Residential Life

The Residential program at Eagle Hill School is a 5-day boarding program for approximately 30-35 students ranging in ages from 10 to 16. The dormitory consists of a full time team of six in conjunction with first and second year teachers who have a designated weeknight.

The dormitory is a student’s home away from home. They are provided with a very structured routine, focusing on social behaviors and cooperative living. The structure is provided in a very supportive, nurturing environment by a team of teachers and dormitory staff. The dormitory experience allows the teacher to get to know the students outside of the academic setting. In addition, teachers are able to develop relationships with students and to develop behavior management skills that wouldn’t be addressed in the classroom. The weeknight duties include arriving at 4:00 pm for a brief team meeting, then dividing up into activities previously chosen by the students. Both the teachers and the dorm team supply five to six activity choices for students Monday through Thursday. Activity time is followed by dinner at 6:00 pm when the teacher facilitates and monitors conversations at the dinner table, supplying good role modeling and consistent team strategies. Study hall follows dinner and the teachers provide support to the students with their homework. Following study hall is free time, which is an opportunity for the teacher to get to know the student over a game of pool or air hockey or maybe while playing basketball in the gym. The end of the teacher’s evening is usually at 9:30 pm, when students are in their rooms for the night.

There are weekend duty responsibilities for first thru sixth year teachers as well. These duties include assisting a Duty Master on Friday afternoons while students are leaving and then on Sundays from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm, with students return to the dorm from the weekend. Teachers assist students with unpacking their belongings, help with homework, and provide the same structure and routine that the students would experience and expect throughout the week in the dorm.