingcampusandwealllookforwardtomeeting andgettingtoknowyouandyourchild

This Handbook should be ahelpfulguideandreference foryouasyoulearnabouttheexcellentenvironmentand boardingprogrammehereatNLCSJeju.Therearesome amazing advantages to becoming a boarding student. The details in this document will help you understand how your son ordaughtercansuccessfullymakethisschooltheirhomeandtomakethebestoftheirtime herewithus.

There has never been a better time to consider boarding for your child. Our highly trained and skilled boarding staff will support your child throughtheirtimewithusatNLCS.Withaccesstoallofourfacilities andadditionalacademicsupportthereiseveryreasontosuggestthatboardingstudentshaveanadvantage Icanassureyouthatasaboardingstudent,yourchildwilldevelopsociallyandcanmakemanyfriends Our staffarecommittedtoensuringthehigheststandardsofpastoralcareandwillworkhardtoensurethatyour childreceivesoutstandingsupport,challengeandopportunity

Weareveryproudofourboardingcommunityandoftheindividualsuccessesofeachofitʼsmembers.Ilook forwardtoseeingyourchildflourishheretoo.

Yourssincerely,

CrispianWaterman VicePrincipal(Pastoral)

TERM1-KEYDATESFORBOARDINGPARENTS

NLCS Jeju is a busy place and all our students are extremely busy but our boarders have even more opportunities and adventures to come. The following is an extract from the school calendar highlighting someoftheimportanteventswhicharelikelytoimpactboardingstudents.Pleasebeawarethattheschool calendarcanchangeandthatthisisnotalivedocumentsowhilstitisaccurateatthedateofpublishing,it couldchangeandparentsstillneedtochecktheofficialschoolcalendar.

Date Title

Wednesday,23August2023

Wednesday,23August2023

Thursday,24August2023

Thursday,24August2023

Friday,25August2023

Thursday,31August2023

Friday,1September2023

Friday,1September2023

Saturday,2September2023

Sunday,3September2023

Monday,4September2023

Tuesday,5September2023

Friday,8September2023

Friday,8September2023

Friday,8September2023

Saturday,9September2023

Tuesday,12September2023

Wednesday,13September2023

Thursday,14September2023

Thursday,14September2023

NewStudentInduction

ExistingBoardersReturn

StartofTerm:AllStudentsReturn

Year12IBInduction

Year12IBInduction

Year5MeettheTeacher

Year7InformationDay

Year7Tutors/HoH/AHoHMeetParents

BoardingHomeTrips

BoardersBattleoftheBeachesEvent1

Year6MeettheTeacher

SeniorSchoolCCAStart1

Years12and13InformationDay

IGCSECertificatePresentationCeremony

HallaBoardingParentTea

Bryant1:1

SeniorSchoolCCAStart2

ParentsasPartners-Event1

Years10and11UGCParentSeminars

Years12and13UGCParentSeminars

Friday,15September2023

Friday,15September2023

Saturday,16September2023

Saturday,16September2023

Monday,18September2023

Tuesday,19September2023

Wednesday,20September2023

Friday,22September2023

Friday,22September2023

Sunday,1October2023

Monday,2October2023

Monday,2October2023

Friday,6October2023

Friday,6October2023

Saturday,7October2023

Saturday,7October2023

Wednesday,11October2023

Friday,13October2023

Saturday,14October2023

Friday,20October2023

Tuesday,24October2023

Wednesday,25October2023

Thursday,26October2023

Saturday,28October2023

Saturday,28October2023

Thursday,2November2023

Thursday,2November2023

Year8InformationDay

TermlyPRGMeeting

Bryant1:2

UGCParentSeminarsSeoul

Year10YELLISTesting

Year10YELLISTesting

Year10YELLISTesting

SeniorSchoolCasualClothesDay

StartofChuseokHoliday

Boardersreturn

BullyingAwarenessWeek

Year11IBOptionsTalksstart

Year11Information&OptionsDay

Year7InPersonParentConsultation

SeoulInformationSession

Bryant1:3

SeniorSchoolInformationDay

Year10ParentConsultation

Bryant1:4

SeniorBoardingParentTea

ParentsasPartners-Event2

Year12ParentConsultation

Year12ParentConsultation

Bryant1:5

BoardersHalloweenNight

WholeSchoolCasualClothesDay

Half-TermBreakStartsforStudents

Sunday,12November2023

Sunday,12November2023

Monday,13November2023

Friday,17November2023

Saturday,18November2023

Saturday,18November2023

Sunday,26November2023

Monday,27November2023

Wednesday,29November2023

Friday,1December2023

Friday,1December2023

Saturday,2December2023

Friday,8December2023

Saturday,9December2023

Sunday,10December2023

NewStudentInduction

Boardersreturn

NewStudent'sFirstDay

Year8ParentConsultation

Bryant1:6

HipHopNightPerformance

BoardersBattleoftheBeachesEvent2

ParentsasPartners-Event3

CatsMusicalPerformancetoBoarders

Year9InformationandIGCSEInformationDay

Year9InPersonParentConsultation

Bryant1:7

SeniorSchoolCasualClothesDay

BoardersChristmasParty

BoardersBattleoftheBeachesEvent3

Monday,11December2023 ChristmasBazaar

Wednesday,13December2023

Friday,15December2023

OrchestralSpectacularPerformance

StartofChristmasHoliday

WELCOMEFROMTHEASSISTANTVICEPRINCIPAL

DearBoardingStudents,

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the NLCS Jeju boarding community and thank you for taking that all-important first step towards becoming the amazing young men and women that you could be. We are a boarding school and we are proud that our students come to see us asa“homeawayfromhome”whilstgoing through some really important transitions in their lives. Many boarding students enjoy the unique benefits of this learning environmentandtheythrivewithinourstructuresandroutines.This leads to many useful life-skills, including independence, self-confidence, resilience, teamwork skills, and mutual respect. Boarders also get to live in an engaging English language environment, with other young people, who bond and end up cultivating friendships for life For students who board with us, transitioningintouniversitylifeisanaturalstep,andtheyexcelwith the improved organisational skills, the enhanced emotional intelligence,andtheself-disciplinethatarealldevelopedunderourcare.

Boarderswhotrynewexperiencesandpushtheirownpersonalboundariesmakethemostprogressduring their timewithus.Therearefantasticfacilitiesavailableforyoutokeepahealthylifestyle,regularandfree access to faculty staff toimprovetheiracademicattainment,andcaringexperiencedpastoralstaffthereto help.Livinginboardingwillprovidechallengesforyoubutalsosupportthismeansthereisalotofpotential for the development of ʻso skillsʼ. Boarders learn to be assertive, know right from wrong, listen and compromise.Theremightwellbebriefmomentsofarguingaboutsomethingaspettyasthetemperatureon the AC controls with a roommate; these moments develop your social skills and give you better conflict managementtechniques

Pleaserememberthatwhilstweareexpectinggreatthingsfromourboardingstudents,wedonotexpectyou todoitaloneandthereisalwayshelpandsupportavailable Therearecounsellorsavailable,readytohelp withemotionalissues,andthegreatestadvantageaboarderhasisthatyouhaveaBoardingMaster/Mistress therewithyoualltheway.Theyareanadvocateforyouandwilldoeverythingtheycaretomakesurethat youaresafe,secure,andsupported.

