Boarding At Pembroke
We are a full-boarding school with a responsive approach to individual family situations. Some children start as day children but before long all children decide on their own that at Pembroke House it's more fun to board! At weekends the Junior School may leave on a Friday afternoon, if they have no matches, and return for Chapel on Sunday evening. Children in the Middle or Senior School may go out on a Saturday afternoon, also returning in time for Chapel. On average about 60 children will stay in over the weekend. Should parents wish to take their children out overnight during the week, they can ask the Headmistress.
Our situation, an hour and a half from Nairobi means we are within easy reach. Several airstrips close to the school means that many families actually fly their children to and from school. However at Pembroke House the boarding environment offers the advantage of time and space for a full education. While many day children in Nairobi are stuck in the increasingly congested roads in and around the city, children at Pembroke House have time to practice their sport, music or drama, go horse-riding, play with their friends or just relax in dorms reading a book. The pace of life is thus gentler than that a day school. Parents also benefit, as it allows them to balance their busy and hectic daily lives with quality family time at the weekends and during the holidays.
In addition children at Pembroke House acquire an admirable level of maturity, while amongst the many valuable lessons they learn from boarding school, they learn to organise themselves, which they find of great assistance when they move on to senior school.
