Jonathan is in boarding school. This choice is due to his desire to study Italian at school, but for this the journey to the institution that provided it was too long. He sees the advantages and disadvantages in this experience. Parents are missing their children and the schedules are strict.
The little singers at La Croix de Bois live in boarding school. It is sometimes difficult for them to be away from their parents, given their young age, but this choice often falls to the children. They are allowed to join their families.
The boarding school at the Lycée de La Martinière in Lyon illustrates the growing success of this type of institution today. The boarders appreciate the entourage of friends but admit the little privacy in the boarding schools. Commentary on images of the arrival of interns for the new school year, interviews of teenagers and mothers.
The education of children of boatmen is a concern of parents. Boarding schools for children were created to accommodate them, while they attend the communal school. Dominique Varenne interviews the director of the boarding school. According to him, the State should be involved in the creation of new boarding schools because there are many cases of illiteracy among the children of boatmen.
The reform put in place should make the daily life of residents more pleasant. The dormitories must disappear to make room for rooms with 3 or 4 beds, relaxation areas are installed. The residents are satisfied.
Etampes boarding school is expensive, parents want above all an academic result. Children are placed to avoid failure or because family relationships are hard. The rules are strict. In Beauvais, another boarding school takes care of children whose parents live too far from schools. The children are happy and seem satisfied.