Residential Life

The Knox School provides a "home by the shore" for all of our students.  Each of the residential houses has one or more faculty members and their families living with the students. Our house parents, the adults to whom a student returns home at the end of the day, play the roles of parent, confidant, and cheerleader.  Our residential faculty are truly special people. They do not approach dorm life as merely a job; rather, they know how important their role is in the everyday life of a young person at Knox. They are committed—in unique and individual ways—to ensuring that the students in their care feel valued, safe, and a part of something greater than themselves. These dynamic men and women are dedicated to being an important part of the positive growth of a boarding student, and they are what makes our school such a wonderful place for a young person to live.

Faculty members may teach in an academic department, coach an athletic team, and supervise a club, but they know that the residential houses are the settings where some of the most important education takes place. And many of our students report that what they miss most after graduation is the close relationships with faculty members that they enjoyed while here.

The Knox School  day students are active in all school clubs, organizations, activities, and teams. Day students have been presidents of their classes; have won Knox's highest honor, the Semper ad lucem award and have had starring roles in our musicals and plays.