Living Well at Chatham Hall is designed to remind you of the multi-dimensional aspects of your life and the holistic nature of overall health.
Learning to Live Well Together
The promise of Chatham Hall is to equip curious thinkers to lead lives of impact. Our residential program is a critical component of a student’s experience, helping girls navigate relationships, make decisions, and grow into courageous, confident young women.
Growing Together, Living Well
In the same way that the academic program seeks to challenge and stretch all learners, our residential program helps girls practice making decisions and navigating dynamics with classmates, roommates, and folks in the dorm, the barn, and the playing field.
Living Well is a discussion-based curriculum that supports the personal growth, well-being, and relationships that shape the Chatham Hall experience.
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Living Well combines topics in women’s health, stress management, and public speaking with important conversations about the skills girls need to thrive in a small, intentional community.
Health & Well-Being
Women’s health, the importance of sleep, and stress management.
Relationships & Boundaries
Conflict resolution, consent, and mitigating rumors or gossip.
Everyday Skills
Time management, digital citizenship, and navigating a fast-paced environment.
Voice & Confidence
Public speaking, healthy boundaries, and learning to use their voices.
Living Well occurs on Mondays from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m. in small sessions created with specific groups in mind. The course is discussion-based and typically occurs by grade level, since what a ninth grader needs is often different from what a senior might need.
Living Well in Action
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Adult Support
Chatham Hall adults will support you during each step of your journey. You will join an Advisory of 3-6 students and a faculty member who will serve as your advocate and primary point of contact for your guardian(s). Advisors know and support you in every aspect of your Chatham Hall experience, including classroom performance, extracurriculars, and community engagement. You will also have access to a Dorm Advisor, the entire Health Care Center team, your teachers, coaches, and every adult member of our community.
Community Life
LINK groups offer structured opportunities throughout the week for you to discuss timely topics with Prefects, Honor Council members, and classmates. Through LINK groups, you’ll work with peers that they might not share classes or dorm spaces with, building and broadening connections and relationships. The Chatham Hall community also meets twice weekly for seated meals with Advisory groups or rotating tables, allowing faculty and students to connect in new ways.
Life Skills
Our goal is to equip you with the skills you need to master the challenges of boarding school and life after high school. During your first fall on campus, you will attend workshops called Chatham 101 to learn how to manage stress and anxiety, study skills, communication, and the overall Chatham Hall experience. Additionally, each grade engages in programming throughout the year, including intensively during our January Term where you’ll deep dive into various aspects of Living Well and what that means for you.
Counseling Services
The mental health of our community is at the forefront of Chatham Hall’s priorities. Our Health Care Center is home to a full-time licensed counselor that works with students individually and oversees campus-wide health and wellness initiatives. This service is available to all students at no cost, and can be structured as weekly meetings or as needed connections to discuss stress, anxiety, challenges with peers, and adapting to life away from home.
Peer Mentorship
At Chatham Hall, you are encouraged to act as a leader through peer mentorship roles. Each new student receives an “Old Girl,” a returning student that helps them navigate the first few weeks on campus. On dorm, Prefects serve as peer support, help students address challenges, and create community within our dorm halls. Additionally, senior Honor Council members help our community live the tenets of the Honor Code, Purple & Golden Rule, White Flag, and School values.
Physical Activity
Physical activity is a key element of overall wellness, and we set aside time each day for you to be active, whether that’s through sports, yoga, or dance. Our campus allows opportunities for students to be active, including using campus trails, playing tennis or basketball recreationally on the weekends, or using the Fitness Center. The Wagoner-LaDuke Center for Athletics, Health and Wellness is integral to our campus community living well.
Assistant Director of Student and Community Life; Dorm Advisor
Dimensions of Living Well
Emotional
The active progress of recognizing, understanding, and accepting one’s emotions.
Environmental
An evolving attention to all of our surroundings, natural, constructed, and digital, and the relationships between them.
Financial
Exposure to financial literacy with the goal of a positive mindset toward finances so students and adults have the tools to balance sound financial decisions in an ever-changing personal landscape.
Inclusive
Requires treating individuals, each other, fairly and respectfully for who they are while creating a community where all people can thrive, feel safe, be empowered and have balanced involvement in the life of our School.
Intellectual
A rigorous educational program that encourages balance of intellectual growth, creativity, and personal responsibility.
Occupational
A balance between work and rest for students and adults.
Physical
The ability to maintain a healthy quality of life, which includes the balance of physical activity, nutrition, sleep and mental well-being, and allows us to get the most out of our daily activities without undue physical or mental stress.
Social
Striking a balance between meaningful group and independent time that builds life skills used on and off campus and prepares girls for future networking.
Spiritual
An individual's awareness and balance of their unique search for meaning and purpose in life.
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