Boarding and Dorm Life

Boarding life at Dunn is truly a unique experience and an enhancement to the overall Dunn School experience and education. Boarding life helps to prepare the student for life at college, providing the same responsibilities, social and developmental opportunities and personal freedoms, but in a supervised environment with appropriate boundaries. For many students boarding life is a key part of their Dunn School education and overall growth. It is through living on campus amongst Dunn faculty and students in a close-knit community that a student will find his or her identity, develop talents, enjoy an extended family and establish friendships for life.

Day students are allowed to join in most residential life activities including nightly dinners, sleepovers at the dorms, participating in weekend activities, and more.

Dormitories

Loy House

Dunn campus has four residence halls. Loy House houses the female boarding population exclusively as well as three faculty members or couples who serve as dorm house heads. Loy House can accommodate 44 girls. Rooms are spacious. There is Internet access, a lounge with TV/DVD/VCR, study cubicles, and laundry facilities.

Knoles House

Knoles and Boone House each sleep up to 18 boys. Built in 1998, these are the two newest dormitories on campus with modern facilities including lounge with fireplace, TV/DVD/VCR and games, a common kitchen for cooking hot meals, laundry, spacious rooms, and Internet access. Each of these dorms also houses 1-2 faculty members who serve as house heads.

Boone House

Senior Dorm, the oldest dorm on campus, was completely renovated in 2003 with a new bathroom, Internet access, safety doors, and a new patio, which has become a hub of residential and weekend campus life. One faculty apartment is attached to this dorm.

Senior Dorm

Boarding students are subject to strict schedules in the evening. Privileges and freedom to roam campus unsupervised, go off campus (with permission), stay up after "lights out", are all earned by academic accomplishments and by seniority. Boarding students are required to "check-in" at breakfast every morning and every dinner including weekends.

Weekends

During hot weather pool parties are organized on weekends

A variety of activities such as movies, dinners, pool parties, trips to the coffeehouse, shopping, surfing, dances and excursions are planned for weekends. Often unplanned activities abound, such as a casual game of Frisbee, a stroll on the beach with a faculty member, a movie in the dorm or a trip to the golf course. Sports facilities such as tennis courts, a swimming pool and running track provide ample options to get outdoors and exercise. On Friday nights, either the Student Government or the Prefects host an on-campus event. Almost every Saturday there are sports events on and off campus such as AYSO soccer, tennis tournaments, volleyball tournaments, and more. On Saturday nights, the House Counsels host an "Open House" in a dorm.

The Earwig Cup--Throughout the year, teams made up of members of the Dunn community compete for points in such challenges as the Fall Olympics, the Spelling Bee, the Talent Show, the Lip Sync Contest, the Spring Olympics, team participation, grades, and others. The Earwig Cup is greatly prized by Dunn community members and the competition is always intense.

Weekend Schedule

Friday Evening and Saturday Schedule
9am-11am	Breakfast (sign in required)
1pm-4pm	Afternoon sports competitions and activities
5:30-6:15pm	Dinner (informal, sign-in required)
11pm	All students to respective dorm area/room checks
11:15pm	Lights out for freshmen and sophomores
	Juniors in their own rooms
	Seniors in their own rooms or the room of another senior
11:30pm	Lights out for juniors. Seniors in own room

Sunday Schedule
9-11am	Breakfast (sign-in required)
5:30-6:15pm	Dinner (informal, sign-in required)
7:30pm	Room inspection
7:50pm	Warning bell
8:00-10:00pm	Study Hall
10:10pm	Dorm jobs
10:30pm	All except seniors must be own room
	Seniors may be in own room or room of another senior
10:30pm	Lights out for freshmen
10:45pm	Lights out for sophomore

11pm Lights out for juniors
Seniors in own room