Bestwishesandgoodluck, MrScargill-AVP(Boarding)

THEBOARDINGHOMES

NLCSJejunowenableschildrentostarttheirboardingdevelopmentaljourneyfromYear5andcontinueall the way through to Year 13. Young children start theirjourneyintheSeniorHomes,andthenperfecttheir life-skills in our Sixth Form Homes. Boarding is anextremelysupportiveandnurturingenvironmentwhich graduallydevelopstheirindependence,assertiveness,andinterpersonalskillssothatourstudentsleaveas confident,mature,andindependentlearnersreadytofacethechallengesoftheworld.

Every boarder is a member of a Boarding Home that provides a sense of belonging and identity to all its members The Boarding Homes are single gender and each building is resident to either male or female boarding students There are many staff in eachHometoprovidecomprehensivesupportintheacademic andpastoraldevelopmentofstudents

Wehave7BoardingHomesatNLCSJeju.

● 2Sixth-FormBoardingHomes,forYears12and13,collectivelyknownasHalla.

○ HallaEastisforgirlsandHallaNorthforBoys

● 5SeniorBoardingHomes,forYears7-11.

○ 2forGirls-Iho*andPyoseon

○ 3forboys-Yongduam,AewolandHyeopjae*.

*IhoandHyeopjaealsocaterforJuniorBoarding,foryears5and6.

STAFFCONNECTEDTOBOARDING

Leadership:

VPPastoral Mr.CrispianWaterman cwaterman@nlcsjeju.kr

AVPBoarding Mr.PeterScargill pscargill@nlcsjeju.kr

AVPJuniorSchool Mr.RichardWashington rwashington@nlcsjeju.kr

HeadofGirls'Boarding Mrs StellaTaylor staylor@nlcsjejukr

HeadofBoys'Boarding Mr AdamYates ayates@nlcsjejukr

BMsandABMs:

Hyeopjae(BM) Mr.SebCrebier screbier@nlcsjeju.kr

Hyeopjae(ABM) Mr.AndyCronin acronin@nlcsjeju.kr

Hyeopjae(ABM)

Mr.YongJunChun yjchun@nlcsjeju.kr

Aewol(BM) Mr.JamesTuffs jtuffs@nlcsjeju.kr

Aewol(ABM) Mr DylanLöser dloser@nlcsjejukr

Aewol(ABM) Mr JinWooLee jwlee@nlcsjejukr

Yongduam(BM) Mr ThomasPerry tperry@nlcsjejukr

Yongduam(ABM)

Mr.SamWilson samuelwilson@nlcsjeju.kr

Yongduam(ABM) Mr.AnthonyQuinn aquinn@nlcsjeju.kr

Pyoseon(BM)

Pyoseon(ABM)

Pyoseon(ABM)

IhoHome(BM)

IhoHome(ABM)

IhoHome(ABM)

HallaEast(BM)

HallaEast(ABM)

HallaEast(ABM)

HallaNorth(BM)

HallaNorth(ABM)

HallaNorth(ABM)

Ms.EmilySpivey espivey@nlcsjeju.kr

Ms.SunghyunShin sshin@nlcsjeju.kr

Ms.EstherYates eyates@nlcsjeju.kr

Ms.ClaireWashington cwashington@nlcsjeju.kr

Ms.SarahHeydinger sheydinger@nlcsjeju.kr

Ms.MaryZhang mzhang@nlcsjeju.kr

Ms.ShaynaCoughlan scoughlan@nlcsjeju.kr

Ms JuliaSmith jsmith@nlcsjejukr

Ms AmyGaheeYoon ayoon@nlcsjejukr

Mr.ScottDavies sdavies@nlcsjeju.kr

Mr.MartynFernandes mfernandes@nlcsjeju.kr

Mr.SangdukPark spark@nlcsjeju.kr

GraduateAssistants

There are a number of otheradultsthatworkwithintheBoardingHousesandhaveadirectimpactonthe lives of the boarders. The Graduate Assistants are young adults, with an interest in a potential career in education, who are a veryimportantpartoflifeintheBoardingHomes.SeveralofourGraduateAssistants

have then progressed to become faculty teachers at NLCS Jeju which is a strong testament totheirskills, attitude, and professionalism. The Graduate Assistants assist withensuringthatourboardingstudentsare supportedanddeveloped,tothebestofourabilities,throughouttheirtimewithus.

Matrons

Each Boarding Home has a non-residential Matron who is responsible for the basic housekeeping of the Boarding Homeandforensuringthequalityofourlaundryprovision,cleaning,andmaintenance.Theyare amazinglywarmandwelcomingtoourboardingstudentsanddosomanysmallthingswhichhelptosupport ourmainaimofprovidingahomeawayfromhomeenvironment

AcademicSupport

Students are likely to be introduced to a number ofothermembersoffacultystaffwhogivesomeoftheir timeintheeveningstoensuretheboardinghousesofferthebestboardingprovisionpossible.Weexpectour boarderstomakegreatacademicprogressandthefacultystaffmakeavaluablecontributiontotheboarding houseswithafocusondeliveringacademicchallenge,stimulationandsupportforourboarders.“Academic Support”isaverybroadtermandtheacademicneedsofourboardingstudentsarejustaswideanddiverse. Anacademicsupportdutycouldincludesupportforidentifiedstudentsandʻdrop-insʼforboardingstudents, or enrichment and revision lectures to a larger group of boarders, for example. The Academic Support Programme is created with the collaboration of the VP (Academic) and AVP (Boarding) so that it canbest meettheneedsofourstudentswithoutjeopardisingtheNLCSeducationalethos.

COMMUNICATION&POSITIVERELATIONSHIPS

Whotocontact?

Inanemergencyduringtheschoolday,pleasecontacttheBMinthefirstinstance;however,ifyouareunable tomakecontactthenpleasecalltheMainReceptionon0647938000/1,option0forSeniorSchoolstudents andoption5forJuniorSchoolchildren.

Aswithallstudents,dayorboarding,yourchildstillhasaFormTutorwhoseesyourchilddailyandmonitors eachchildʼsprogressandengagement Ifyouhaveageneralquestion,thatisnotanemergency,aboutyour childthenpleasecontacttheTutor YourchildʼsTutorwillcontactyouatthestartoftheacademicyear,with an informalintroduction YoushouldexpecttohearinformallyfromyourchildʼsTutoronceatermormore oen if there is an issue ofconcernorcelebration InadditiontotheTutor,parentsofboarderscanexpect frequentcommunicationfromboardingstaffthatmayrelatetoanyaspectofachildʼswelfare,educationor practicalitiesofboardinglife.Ifyouhaveaquestionthatrelatestoyourchildʼsboardingexperience,please contacttherelevantBoardingMaster/Mistress(BM)orAssistantBoardingMaster/Mistress(ABM).Ifyouneed to refer thematterfurtherthenpleasecontacttheAssistantVice-Principal(Boarding),MrPeterScargilland thentheVice-Principal(Pastoral),MrCrispianWaterman.

Howtocontact?

We will translate any email written in Korean or Mandarin into English, so please do not hesitate about contacting us. Please understand that there will be a short delay whilst your message and our reply is translated During term time, our staff members should reply to you within 24 hours, and we do have translation services available (Korean or Mandarin translation) but these translation services arenormally only available during office hours If you have not received acknowledgement of your message within 24 hours (duringtheworkingweekandintermtime)pleasecontacttheSeniorSchoolOfficeorJuniorSchool officeandexplainthesituation.

Whentocontact?

