Welcome to Boarding | St Christopher School

Boarding students at St Chris

Welcome to Boarding at St Chris

Boarding at St Chris is a tight-knit community, offering a friendly and supportive environment, at present made up of full boarders, weekly boarders, and regular flexi boarders who board up to three nights a week.

The boarding team is made up of houseparents and resident tutors, and we also have two fantastic gap year students, who also live in. With student accommodation being mostly single bedrooms, boarders have the space and freedom to be themselves and have that 'home from home' feel.

We seek to provide a homely and informal boarding experience where mutual respect and consideration for others is highly valued and everyone feels comfortable and cared for. The boarding house is co-educational, with girls and boys in separate corridors but free to socialise together. We believe that boarding enables our students to become more socially confident, independent and responsible – plus they have fun!

St Chris boarder in her room

A Varied and Fun Lifestyle

Boarders are in a great position to take advantage of the many after-school clubs and activities on offer, and there is supervised ‘prep’ every evening from Monday to Thursday, taken by a member of the teaching staff. There are also opportunities to do baking in the school’s Vegge Centre (our cookery centre), have fun swims in the school pool, and take part in organised sports and games in the Sports Hall.

Students at St Chris paintballing

Every Saturday there are varied and exciting trips or activities for the weekend boarders. Trips this year so far have included Harry Potter Studio Tour, Christmas panto, go-karting, indoor tobogganing, paintballing, laser tag, escape room and a West End show. Weekly boarders may also join in with these trips by arrangement.

Houseparent
Cecilia Drayton
Houseparent
Chris Drayton
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“Boarders are encouraged to play a role in the running of the house. We have regular house meetings where boarders can put forward their views on anything they wish to raise, such as their accommodation, facilities, trips and activities, and the all-important topic of food! We also have an elected Head Boarder and Junior Boarding Rep, both of whom sit on the School Council to represent the views of boarders.

If you are interested in boarding and would like to arrange a visit, we would love to meet you and show you around.”

Cecilia and Chris Drayton - Houseparents

 

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