Weekends are Fun on the Hill
Weekend Activities offer something for everyone!
Our 130-acre campus, just outside Washington, D.C., affords access to all the artistic and cultural resources of our nation's capital. Old Town Alexandria and Washington, D.C., offer a plethora of museums, theaters, restaurants, shopping, professional sporting events, festivals, and cultural events.
Weekend off-campus activities may include trips to the Kennedy Center, the National Theatre, the Smithsonian, National Zoo, Georgetown shopping district, Washington Nationals and Capitals games, Pentagon City and Tysons Corner shopping malls, Kings Dominion amusement park, area international markets, movies, restaurants, outdoor activities, and excursions such as skiing and ice skating.
Staying on campus is never boring either, with athletic games, fire pits and s’mores, game and movie nights, and activities hosted by student clubs — there is always something fun happening on campus.
While the vast majority of activities are offered free of charge, a fee is charged for several outings each year to help offset the full cost. Financial assistance is available for all activities that require a fee.
Community Service
Despite their very full schedules, the impulse to serve is strong at EHS. Through courses with service learning components in Washington, school-run and student-led service initiatives, and commitment to aid communities around the world, students give of their time. Many students find that work serving the community outside the Episcopal gates is an essential and balancing component of their EHS experience.
All students are required to complete annual service engagement activities, always accompanied by deliberate reflection — both before and after the experience. This means that, in addition to making an impact now, Episcopal students develop the compassion and empathy to make even more significant contributions in the future.
“An enduring quality of Episcopal graduates is to lead and serve with humility and kindness. Our service learning program strives to help students practice this quality regularly in hopes that it becomes a lifetime habit, a substantial part of their character.”Phil Spears Assistant Head for Student Life |
Opportunities to Serve
- The Service Council, a student-run organization that hosts fundraisers and arranges volunteer opportunities on most weekends
- Weekend tutoring with Emerging Scholars, supporting motivated elementary students through a local non-profit supported by EHS
- Service trips during Spring Break and summer to domestic and international destinations
- Service aligned with the School's five McCain-Ravenel Center Days that include both on-campus and off-campus service opportunities
- Volunteer opportunities at the Special Olympics track meet, held each spring at EHS
- Student-led service events to champion a personal cause