PleasemakeanyrequeststotakeyourchildoutofschoolduringtermtimeinadvancetotheTutorandHead ofHouseviatheParentPortalandatleastaweekinadvance.Wewouldencourageyoutoavoidrequestinga leave of absence during termtimeasfaraspossible.Itisadvisedthatfamilyholidaysshouldbeorganised onlyduringschoolholidaytime.Theschoolwillgenerallyauthoriseabsenceforcertainsituations:

- Thestudentisrepresentingtheschoolinacompetition/event;

- Thestudentisrepresentingtheircountryinacompetition/event;

- Thestudentisrequiredforafamilygatheringofimportance,egfuneral;

- Thestudentrequiresmedicalattentionthatcannotwaituntilholidays;

- Thestudentisrequiredtoattendaninterview

If boarding students willnotbereturningattheusualtimeatthebeginningofatermorhalfterm,parents shouldcontacttheBM.

PleasealwayscontacttherelevantBM,aswellastheMedicalCentre,toinformthemofanydevelopmentsin the health or medical requirements for your child. It is very important that boarding staff are kept fully informed. It is veryimportantthatyourcontactdetailsonouriSAMSdatabasearecorrectforthispurpose.

ParentscanamendthesedetailsyourselforlettheHMknowandtheycanfollowupforyou.TheHeadNurse, Ms Minju Jeon, can be contacted for urgent matters or emergencies on 064 793 8736 and please use nurse@nlcsjeju.krforroutinecontact.

PositiveRelationships

It is importanttorememberthateveryoneatNLCSJejuandallourparentswantthesamething;everyone wantsthechildrenunderourcaretobehappyandtogrowandmatureintothesuccessfulyoungadultsthat weknowtheycanbe.Wefeelthatwecangetthebestoutofyourchildrenifweworktogetherasateam,and that can only happen if we all make an effort to make sure positive rapports are in place and positive relationshipsareinpractice.

THEBOARDINGROUTINE

Ourboardersfollowregularroutineswhilstintheboardinghomesandwerecognisethattheycansometimes takeabitoftimetounderstandandbecomehabitual.Theroutinesaredesignedtoensurethatourstudents makethemostoftheirtimeatNLCSJejuandthatthereisahealthy,balancedlifestyleforallourboarders. Not everyone agreeswithalloftheroutinesbuttheyareanicecompromise,mergingbothKorean,British, andInternationalculturesintosomethingthatmakesusproud.

Morning

Students of Senior School age and above are encouraged to have alarm clocksandtakeresponsibilityfor gettingthemselvesupanddressedeachmorning;matronsandboardingstaffcanandwillsupportthis This is obviously an important life skill However,entrenchingthislifeskillformanyteenagestudentswillneed ongoing supervision and guidance from an adult team and so BMs and their teams take the overriding responsibilityforthiseachday.

Forallboarders;

07:00Matronsarriveandbegincheckingifstudentsareawake.

07:30Morningregistrationbeforegoingtobreakfast.

08:10Tutortimeinthemainschool.

Aernoon

JuniorBoarderswillleavetheirBoardingHomewithalltheyneedfortheday Thisisbecausetheywillhave their CCAs straight aer their last lesson of the day Aer their activity, they will be received by the staff member on duty They will use the time before dinner getting ready for their homeworktimeanddinner Dinner will be compulsory for all our children and they will be accompanied by the boarding staff. Aer dinner, they will have some free time to socialise under supervision before they begin their homework. HomeworkwillbesupervisedandassistedbyJuniorSchoolspecialistteacherstodriveforththescholarship ofourchildren.

Students in Years7to11returntotheirBoardingHomesaertheiraernoonlessonsandcangetchanged before their CCA if needed. Students must leave the Boarding Homeingoodtimeiftheyaretobeattheir aernoon activities on time. Boarding students return to their Boarding Homes aerCCAswheretheyare welcomedbythestaffmemberonduty.Allstudentsshouldmakesurethattheyattendsupperinthedining hallbetween17:45and18:45 Thedutymembersofstaffattendsuppertogetherwiththeirboardingstudents andaninformalregisteristakenduringthistimetomonitorattendanceandensurehealthyeatinghabits

Evening

ForJuniorBoarders,theywillbeexpectedtobewithintheirhouseaerdinner.Thestaffaccompanyingthem to dinner will ensure that the childrenarereadyandsettledforprepat18:30andworkuntil20:30withan

appropriate break in between. They willthenprepareforthenextdaybeforegoingtotheirroomsat21:00 andthenlightsoutwillbeat21:30.

By 19:00, at the latest, all Senior School boarders should be back in the Boarding Home and theevening routine started; only by prior arrangement canexceptionstothisbemade.Eveningregistrationandhouse meetingtakeplaceat19:00andprepshouldbestartedbefore19:15.

Betweenprependingandlowlights(reading)time,itisimportantthattheboardersgetthemselvesreadyfor the following day. Uniforms need to be organised, school bags need to be packed, and we oen have to remindthemtocallhomeiftheyhavebeentooexcitedorbusytoremember.

Weekends

The weekends are a busy and vibrant time for the boarders and parents must be aware that this is an extremely important part of the Boarding Home routine Saturday mornings are oen filled with Bryant activitiesandtheboardersjoinwiththedaystudentsforthis However,whilstthedaystudentsleaveschool aer 12:00, the boarders are only just getting started with their weekend routine Each Boarding Home designs their weekend routine in conjunction with their Boarder Committees and they must fulfil certain minimum requirements each weekend: academic activity ortimetoworkindependently;timetoreadand relax together;timeforasportingactivityorexercise;and,anactivitydesignedtobringtheboardersmore integratedandclosertogether.

TheBoardingHomesmakegreatuseoftheexcellentfacilitiesonofferaroundtheschoolandtheyoentake the boarding students on trips outside the school and GEC. It is important to note that allthesetripsare risk-assessedandappropriatelysupervisedbyourboardingstaff.IfthereisaweekendwithoutaBryantthen the Boarding Homes have introduced a number of new events that are now in the calendar for the next academic year. There are Boarders-Only events, like Boardersʼ Bryants, special brunches or BBQs, and ScheduledExeatssporadicallyinterspersedthroughouttheyearsothatwegetthemostoutofthestudents underourcare

There are two worship services available as it is important to meet the spiritual needs of our religious boarders. These focus around an off-site Catholic service atSt.Isadoreʼsoranon-sitePresbyterianservice whichareoptionalweeklyeventsavailabletoallourboarders.Theweekendroutineisnotaffectedbythese services and boarders can choose if they want to attendwithoutitdetrimentallyimpactingtheirweekend schedules.

TheMedicalCentre

At NLCS Jeju we have 24-hour medical care available through our Medical Centre which is staffed with professional,qualified,andexperiencednurses.Ifyoursonordaughtertakesregularmedication,thismust betakentotheMedicalCentreatthebeginningoftermassoonasyouarrive-medicinesarenottobekeptin studentrooms.

AllboardershaveaccesstotheMedicalCentreduringclinichourswhicharedisplayedontheBoardingHome noticeboards Ifaboarderfeelsunwellthentheyshouldseeamemberoftheboardingstafforthemember ofstaffwhoisteachingtheminthefirstinstance Theywillissueamedicalslipwhichwillallowthestudentto go to the nursing staff, who will assess and then treat appropriately The Medical Centre will contact you directlyifyoursonordaughterrequiresemergencymedicalattention,orifthereisaquestionregardingtheir regular medication or prescription. If a student is likely to be unwell for a long time, boarding staff may arrangeforthemtogohome;however,betweentheMedicalCentrestaffandtheBoardingHomestaff,weare capableofdealingwithmostmedicalsituations.

