Student Life
Life at the River
At Christchurch, boarding and day students share one close community, where the school day never really ends and there is always someone in your corner.
One Community
Boarding Plus Day, One Community
Established in the Episcopal tradition, Christchurch is inclusive and close-knit, welcoming students and families of all faiths and backgrounds. Boarding and day students live and learn side by side in an authentic global community, sharing meals, weekends, traditions, and the kind of friendships that last long after graduation. With 255 students from 30 countries on one waterfront campus, everyone here is known.
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From the dorm to the dining hall to the many ways students lead and take part, here is what life looks like at the river.
Boarding Life
A home away from home where students gain independence, with dorm parents on hand around the clock and friends just down the hall.
Day Student Experience
Campus doesn't close at 3:00. Day students share meals, weekends, and everything else with their boarding classmates.
Health & Wellness
A full circle of support, from counseling and health services to a chaplain, advisors, and dorm parents, caring for the whole person.
Advisory System
Every student belongs to a small advisory group with a faculty mentor and a built-in set of friends from the first day.
Student Activities
Co-curriculars from robotics to outdoor adventure, with three activities a year that pull students happily out of their comfort zones.
Dining
Cameron Dining Hall, where SAGE serves fresh, small-batch meals and advisories gather for family-style community lunches.
Traditions at the River
The Moments That Tie a Year Together
A Carnival to Start
The school year opens with a festive campus carnival that brings everyone together from day one.
Trimming the Tree
Freshmen usher in the holidays by trimming the tree at the head of school's residence.
Ringing the Bell
Seniors mark the end of their journey by ringing the bell at graduation, a moment most find bittersweet.
Racing to the Tower
Every athletic victory sends the team racing to the bell tower to ring in the win for the whole community to hear.