residential life

Residential Life

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The Residential Experience

When you come to MSSM you will find a small, close-knit community where students are comfortable being themselves and accepted by all, where dedicated faculty extend themselves outside the classroom offering academic support, and where you find a community that buzzes with activity from dawn until dusk as students participate, not only in classes, but also in afternoon activities, sports, and optional events such as theatre, clubs and impromptu games.

Our MSSM Residential House provides a warm and safe home for both male and female students. All of the female boarders live in separate wings that are divided by common areas. Our upperclassmen are in wings of 45 students, while our younger students are housed in smaller wings of 20 students in order to provide the necessary support for their educational and social transition to boarding school life.

Within the dorm setting, in-residence staff and faculty members supervise student's academic studies and social activities. The faculty members work with the students and the student leaders, known as RAs, to maintain a quiet and productive study environment that aids our students in meeting the demands of our rigorous academic program.

In contrast, the weekends are more relaxed; resident students can interact with faculty members in a more casual, family-style setting. Faculty members are responsible for weekend supervision and check-in and assist in providing student activities. We believe that the students benefit by interacting with the faculty members in these more casual situations, as they simulate family game nights and other such relaxing and enjoyable times that students would experience if they lived at home.