If a boarder requires medical attention outside of clinic hours, in the nighttime, for example, it is really importantthattheydonottakethemselvestotheMedicalCentrealoneandwithouttellingthedutymember ofstaff.Thereisalwaysadesignatedstaffmemberondutywhichcanbecontacted,evenduringthenight,in caseofemergenciesandtheymustbeinformedthatthereisaproblemsothattheycanassist.Boarderscan asktheirroommateorafriendtogetthedutymemberofstaffiftheyareunabletogetoutofbed.

BoardingActivities

Theboardingprovisionisdesignedsothatthestudentsunderourcaremakethemostefficientuseoftheir time and maximise the advantages and opportunities available to them at NLCS Jeju. We have amazing facilities available at our school and these are used regularly by the boarding students outside of school hours; the indoor and outdoor sports facilities, Swimming Pool, Art Rooms, Music Rooms, and Drama performance spaces. These are allavailableandcanbebookedbyBoardingHomestaffsothatsupervised activities can take place, especially over the weekend. Inaddition,theBoardingHomesoentaketripsso thatborderscanexperiencethedelightsthatJejuIslandhastooffer.Acrossallthehomes,therearealways frequenttripsandboarderscanenjoybeachtripsorOlleTrailwalks,museumsorcafes.

STUDENTLEADERSHIP

As students move through the school we very much hope that their progress is linked to a greater understanding of the values and needs within the community. There are arangeofpositionsthatprovide opportunities for our students to develop leadership and social responsibility. Students in positions of leadership, in addition to undertaking specific tasks, are expected to understand the principles behind standardsofbehaviourthatareencouragedandtopromotetheseasrolemodels.Theboardingenvironment provides outstanding scope for educators to nurture,encourageanddevelopleadershipqualitiesinyoung people. Living in a close-knit, family-like environment boarding students will appreciate and respond positivelytoplayingapartinthegovernanceofthecommunity.ItisintendedthatallstudentsinaBoarding Home shall receive an opportunity, during their life in the House,topracticeanddeveloptheirleadership potential

BoardingCaptains

In the Senior Houses, the BM gathers feedback onthestudentsintheirBoardingHomefromtheboarding staff and boarding students. A student is selected and appointed tobecometheBoardingCaptainofeach Boarding Home; becoming the Head of Hyeopjae or Head of Aewol, for example. These students work in collaborationwiththeboardingstafftorepresenttheviewsoftheirfellowboardersandareresponsiblefor formingstudent-ledBoardingCommitteesineachoftheBoardingHomes.

HomeLeadershipTeams

In the Boarding Homes, the BMmayappointotherseniormembersoftheboardingstudentstoassistwith supporting the Boarding Captain. This collection of senior students form the Home Leadership Team and theyalsoworkcloselywiththeBMandABMsineachBoardingHome

BoarderCommittees(SeniorHouses)

The Boarder Committee is a committee of students, two boarders from each year group, chaired by the Boarding CaptainandundertheguidanceofanABM.TheBoarderCommitteechangesatleastonceduring thecourseofanacademicyearalthoughtheBoardingCaptainsremainasYear11representativesovertheir entiretermofoffice.

AcademicAmbassadors

Itisafundamentalstrengthofboardingthattheolderandmoreseniorstudentshelpandassisttheyounger students.Itshouldhappenineveryboardinghousearoundtheworldandwearereallyproudofthelevelof positiveinteractionbetweenourstudentsintheSeniorSchoolBoardingHomesandthesixthformstudents in Halla East and Halla North. Academic excellence amongst our sixth form students is aprizedassetand theirachievementsatIGCSEshouldberecognisedandchampionedsothatyoungerboarderscanseethem astherolemodelsthattheyare

AcademicAmbassadorsareYear12boarderswhohaveachievedhighIGCSEresultsandwhohaveofferedto helpsupportstudentsyoungerthantheminthatsubject.SotheY12boarderwhoscoredthehighestinIGCSE

PhysicscouldbecomesthePhysicsAmbassadorandwouldberesponsibleforfosteringaloveofthatsubject, basicacademicsupport,andsubjectenrichmenttotheboardersintheloweryears.

BigandLittle8

The Big 8 are a group of Halla students who apply for the posts to lead and represent the school in the followingcapacities:

- LeadersoftheSchoolCouncil

- GlobalAwarenessAmbassador(leadsthestudentCulturalCommittee)

- SportsAmbassador

- StudentWelfareAmbassador(leadsStudentWelfareAwarenessGroup)

- ServiceAmbassador(leadsToweraid,theschoolʼsserviceandcharitycommittee)

- SECChair(SocietiesExecutiveCommittee)

TwooftheBig8willalsocarrytherolesofHeadGirlandHeadBoy.ThetenurebeginsattheendofTerm1, Year 12 and runs fortwelvemonths.TraditionallyalargeproportionoftheBigEightareboardingstudents andwelookforwardtoseeingthemleadtheschooloverthenextacademicyear.

Similarly,theJuniorSchoolboastsaLittle8whoarevotedinbyteacherssupportedbytheirapplicationsfor leadership.TheymeetwiththeHeadofJuniorSchooleveryweektodiscussanarrayofmattersaffectingthe schoolcommunity;theyareagreatsupporttothestudentcouncil.

PERSONALITEMS

Itisimportantthatstudentsbringafewthingsfromhomeasitisadvisedtopersonalisetheirownpersonal areas.Whilstmostofthethingsthattheyneedarealreadyprovided,sometimesafewhomecomfortsmakea hugedifference.

PhonesandElectronics

Ifyougiveyourchildamobilephonethenweaskthatyougiveusthenumbersothatwehavearecordofit. BoardersmayusetheirmobilephonebeforeandaerschoolbutnotduringPreporaerLightsOutanditis importantthatthestudentsdonotbringtheirmobilephoneintoschool.Wewouldappreciateitifallparents sendinalistoftheelectronicsyourchildhasbroughtbacktoschool.Thisistoenableustomakesurethey are used responsibly and at the correct timesandpleasedonotsendextra(orsecond)electronicstoyour child without the BMʼs knowledge and consent In all Boarding Homes, apart from in the Sixth Form, all electronic devices are handed in before lights out This means that the students are not playing games, makingphonecallsortextingduringthenightwhichhelpsensureagoodnight'ssleep.

ComputersorLaptops

All Boarding Homes have secured study areas that havenetworkediMacswithfilteredinternetaccessand thereisaccesstoaprinter.ThereisWi-Fiaroundthehouseandsostudentsareabletousetheirownlaptop; however,thisisnotstrictlynecessaryfortheyoungerstudents.TheschoolprovidedWi-Fiisstoppedduring the night time (when everyoneshouldbeasleep)soweaskparentsfortheirsupportinensuringthattheir childdoesnothaveanunlimitedmobiledatasupplyorinternethotspot.

ValuablesandMoney

Students are discouraged frombringingvaluablesintoschoolandtheschoolcannottakeresponsibilityfor anyoftheseitems Passportsanditemsofparticularvaluethatyouhavetobringtoschoolshouldbegivento theBMorABMforsafekeeping TheseitemswillbekeptintheBMʼssafe Anymoneythatyouwouldlikeyour child to have should be handed into the BM or ABM at the beginning ofthetermandtakenfromthesafe whenrequired.Itmaybeadvisabletoopenabankaccountsothatsmallamountsofpocketmoneycanbe withdrawnfromtheATMmachines.

