Each dormitory has private, as well as group areas, so that, although the students are seldom entirely alone, they are able to retire to a special place that is their own. This arrangement provides companionship and significant learning experiences. Young people learn to live together, they learn about others, and they learn about themselves by watching others. The children rise at about 7 AM on school days and later on weekends, to start the day. The counselor is available to assist the children with dressing, calming any anxieties, or planning the day ahead.
Students eat lunch with their classmates in the dining room at noon.
At 3 PM each group returns to their dormitory and meets with at least one counselor for a light snack while discussing the day's events and plans for the rest of the day. The day is planned to suit the individual needs of each child. The activities in which the children engage are widely varied and may be indoors or outdoors, quiet or active, in the dormitory, in one of the recreational areas, or off school grounds. Students periodically go on an excursion alone with a counselor or with their group and there are several hobby groups and planned activities in which the children participate in accordance with their interests and talents. Some of the group activities include gardening, drama, art, ceramics, dance and movement, basketball, softball, volleyball, and music lessons.