Hostel students must take an Outdoor Pursuits Course at the college and are also involved in an Outdoor Pursuits Programme on Sundays. University Bursary subjects. The hostel is co-educational, but each villa is segregated. Life skills are taught at the hostel and administered by the hostel supervisors.
Students work on a roster system.
Duty students work with the supervisors after college, planning the evening meal, which is then prepared and served in each separate villa. The director monitors each stage and assesses the final result. Breakfast is prepared co-operatively by all six villa occupants. Beds are made daily in the morning and rooms tidied. Shopping and cleaning duties are on separate rosters.