60 Years of Boarding Excellence

About: Help us in our mission to spread boarding positivity by: 

1. Posting on social media using #iloveboarding 
2. Emailing a 20-30 second ‘#iloveboarding because’ video
3. Emailing a 20-30 word quote about boarding and a photo  

BSA works with schools in more than 40 countries, welcoming students from around the world. We are therefore keen to source translations of ‘I love boarding’ for as many languages as possible, so schools can be inclusive with their messaging. So far we have: 

Afrikaans: Ek is lief vir koshuislewe 
Dutch: Ik hou van het internaat  
French: J’adore l’internat  
Spanish: Me encanta ser interno 
Welsh: Rwyn caru preswylio  

When: 2025-26 and beyond

How to get involved: Please email us suggestions. We will be sharing a range of submissions throughout the year. 

• About: We’re diving into member school archives to bring boarding memories from the 60’s back to life! How has boarding life and boarding provision transformed in your school over the years?
• When: 2025-26
• How to get involved: Send your archive photos to bsa@boarding.org.uk for consideration or share your own #BoardingArchive images from the 60’s on social media tagging BSA.

• About: BSA International Boarding Day takes place annually in October each year. The celebration recognises the individual experiences within boarding communities worldwide. Join us for this year’s International Boarding Day celebration with a 60th anniversary twist! The theme for 2025 is ‘Unique Identities’.
• When: October 4, 2025
• How to get involved: Find out more and download a poster for your boarding houses here.

• About: BSA Bear is off on a big 60th anniversary adventure, visiting BSA member prep schools across the country. ​Spending a week with your boarders, joining in lessons, heading out on trips, and getting stuck in to all your favourite house activities. BSA Bear loves making new friends and learning all about boarding life.​
• When: Bear’s boarding school tour begins at Millfield Prep School on October 7, 2025.
• How to get involved: Participating schools will receive BSA Bear in the post, and after a fun-filled week, it’s time to send bear on to the next stop. Don’t forget to share your adventures with Bear using the hashtag #BSABear so we can all follow along.​ To request to host Bear, please complete the form below.

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• About: The Boarding Book of Remembrance (BOBOR) commemorates boarders who have lost their lives at war. An online record of the fallen will be launched in September in line with BSA’s 60th anniversary and shortly after the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
• When: From September 19
• How to get involved: School archivists are invited to submit data to be added to the online record. View the latest BOBOR newsletter here for more information.