Student Life
Your Second Home at the River
At Christchurch, day students are full members of the community. Campus doesn't close at 3:00, and neither does the experience.
DAY STUDENT EXPERIENCE
A Day School, Plus
The Christchurch campus doesn't close at 3:00. Many day students spend their free hours and weekends on campus, studying, sharing meals, and hanging out with friends. They are welcome to join classmates and teachers for breakfast or dinner in the dining hall, for weekend excursions, and for every activity that happens after the school day ends. Day students and boarders benefit equally from the guidance and attention that make this place feel less like a school and more like a big family.
Beyond the Bell
The Day Doesn't End at Dismissal
Day students get the full Christchurch experience, with the freedom to take part in as much as they like.
After Hours
Stay to study, grab dinner in the dining hall, or just hang out. Teachers and coaches are around in the evenings, which makes finishing a project or a paper a lot easier.
Weekends Too
Day students are welcome on weekend excursions, at games and activities, and on the trips that take students off campus to explore.
The Family Table
Many day families host boarding friends for long weekends and vacations, becoming part of the wider Christchurch family along the way.
Value Added
The Hidden Benefits Parents Notice
Day families often find advantages they did not expect. Their children have teachers, coaches, and friends within reach well beyond the school day. Advisors and teachers take on guidance that used to fall to parents alone, and homework battles ease. And by watching boarding friends manage life away from home, day students grow more independent themselves. It is, as one parent puts it, a day school plus experience for the whole family.
There were several hidden benefits to being a day student at a boarding school. Our kids have access to their teachers, coaches, and friends after hours and on weekends. It's a day school plus experience, not just for our kids, but for our whole family. Parent of three Christchurch day students
It's all connected
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Boarding is one part of a community that surrounds every student, whether they live on campus or close by.