Boarding schools provide elementary, junior high, high school and post graduate students with a range of educational, athletic, and cultural opportunities in a safe residential setting. The advantages of small classes, a rigorous academic program, faculty with advanced degrees, and the close bonds formed by living together with school classmates have been linked to personal and professional success in adulthood. Because the boarding school setting provides round-the-clock educational opportunities, boarding school students tend to perform better in college than their peers in public and private schools.