Boarding
Boarding
Greetings! As Dean of Residential Life, I welcome you to the Residential Life Community here at Woodside Priory. I'd like to give you a brief introduction, and I hope you will click through the links to learn more about our Boarding Program.
Woodside Priory boarding students join a tradition that goes back to our school's founding in 1957. Today, about 20% of our high school students live here on campus, and we draw local students from around the Bay Area as well as international students from all over the globe. In recent years, we have had students from Taiwan, China, Japan, South Korea, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Hungary, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Slovakia, South Africa, and more. Living here on campus, boarding students are also a part of our larger on-campus community that includes the monks, faculty, staff and their families.
Boarding life is designed to promote academic and personal growth based on the Benedictine values of Spirituality, Hospitality, Integrity, Individuality, and Community. Through our Residential Curriculum and with the guidance of our full-time Residential Faculty, students develop the skills for independence and success in college and adult life. With our low ratio of students to faculty, each student is well known and receives personal attention. Student leaders known as "Prefects" play a key role in promoting a community where all feel welcome.
Please explore our website to learn more about our Boarding Program. If you have further questions, please contact me. I look forward to meeting you.
Matthew Lai
Dean of Residential Life
Matt Lai
Director of the Boarding Program