It is useful for boarders to have a sum of money to pay for small items and house trips during the term althoughthisissomethingmorefortheboardersnotinthesixthform.Asumof150,000wonshouldbemore than adequate forthetermandideally,thisshouldbeinsmalldenominationnotes(10,000)andshouldbe handed to the BM on arrival for safekeeping.ParentscanmakecontactwiththeBMandputalimitonthe weeklyamountissuediftheywouldliketo.

ElectricalAppliances

Please understand that a Boarding Home is a communal home and if everyone brought extra electrical appliancesthentheelectricalloadonoursocketswouldreachdangerouslevels Kitchenappliancesarenot permittedintherooms;therearefridges,microwaves,kettlesandtoastersinthebrewrooms,thoughtheir use is restricted during the school day. Boarders are allowed personal electrical equipmentintheirroom,

such as a reading lamp, alarm clock, or music player but these need to be kept to a minimum and multi-socketsarenotpermittedduetotheinherentfirerisk.

FromHome

Pleasedoprovideyourownduvet,pillowsandtowels(duvetcovers,bottomsheetsandpillowcaseswillbe providedbytheSchoolbutyoumaywishtobringyourown).Boardersmayalsoliketobringposters,photos, ornamentsorotherdecorationswithwhichtopersonaliseyourroom.PleasedonʼtforgettobringBlu-tak,as drawing pins andsellotapearenotallowed Inaddition,pleaseensurethateverythingisclearlynamed All belongings-clothes,linen,electricalitems-everythingneedstobeclearlylabelled,please

PersonalClothes

Dictionary

Thesaurus

ExternalHardDrive

GlueStick

Sellotape

DeskTidy

StaplerandStaples

Padsoflinedpaper

Underwear

Casualclothingforweekends

Korean/EnglishandEnglish/English (Electronicorpaper)

English/English

Backupforcomputerfiles-no specifiedstoragelimit

Nospecifiedtype

Nospecifiedtype

Nospecifiednumberortype

Minimumof10changes

Mightinclude:Skirts,Trousers,Shorts (noshorterthanmid-thigh),sensible casualshoes(notheels),jeans, t-shirts,poloshirts,sweatshirts.

BOARDINGRULES

NLCS Jeju has a Behavior Policy, which ensures a consistent approach to all matters of discipline. It is importanttonote,however,thatthedisciplinepolicyisnotprimarilyaboutruleenforcement,butameansof preventingpoorbehaviourandpromotinggoodrelationshipssothateveryonefeelshappy,safeandsecure. With that aim in mind, Boarding Homes have their ownrewardsystemstoencouragestudentstorespond positivelytoallthoseaspectsofcommunitylivingwhichservetocreateanorderlyandsafeenvironmentfor everyone. Expectations of appropriate behaviour are made explicit by the BM, and students are given appropriateguidanceandsupporttomeetthoseexpectations.Wherestudentsdonotrespondpositively,the usualsanctionswouldbethewithdrawalofprivileges,dutiessuchastidyingupcommonareas,andlossof freetime.

As a guiding principle, boarding related behaviour is dealt with by boarding staff in the home and school-relatedbehaviourshouldbedealtwithbytheteachingstaffintheschool

Thefollowingrulesapplytoallboarders:

- Boardersareresponsibleforwakingthemselvesupinthemorningandgoingtobedatnight.Silence shouldbemaintainedaerlightsoutandallyourelectronicdevicesshouldbehandedintodutystaff forlockingaway.

- Allstudentsmustattendregistration,bothmorningandnight,andallmeals.

- Studentsshouldnotenteranotherpersonʼsbedroomwithoutpermission.

- StudentsfromotherBoardingHomesarenotallowedintodifferentBoardingHomesunlesstheyare visitingthecommonatriumduringthesettimes.

- No students are allowed toenteranyoftheresidentialstaffaccommodationatanytime,including theGraduateAssistantʼsflat

- PreparationofsnacksinboardingkitchensmustonlytakeplaceatthetimessetoutintheBoarding Home

- Noage-restrictedfilmsaretobewatchedbythosestudentsunderthatage.

- High-caffeineproductsandchewinggumareallnotpermittedintheBoardingHomesandtheywill bedisposedofimmediatelyiffound.

- Personalmusicinbedroomsmustbelistenedtothroughtheuseofheadphones.

- Studytimemustbeusedsolelyforthepurposeofacademicwork,includingreadinganEnglishbook.

- Nostudentistoleavetheschoolsiteatanytimewithoutspecificpermissionunlessaccompaniedby amemberofstaffonaschoolactivity.

- Aerlightsout,nostudentispermittedtoleavetheBoardingHomeunderanycircumstances,unless directedbyamemberoftheboardingstafforintheeventofafire.

- Tamperingwithsmokealarms,firealarms,fireequipmentisstrictlyprohibited.

- TamperingwiththeschoolICTnetworkisstrictlyprohibited

- Nobodyistousethesportsfacilitiesorcreativeartsfacilitiesunlesssupervisedbyamemberofstaff

Bullying

The school is committed to having zero tolerance towards any form of bullying and it is important that boarding students understandthis.Thereisaspecificanti-bullyingPolicy(PC015)whichtheschoolfollows andstudentswhoengageinbullyingareswilyaddressed.

SmokingandAlcohol

No student may smoke on the School site, bring cigarettes, or e-cigarettes/vaping paraphernalia ontothe School site, smoke during their journey to School, smoke on a School trip, nor supply cigarettes toother pupils Students should not smoke anywhere whilst wearing School uniform and a student who is not smokingbutwhoispresentwithanotherstudentwhoissmokingmayalsoreceiveanappropriatesanction

No student may purchase alcohol, bring alcohol ontotheSchoolsite,supplyotherpupilswithalcoholnor arrive at a School function havingconsumedalcohol.Theserulesapplytostudentsonanyschooltripand anyonefoundtobeinvolvedwithsmokingoralcoholcanexpecttoreceiveaserioussanction.

StudentsandparentsshouldbeawarethatalcoholbreathalysersareavailableontheschoolsiteandtheBMs can request to use them. Nicotine (cotinine) testing kits could be requested by the AVP (Boarding) if a significant concern has been raised regarding the possibility of smoking. Repeated failure to follow these rulescanresultinastudentʼsplaceintheschoolbeingputinquestionandcanultimatelyresultinastudent beingremovedfromNLCSJeju.

Classifieddrugsandbannedsubstances

No student maybringclassifieddrugsnorbannedsubstancesontotheSchoolsiteforanyreason,normay consumeclassifieddrugsnorbannedsubstancesontheSchoolsite.Thisdefinitionshouldbeunderstoodto includeso-called“legalhighs”and/orothersubstancesdeemedbytheSchooltofallwithinthedefinitionof banned substances. Students and parents should be explicitly aware that supply, or intent to supply, classified drugsorbannedsubstances,whetheronoroffoftheSchoolsite,areactionsthatarelikelytobe treatedwithparticularseriousness.

Otherbannedarticles

Fireworksorotherexplosives,dangerousweapons(e.g.,pelletguns,knivesetc.),dangeroussubstances(e.g. solvents,glueproducts,etc.),pornographicmaterialand/oranyitemsthatcommonsensewouldsuggestare notacceptableinaschoolenvironmentmustallneverbebroughtintoSchool.

ARRIVING&LEAVINGCAMPUS

There is a strict signing in and out procedure for students. When entering or leaving the Boarding Home, studentsmustsign-inandoutusingthehomesystem,suchasmagnetboard,sothestudentsoccupyingthe Boarding Home at any one timecanbequicklyandeasilyascertained.Boardingstudentsareonlyallowed off-site at particular times and permission must always be sought from the BM or ABM on duty. Junior boardersarenotallowedoff-sitewithoutanaccompanyingauthorisedadult.

