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Boarder
Profile

Christopher Wong Zi Xiang Malaysia
17 years old, Year 11
Westlake International School

“Staying in a boarding house has helped me Types Of Curricula
learn to live independently and has also given
me an opportunity to lead the Boarder Council
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Describe yourself in three words. caught red-handed and punished by our boarding suited to your child’s needs.
Organised, open-minded, friendly. house parents the next day.

When did you start boarding? What opportunities has boarding given you
How long have you been a boarder? that you would not have had otherwise?
I started boarding in 2017 when I joined WIS in Year Staying in a boarding house has helped me learn
7. I have been a boarder for 5 years. to live independently and has also given me an
opportunity to lead the Boarder Council as the
What do you like most about boarding? president.
One of the best things about boarding is that the
boarding house parents are always supportive of the Would you encourage other students
boarders. to be boarders as well? Why?
Absolutely! You get to learn many life skills that might
What do you like least about boarding? come in handy in the future such as leadership, self-
I can’t stay with my family during weekdays. discipline and time management skills.

What do you miss most about not staying at home? What do you hope to do when you finish
My parents and home-cooked meals. school?
I wish to continue my studies at the WIS A-Level
Tell us your most memorable boarding school center.
incident!
In my 4 year staying at the boarding house, my What lessons did you learn in 2020?
th
friends and I played Monopoly after 10.30pm Although 2020 has been a rough and harsh year,
when we were supposed to be sleeping. We were it is undeniable that if everyone unites and works
so focused and didn’t realise our boarding house together, we can definitely survive through any
parents were standing right behind us! We were problems.

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