Boarding community returns to campus rested and raring to go.
 

We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the resilient, kind, compassionate, and FUN community we have in the dorms.

Boarding students decorate for the holidays while preparing for semester’s end.

The holiday spirit is all around us in the dorms. This week we’ve been busy decorating...

Preparing for breaks in the dorms requires a flurry of activity. In addition to completing assignments and preparing for assessments this week, we also have a lot of “housekeeping”...

As we move toward Thanksgiving break, many of us in the dorms are thinking about gratitude. At a recent dorm meeting, we shared our gratitude for everything from our roommates to the rain to our sense of community in the dorms.

We had a great Halloween season in the Dorms, as well as trips to Union Square, Bon Air Shopping Center, and the Pumpkin Patch.

Fall is one of our favorite times of the year in the dorms, and it’s time for one of our oldest and most beloved traditions in the dorms: THE CANDY RUN!

One thing we know well in the dorms is that the only constant in life is change. No matter what challenges we face, we have always remained a strong program, providing a safe and caring community for our boarding students.

Those of us who live and work in the San Domenico Boarding community would like to extend a warm welcome to our new Director of Residential Life, Carrie Robley.

There are many fun activities and trips in the dorms to highlight each week, but one of the sweetest experiences we have is one that never gets much attention: our dorm floor meetings. 

“What would you do if you won a million dollars?” Prefect Mali N. asked the people at our table during Monday’s Community Dinner. As we went around the table sharing how we’d save money for college, travel the world, or buy Mom a car, we learned something new about each other.

“Our San Domenico boarding students are loving the outdoors this year. The students have woken up at 5:30 am twice to get on the trails and have hiked eight miles through Muir Woods," remarked our Athletics Director and Resident Faculty Mark Churchill. 

Every year after Labor Day, we notice a shift in the Dorms. The initial buzz of activity as students move in, meet one another, or reunite with old friends begins to mellow as we settle into our living spaces and our routines.

From Town Hall meetings on the Green to trips and friendly floor competitions, Boarding Students are settling into life at SD.