ArrivingtoBeginaTerm

ItisimportanttobeawarethatthetimingtoreturntotheBoardingHousesarepublishedinadvancesothat it can be ensured the houses are appropriately staffed and rooms are ready to be occupied Boardersare usually expected toreturntoNLCSJejubetween15:00and18:00;however,thesetimingsareconfirmedby lettertoallboardingparentsbytheAssistantVice-Principal(Boarding)inadvanceoftheholiday NLCSJeju willprovideschoolcoachesforboardingstudentswhentheyarriveatJejuAirportbetweenthehoursof14:00 -17:00.Coacheswillnotbeavailableoutsideofthesetimessoifyourchildʼsflightarrivesearlierthan13:30 andlaterthan16:30,theywillneedtomaketheirownwaytoschool.AllstudentsneedtogotoareaB1inthe carparkwherecoacheswillleaveapproximatelyevery30minutes.Theywillberegisteredwhentheyboard thecoachandoncethestudenthasbeenregistered,theschoolʼsdutyofcarewillbegin.

If parents wish to request additional assistance for their child, (available to students in Years 7 -8and12 yearsoldorbelowonly)thenthereisthepossibilityofarranginganunaccompaniedminor(UM)servicewith the airline. This must be arranged in advance with theSeniorSchoolOfficeandaletterfromtheAssistant Vice-Principal(Boarding)issentwellinadvancewithfurtherclarification.

DepartingtoEndaTerm

StudentsshouldsubmittraveldetailstotheirBMinadvanceandsupervisedschoolcoachesareprovidedfor transporttotheairport.ThesebusesleaveNLCSJejuat16:00(atthelatest)soparentsarerequestednotto bookflightspriorto17:30.ItisimportanttonotethattheschoolʼsdutyofcarefinishesuponarrivalatJeju airportunlessapre-confirmedUMstudent.

Thoseboardersnottakingaschoolbustotheairportshouldensurethatparentsconfirmtheirtravelplansin writing with the relevant BM. Student names will be added to a list and passed to the member of staff escortingthebus.Inthiscase,studentsdonotneedtosignoutatthegate.Parentscollectingtheirchildren should usually do sofromtheBoardingHometoensurethataneffectivehandoverofcareandcontrolhas occurred.

ExeatsandScheduledExeats

The weekendscheduleisimportantforboardingstudentsasithelpstoensureintegrationandavoidsocial isolation Inshort,itisverydifficulttobefriendswithsomeonewhoisnothereandsowevalueourboarders takingpartintheweekendactivities.Thatbeingsaid,havingtimetovisitfamilythroughoutalongtermisan important partofhealthylifesowehaveintroduced“ScheduledExeats”tobeheldatcertainpointsacross

the academic year. At NLCS Jeju, an exeat is a short amount of time that a boarder can spend with their parents,family,oraguardianwhichisnormallyoveraweekend.Thereisatransferofcareandcontrolduring that time, and the boarders become theresponsibilityofthepersontakingthemoutonexeat,ratherthan being under school control. In an ideal situation, parents would only take their children out during the weekendsdesignatedasscheduledexeats;however,weunderstandthatcertainimportantfamilyeventsmay falloutsideofthesetimes(weddings,birthdays,graduations,etc).Underthesecircumstances,studentsmay leave the school site aer their Bryant activities at 12:30andtheyarerequiredtoreturnbeforesupperon Sundayat16:30 Requestsmustbesubmittedbyparentsatleastthreedaysinadvance,usingtheelectronic form on the Parent Portal, and BMs will grant permission assuming the student has honoured all commitmentsandthatparentswilltakefullresponsibilityfortheirchildwhilstoff-site

For the academic year 23/24, thereareanumberofofficialscheduledexeatweekendsanddetailsofthese canbefoundintheSchoolCalendarpublishedtoparents.

ParentalVisits

AllsuchrequestsarereferredtotherelevantBMandgrantedordeniedbasedontheperceivedbenefittothe studentʼs pastoral, educational orpersonalexperience.IfthereisanydoubtthenBMswilldiscussthiswith the relevant Assistant VicePrincipal.Studentsleavingtheschoolsiteundersuchcircumstanceswillneeda LeavingSitePermissionSlipissuedbytheirBMandthiswillneedtobecheckedbysecurityatthegate.

CanonsVillage,GEC,andWeekendPasses

OutsidethefrontofNLCSJeju,thereareagroupofshopsand restaurants which the boarders are allowed to access at certaintimesthroughouttheweek.Themajorityofthesetrips out of the school occur during theweekendalthoughweare constantly reviewing the policies surrounding student freedoms.

Older students are allowed to leave the school site on a weekendtospendafewhoursintheGEC;however,thereisa procedure each timethishappensanditisimportanttonote that parental permission is required initially. Students must request permission from their BM and sign out of their BoardingHomewithprecisedetailsofwheretheyintendtogo and a clear indication of the time they will return For non-sixth form Students that are allowed togoout,theywill need to be in groups of at least three to a maximum of six. Within each group, there needs to be at least one mobile phoneperthreestudentsandnostudentsaretobelealone withoutamobilephone.

ThismapshowstheboundariesofwhatisconsideredtobetheGECandwherethestudentswhohaveafull GEC pass are allowed to go. This is also something which we are constantly reviewing as the new developments,shops,andbuildingswithintheGECarealsodeveloping.

Students in theSixthFormmayalsoapplyforaWeekendPassforSaturdayeveningorSundayaernoonif theyhavepriorparentalpermission.SixthFormstudentsmayrequestamaximumoftwoSaturdayevening offsite passes a term and a non-negotiable curfew of 22:00 is set. Sixth Form studentsmayalsorequesta maximumofthreeSundayaernoonoffsitepassesatermwithacurfewof19:00set Ifparentalpermission hasbeensecured,studentswilldiscusstheirproposedeveningplanswiththeirBMandpresentanitinerary toincludetimings,destination(s),modeoftransport,costs,aproposedsequenceoftheevening,andarisk assessment.

TheBMswillhavethefinaldecisiononwhetheranindividualcangooutornot.AllSchoolrulesapplyoffsite aswellasonit.Ifanystudentisfoundtobeinbreachoftheschoolruleswhilstoff-siteortheirbehaviouris inappropriate, in addition to the associated sanction, they may also lose this privilege for a full term. StudentsshouldreporttotheBM/ABMontheirreturntoschool.

HOMESICKNESSANDOTHERISSUES

Homesicknessisperfectlynaturalandisnotsomethingthatstudents,parentsoranyotherpartiesshouldbe embarrassed about. On the contrary, early recognition and subsequent discussion of any issues greatly increasethechanceofapositiveoutcome.Itisimportantthatparentsandboardingstaffworkwelltogether toensurethebestchanceofsuccess.BoardingHomeswilldothefollowing:

- Allocatebuddiesand/ormentors

- Keeptheboardersbusyandofferlotsofdifferentactivities

- Restrictearlyexeats(ieinthefirstthreeweeksofterm).

- Makethemfeelathomeasmuchaspossible

- Focus on positives - upcoming holidays, recent achievements (howeversmall),birthdaysandsuch like,

- Emailparentstoreassurethemandtopassonthegoodnewsthatthechildmayoverlook

- Monitorthetimings,frequencyanddurationofcallshome.

- AllowsomeleniencywithEALstudentssothattheycanconverseintheirmothertongue.

