by students,
for students
Boarding School Made Easy.
The (Unofficial) Guide to Boarding School is a guided journal designed to help students plan, organize, and focus during their entry into boarding schools. Filled with tips, guidance, and organizational tools, the journal is everything a student needs.
Everyone needs support.
The (Unofficial) Guide offers structured prompts to help students envision their goals and create actionable plans for success. Enhancing efficiency, reducing stress, and fostering clarity, focus, and accountability, the journal empowers students to optimize their time and resources. Through reflection and organization, it encourages individuals to align their actions with their long-term objectives, embrace adventure, and cultivate self-awareness and independence. In the classroom, the field, the dining hall, and the dorm, the guided journal supports students in pursuing their ambitions and achieving their fullest potential.
Our story
Nneka & Naima
When two Phillips Academy students began this project in the summer of 2023, they knew it was their chance to give future students a resource they wish they had…
Their transitions were not easy, and they wished they had accessed more support during that time. From their individual experiences, they recognized the need for an accessible tool to help students in their transitions to boarding school life.