Your Home Away from Home
Living on dorm is at the heart of Episcopal's 100% boarding culture.
Each of the 10 dorms —five boys and five girls — becomes a welcoming home filled with late-night chats, birthdays, spontaneous snacks, and a close sense of community. Here, students grow alongside friends and faculty mentors, learning responsibility and respect for one another while sharing a vibrant and supportive space. Dorms are a place to celebrate, support one another, and create memories that last a lifetime.
Led by a dorm head with a resident faculty member on every floor, each dormitory is a community where students support and champion one another — from helping to carry a new student's luggage on the first day to attending dorm-mates' debuts in plays or athletic games.
Dorms are a place to celebrate, support one another, and create memories that last a lifetime. |
A Place to Begin Together
All 9th graders live together in the Freshman Village in Henderson Hall, which comprises the freshmen girls’ dorm McGuire and the freshmen boys’ dorm Hummel. While both have separate living spaces, laundry, and common rooms, there is one shared common room in the middle of the building with traffic between the dorms only possible during specific, adult-supervised hours.
The Freshman Village is designed to help help freshmen create a strong foundation for their time at EHS; normalize healthy friendships between girls and boys in the 9th grade; and create engaging programming and fun community events that are specifically designed to meet the needs of this age group, supported by two dorm heads and upperclassmen student leaders who specifically express an interest in working with our youngest students.
Ninth graders also experience a structured study hall approach focused on study skills and forming connections. All are paired with advisors who are 9th grade specialists, trained in helping students from a variety of backgrounds acclimate to a challenging academic environment.
The result? A successful first year that powers freshmen into the next three.
What is "On Dorm"?
"On dorm" is EHS speak for being physically within your dormitory. "I spent the weekend on dorm." See below for a few other words and phrases that are unique to EHS boarding life.
| Afternoon Activities Program |
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| Afternoon Activities Program is designed to provide each student with a quality, structured experience that, through athletic and/or artistic pursuit, imbues values such as teamwork, sportsmanship, creativity, and competition, while encouraging students to develop and pursue special interests and talents. All students participate in a sport or school-sponsored activity during each afternoon throughout the school year. |
| Honor Code |
| The most respected tradition at Episcopal, and the key to our whole community, is that of honor. The Honor Code fosters a sense of community and trust that pervades and enhances our experience. Students shall do their own work, represent themselves truthfully, and claim only what is their own. |
| Maroon Mentors |
| Maroon Mentors provide student-to-student support and guidance to new students during their transition into life at EHS through meaningful relationships with upperclass students. |
| Mass Meetings |
| Campus-wide “pep” rallies in support of EHS athletic teams and events. Mass Meetings are called spontaneously by the Cheerleaders and other senior leaders. |
| Monitor System |
| Senior Monitors are a group of eight seniors selected by the faculty and student body to serve the community through their leadership. One of these will serve in the role of Head Monitor. Senior Monitors act as the primary liaisons between students, faculty and administration. They are strong, devoted leaders who are expected to serve as positive role models for all students and lead the student body by example. Senior Monitors uphold the rules and traditions of Episcopal while actively reflecting on community culture and working to promote positive change. They actively work to cultivate a compassionate, inclusive, and healthy culture on campus, and go out of their way to help others, and connect with students of all backgrounds. Senior Monitors exhibit a love and excitement for the School through their active engagement in various aspects of community life. |
| Seated Lunch/Dinner |
| Seated meals occur twice each academic week. At “advisory” meals, students sit with their faculty advisor and the rest of their advisory group. |