- MaketheTutorandHeadofHouseawaretowidenthestudentʼssupportnetwork.

- Share personal experiences and encourage more established boarders todothesame.Sometimes theknowledgethateveryoneexperiencessomekindofhomesicknesscanhelpboardersrealisethat theirsituationisnotunusual.

Itisalsoimportantthatparentsrecognisethefactthatwhilsthomesicknessislikelytoaffecttheirchild,they are also going to be affected by their child living outside of their home. We request that parents do the following:

- Prepare yourself and your child - explain the reasons forchoosingboardingschoolandencourage realistic expectations Itwonʼtallbefunbut,overall,shouldbeanincredibleopportunityandthink aboutthelong-term(improvedconfidence,assertiveness,problem-solving)insteadoftheshort-term (notlikingtheirroommate,forexample).

- Understandthathomesicknessisnormalandnatural,itoenimproveswithtime.

- Communicatewiththeboardingteamandkeeptheminformed.Boardingisverymuchateameffort. EncourageyourchildtospeaktotheirBMorABMabouthowtheyarefeeling.

- Give your child space in order to help them buildresilience.Allowingyourchildtoexperienceand deal with difficulties is part of boarding and encouraging them to solve their small problems increasesself-esteemandconfidence.

- Bringfamiliaritemsfromhome(pictures,books,teddiesetc)tohelpcreateafamiliarspace.

- Encourageyourchildtogetinvolvedinweekendactivitiestokeepthembusy.

- Encourageyourchildtospeak(onthephone)aboutthegoodthingsthathavehappenedthatday.

- Considerthetimingofcommunicationwithyourchild:planphonecallsfor2-3timesperweekrather thaneverydayandtrynottotimethisjustbeforebedtime Phonecallsshouldtakeplaceearlierin thedayandneedtobebrightandcheerful

- Havealistofquestions(atleastten)thatyoucanusetofillanyawkwardgapsinyourphonecalls.

- Reassureyourchildthatalliswellathome.Pets,familyandfriendscanoenbeasourceofworryso reassurancethattheyareokisimportant.

- Continuetoremindyourchildthatboardingschoolisanenormousprivilegeandshouldnotbeseen asapunishment.

Wehopethatstudentsdothefollowing:

- Focus on daily highlights and positives. Maybeevenkeepadiaryofallthefunanddifferentthings theyhavetried

- Donʼt ring home allthetime Letter-writinginsteadofphoninghelpsyouthinkmoreaboutwhatto tellyourfamily Theprospectofreceivingalettercanalsogiveyousomethingtolookforwardto

- Keepactive-getinvolvedinasmanydifferentactivitiesasyoucan;beaʻyesʼperson.

- Doaskforhelpanddonʼtbeafraidtobeupset.Everyoneexperienceshomesicknesssoitisnothing unusualbutnorisitatrivialmatter.

- Makeuseofthebuddyormentorallocatedtoyouandtalktoyournewfriends.

- Plan to stay in school for the first three weeks as this will help new boarders to integrate, make friends,andtosettlequickly.Goinghometoosoonmayseemattractivebutitcanmakestudentsfeel liketheyarestartingagainwhentheyreturn.

- Boardersthatgivethemselvesatreatattheendofeachdayorweekdobetterandhavingsomething tolookforwardtoisimportant.

Thereisalwayssupportavailablefromallstaffthatworkinboarding,particularlytheBMandABM,butthere is alsoateamoffullyqualifiedandprofessionalcounsellorsavailableintheschool Thecounsellingoffices arelocatedonthesecondflooroftheSixthFormareaandfootstepsonthefloorguidestudentsandstaffto theoffices.Therearedrop-intimesavailabletostudents,usuallyatlunchtimesordirectlyaerschoolbutif theywouldliketomakeafixedappointmentthentheirBMcanguidethemthroughthat.Inaddition,agroup ofseniorstudentshavebeenfullytrainedtoactasPeerMentors.Theycansupportstudentswithissuessuch ashomesickness,friendshipissues,loneliness,andacademicorganisationandareafantasticadditiontoour pastoralsupportinboarding.

PARENTCODEOFCONDUCT

Our Parent Code of Conduct states that “The school aims to foster a spirit of collaboration, trust and partnershipwithparents”.Theschoolisfortunatetohaveanincrediblysupportivebodyofparents.Allefforts will be made by the school to adhere to guidelines and expectations in place to ensure school-home relationshipsareproductiveandservethebestinterestsofallchildren.

Unreasonablebehaviourincludes,butisnotlimitedto,thefollowingbehaviours:

- verbalorphysicalabuseofamemberofstafforastudent.

- intimidating,chastisingorthreateningamemberofstafforastudent,

- non-compliancewithrequestsmadebystaffinthelineoftheirdutiesorapplicationofpolicy

- disregardforsiteaccessrulesandrequests

- refusal, or excessive delay, in engagement and communication with theschoolregardingissuesof concern.

- applyingpressureonstaffmemberstoalterreports,gradesoranyotherrecordsrelatedtohisorher child.

- recordingmeetingsortelephonecallswithoutthepriorconsentofthoseinvolved.

- failuretodiscloseorshareinformationrequiredtoallowtheschooltosecurethewelfareofhisorher child,orthatofothers(eg.medicalinformation).

- actionsthatbringtheschoolintodisrepute.

It is hoped that parents can appropriately direct their concerns and contribute to a harmonious School communitythatreflectstheSchoolʼsGuidingPrinciples.TheconsequencesforbreachesofthisParentCode ofConductwillbedeterminedbythePrincipalandmayincludethefollowing:

- theschoolmayasktheparenttoattendameetingtoaddressthebehaviourinquestion;

- the school may prohibit a parent from entry to the school site or from attending school-related activities;

- the school may direct that a parent may only communicate with members of staff through a nominatedschoolrepresentative;

- incasesofextremeorpersistentbreachofthisParentCodeofConductbyaparent,theschoolmay takestepstoremovethechildfromtheschoolroll;

- theschool,whereappropriate,mayinvolveotherauthorities.

- theschoolmaytakesuchotherstepsasitdeemsappropriateaccordingtothenatureofthebreach.

Forboardingparents,itisreallyimportantthatparentsunderstandthenegativeimpactofcertainbehaviour whichfallsbelowourexpectations:

- Theremustbeaclearhandoverinthedutyofcareforyourchildiftheyaregoingtobespendingtime outsidetheBoardingHomessotryingtoremoveyourchildfromthecareandcontroloftheboarding housebeforethishandoveroccursshouldnothappen.

- If there is an incident in the Boarding Homes then itistheresponsibilityofthestaffandschoolto investigateanddealwithitwithinthepoliciesandproceduresatthattime.Weaskparentsnottotry to take matters into their own hands and do not contact the family of another student, this is inappropriateandseldomuseful.

- It is really difficult for BMs to manage the issue of“secondelectronics”withoutthesupportofthe parents.Generally,theonlywayaboardingstudentgetsasecondphoneorlaptopisifparentshave providedone.Weaskparentstokeeptightcontrolonelectronicdevicesifanewphoneispurchased thenwhereistheoldone,forexample

FAQS

Howmuchisonenightinboardingandwhatdoesthisinclude?

