Boarding Life
Boarding Life
During the week, the focus is on campus classes and activities. The weekends are activity-filled, and plans take advantage of the Priory's beautiful Northern California location. Everyone participates in four special community getaways each year; on other weekends, students who live nearby may choose to go home.
On weekends, we venture out into the surrounding areas - Stanford University, the Santa Cruz beaches, the museums and stadiums of San Francisco, and the ski slopes of Lake Tahoe. Events such as the Taiko Festival in Berkeley, the Lunar New Year celebrations in Chinatown, and musicals like "The Lion King" in San Jose exemplify the culturally diverse activities students can experience living in such an ideal location.
While the Priory may appear rural, tucked away in a network of horse and hiking trails, it is not isolated. The dorms are accompanied by 18 units of faculty housing on campus in addition to the monastery just up the hill. After school and on weekends, the boarders' daily lives involve interactions with teammates, classmates, roommates, monks, and families with small children — a diverse community with a shared goal of living harmoniously according to Benedictine values.