At La Salette there are several aspects which play a major role in the student's formation. Among the more well known elements, boarding life is a big cornerstone of the formation offered by La Salette. If boarding life is nothing more than living in a community, what is so beneficial about it? This life forces a student to be in situations that will benefit him in the future, because it gives him better social skills. It also helps to build comradery in good and in bad times.