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Residential Life for International Students
Our school is an extraordinary educational opportunity in a family atmosphere and an idyllic setting in the beautiful San Juan Islands, only 70 miles north of Seattle, a very safe, peaceful place to study and prepare for success in the finest universities in our country.
Our residence is a warm, inviting place, a large residential home where students feel comfortable and safe and staffed by dorm parents that treat them with love, respect and personal attention. Though far from their parents and family, students feel comfortable almost immediately with shared meals, fresh food in family style dining and supervised study halls in the comfort of a relaxing common living area.
The residence is also only a very short walk to school and town and very convenient for students. We offer formal ESL training and SAT /TOEFL prep to all our international students. College advisers work with students individually throughout their high school experience, ensuring a chosen school is a good fit and enhancing their chances for success in their studies.
We cover grades 6-12 and have approximately 65 students. Most importantly, we are that special school parents are looking for: exceptional academics blended with personal attention and caring, mentoring teachers Parents will be delighted by the safe, beautiful place their children would find in Friday Harbor
Our student residence demonstrates our desire for a strong family atmosphere that contributes to student comfort and convenience. Click here for our student residence handbook (PDF) for those wishing to read more about what we expect from students living in our student residence.