Student Life
Dunes Restoration "The whole feeling of helping people was an important part of my High School years and also why I chose to attend Woodside Priory School."
– Julia
Class of 2005
University of Virginia
Julia's activities ranged from projects as big as co-founding a school support program for an immigrant resettlement center (with the campus ministry club) to projects as small as helping to paint a bench for a scholarship fundraiser. On the campus, Julia and the Campus Ministry Coordinator together started a "Service Fair" that through her high school years brought representatives from a variety of excellent non-profit organizations to the campus for a morning of informal chatting with students. She loved the opportunity to "take my passion and go with it."
Students are encouraged to find their own values and live them through the choices they make. Values-oriented thinking pervades the classrooms and campus, with many faiths and beliefs both studied and discussed.
In theology curriculum, students explore Hebrew and Christian scriptures, world religions, and the teachings of the Catholic Church. Theology classes are also the venue for exploring moral values, social justice, and the art of living a meaningful life.