US boarding schools stress both academics as well as extracurricular activities. High schools and colleges want students who are well rounded. It is important that the school will be able to cultivate in your child both excellence in academics as well as sports or arts. Unless you are competing in the Varsity level, I don’t think your child will have too much sports. And even at a varsity level, the boarding schools do know that the students have to study. They will try not to overly stress the students.

如果孩子课后有两个小时的运动，实际的剧烈运动时间远不到两小时。开始是集合。然后是预热。要看孩子的运动项目和剧烈程度。假如您的孩子每天需要午睡很久，先问问是不是晚上睡眠足够。有的中学生不运动也需要很多睡眠。还有就是看看孩子早午餐是不是营养充足。

以我们华人的观点看，运动量是有点过度，尤其是参加了校队的。我女儿今年刚刚上高中九年级，通过选拔淘汰比赛参加了校网球队。现在周一到周五每天放学后就是高强度的训练，周末还要请私教单独一对一练习，上课都是半醒半睡的。国内的孩子苦在死读书，美国的孩子苦在睡眠不足，倒不一定是在读书，有太多的活动要参加。唉！