Academic pursuits are important, but when students move on to university and then successful careers, it's not the great history class they remember, but their time in the wilderness, the dorm life, or other memorable moments. It's a bond that binds all the children, of different ages, genders and cultures.

Boarding at MAS offers the opportunity for students to foster strong connections with their teachers, in part due to smaller, more intimate class sizes but also because teachers MIS regard their position not as a job, but more of a vocation. Their Tutors and Houseparents become important role models in each of their students' lives. Teachers work with students, share meals and many also live with the students, making it a difficult environment to duplicate anywhere else.

While the educational experience of boarding at MAS is important to personal and educational growth and development, fundamentally it's also a great rehearsal for life. Boarding at MIS offers a wealth of opportunities to encourage the all-round development of both the individual and the community. We want our students to be fulfilled and happy and, at the minimum, this means they must feel secure and as such are properly cared for by well qualified and experienced people who are well disposed to children and continually updated through appropriate in-service training.