Asinglenightinboardingisusually70,000KRWpernightandthisincludesanovernightstay,anduseofthe Medical Centre in emergenciesbutnotsnacksandmealsinthecanteenwhichmustbepaiddirectlytothe catering company. Students are required to bringtheirownbeddingand,ofcourse,whattheyneedforan overnight stay. At some points throughout the year, “Taster Sessions” will be available and potential boarderscanusethesesessionstogainanexperienceofboardingandtojudgetheirsuitabilityforboarding withoutcharge.ATasterSessioncouldbeasinglenight(theY6BoardingSleepover)orforafewdays(ThuSunforY7/8).ThesearealldependentontheBoardingHomeshavingspaceavailableandatthediscretionof the AVP (Boarding) Please note that this is not expected to be a long-term arrangement and any stay in boarding longer than two weeks is not considered temporary and a formal change of status would be required

Doesmychildhavetocomehomeovertheweekend?

No,yoursonordaughterdoesnothavetocomehomeduringtheweekendand,infact,itisadvantageousto havethemtakepartintheweekendschedule.Therearemanybenefitstothemtakingparttogetherwiththe rest of the boarders and the Boarding Homes offer vibrant weekend plans to ensure yourchildrenhavea healthyandproductivetimeatNLCSJeju.Therearescheduledexeatsthroughouttheacademicyearwhere westronglyencourageparentstotaketheirchildrenoutandensuretheygetsometimeawayfromboarding andbackwithfamilies.

IheardBoardingHomeshavedifferentbedtimes,isthistrue?

Whilst Junior School Boarding, Senior School Boarding,andSixthFormBoardingallhaveslightlydifferent routines, there should be consistency within the houses of the same age range That being said, we do promote positivity in the boarding houses and all houses operate a positive reward system, so, at the weekends, sometimes a reward may be given by a BM to their house (or a specific year group) with an extendedbedtimebecausetheyhaveearntit.

IheardBoardingHomeshavedifferentrulesaboutaccesstoelectronics,isthistrue?

This might have been true in the past but it is fundamentally important that the boarding houses have absoluteconsistencyregardingelectronicsandstepshavebeentakentoimplementthisfor2023/24.

CanIchoosemychild'sBoardingHome?

Theshortanswerisno,asitistheresponsibilityoftheschooltodothisbutwewilllistentoanyconcernsthat parentsmightraise.Itisimportanttonotethatmanyfactorsgointochoosingachild'sBoardingHome,itis notdonerandomlyandcouldsimplybeduetotheirsiblingalreadybeingamemberofthatBoardingHome Friendship groups, interests and hobbies, and the rooms/beds availableallplayanimportantrole Weare aware that sometimes children feel anxious and youngnewboardersespeciallywanttobesurroundedby theirexistingfriendsbutaBoardingHomeisanexcitingnewopportunityforfriendshipgroupswithpeople

they have never met before. Please remember that the purpose of boarding is not to perpetuate those friendships,theywillalwaysbethere,buttomakenewconnectionsandintegratewithwholepeergroups.

CanachildchangehisorherBoardingHome?

It is possible under some circumstances but there is an important processtofollow.Changingastudentʼs Boarding Home isnotasmallmatterand,whilstitispossible,itmustbeconsideredcarefullybeforebeing agreedupon.OnlyoneBoardingHomechangeispossibleperstudentduringtheirtimeatNLCSJejuandthe finaldecisionismadebytheAVP(Boarding)andVP(Pastoral)together Itmustbeinthebestinterestsofthe childandameetingwiththeBM,andAVPswillbeheldbeforehand

Isthereenoughtimetostudy?

Yes,theoverwhelmingmajorityofboardingstudentsfeelthatthereisenoughtimetostudyandthatthereis moreprep/homeworktimeavailablewhencomparedtotheamountofworksetbyteachers.Weconducteda reviewattheendofthe2019/20academicyearanddecidedtokeeptheformalprep/homeworkscheduled; however, we are due to review this again within the 2023/24academicyear.Itisfundamentallyimportant that we maintain a healthy balance throughout a boarders time at school and the boarding routine is carefully considered and adapted eachyear.Oenastudentwhofeelsthatthereisnotenoughtimeisnot working efficiently and they simply need some support from the boarding staff to develop these organisationalandacademicskills.

Canmychildleaveboardingforacademylessonsintheevening?

In some circumstances, yes but this is discouraged as an initial reaction to lowacademicattainment The school does not believe that private or additional tuition is inherently wrong, but that the routine and automatic attendance on evenings, weekends and holidays is unnecessary and can even work to the detriment of your childʼs education and development. In particular: concernsaboutexcessivetirednessof the students and the fact that we must create a healthy balanced routine for our students; the ʻway of learningʼinisusuallynotinlinewiththeschoolʼsethosorIBphilosophyandsometimesNLCSJejustudents areʻhinderedʼintheirabilitytothinkcreativelyandcriticallybecauseofthewaytheyhavebeenʻtaughtʼ;the possibility of breaching IGCSE orIBrulesabouthowmuchsupporttheyareallowedtoreceivewithcourse work, IAs, or their extended essay; the child might be missing out on the other opportunities that an adolescentshouldhave;orthatachildmightnothavesufficienttimetodeveloptheextracurricularinterests andskillsthatareessentialtouniversityapplicationsintheUKand,especially,theUS.

Theschoolsuggestsinsteadthatparentsapproachprivatetuitiononaneedsbasisandworkwiththeschool in the interests of each child, case-by-case Ourstaffarehappytoworkwithparentsanddiscussthelikely impacts,positiveornegative,ofachildaccessingprivatetuition Wewanttoensureanyeducationalsupport beyond regular school provision meets an identified and specific need, is limited in scope, and is not somethingthatcanbemetbytheschool.Ourboardingprogrammehasalwaysbeenbasedonaʻbalancedʼ provisionofacademicstudy,physicalactivity,adequatesleepandorganisedandfreetimeforsocialisingand positiverelationshipbuilding.

Dochildrenhavetotakealltheirbelongingswhentheyreturnhome?

No,weunderstandthatmostofourboardingstudentsneedtoflybacktothemainlandorinternationallyso theycanleavecertainthingsbehind.TherearestorageroomsinBoardingHomeswhichareavailabletokeep thingsthattheydonotneedtobringhome;sometimesbooks,smallfurniture,orlampsetc.Itisimportant thataroomisemptiedasmuchaspossiblethough,sometimesentirelyifaroomchangeorrefurbishmentis takingplacesothatathoroughcleancanoccurunhinderedduringtheholidaytimes.Itispossibletoboxup someitemsandsendthemviathepostalsystemtooandthisisarrangedincollaborationwithourMatrons andtheOperationsTeam

Whatisthefoodlike?

Thecateringcontracthasjustbeenchangedforthebeginningof23/24andthepreviouscompany,Quadra, has been rewarded a new contract. Their bid was particularly focused on the boarders and so we are expectinggreatthingsthisacademicyear.Itisvitallyimportantthatboardershaveavoiceandthattheyare listened to so regular and effective Food Committee meetings are held which results in positive and constructivefeedbackdrivingmorepositivedevelopment.

Howdoestheschoolmanagerisksfromsmoking,vaping,andalcoholinboarding?

Smoking, vaping, andalcoholarethingsthataffectalladolescentsandweallwanttheboardersunderour caretobesafe,secure,andnotfeelingtheneedtoexperiment.NLCSJejuhasstrictpoliciesinplacetosecure the welfare of all members of the boarding community. It is clear that smoking, vaping, and alcohol are harmful and we have a robust discipline system in place,atemporaryexternalexclusion(suspension)can normally be expected, if students fall below our high expectations As well as sanctions, we will support students to become more confident in resisting peer pressure and givecounselling(orotherstrategies)to dealwithstressandpressure.