Campus Life
The Village of St. George, Virginia
A Mountain Retreat for Boys
The Boarding School Advantage
Be Present to Win
At Blue Ridge School, all the boys live on our mountain campus, as do most of the faculty. When living and studying in the family-style culture this creates, boys develop strong bonds with their teachers, adult mentors, and classmates from around the world. They relate more closely with their learning. They build confidence and independence. They learn valuable interpersonal skills. They compete to better themselves. Plus, they gain the peer, faculty, and staff support they need while navigating their way to manhood.
The Blue Ridge Family
Built For Community
The boys aren’t the only ones who live on campus. The majority of our faculty and staff live here, too, along with their families and pets. The boys know their math teacher’s children, their coach’s dog, and their advisor’s cell number. So there is a true sense of family here—a multigenerational home-away-from-home where everyone watches out for each other, supports each others’ challenges, and is invested in each others’ successes.
Support & Mentorship
Small-Group Advisory
Each boy has a faculty advisor who serves as his mentor and supports him in and out of the classroom. But the advisory is not just academic. It’s character-based and social as well. In fact, advisors meet regularly for dinner or some other family-style activity with the boys they mentor. In essence, the advisor serves as a consistent, supportive, go-to adult for the various needs a boy may have while at Blue Ridge School, from his academic and residence lives to his individual and social lives. They also serve as a point of contact for parents who want a holistic view of their boy’s progress. But their primary goal is to help make the school feel more like home.
Baron Brotherhood
Special Bonds Form in an All-Boys, All-Boarding Environment
Each boy has a faculty advisor who serves as his mentor and supports him in and out of the classroom. But the advisory is not just academic. It’s character-based and social as well. In fact, advisors meet regularly for dinner or some other family-style activity with the boys they mentor. In essence, the advisor serves as a consistent, supportive, go-to adult for the various needs a boy may have while at Blue Ridge School, from his academic and residence lives to his individual and social lives. They also serve as a point of contact for parents who want a holistic view of their boy’s progress. But their primary goal is to help make the school feel more like home.
A Team Built for Every Boy’s Success
The Blue Ridge School Community is designed be a home-away-from-home for boys.
Being all boarding, boys create close bonds with their “brothers” in the residence hall. They build friendships through our broad selection of social activities, clubs, and sports. Also, because most of our faculty live on campus with their families, advisors and favorite teachers are available around the clock. We take pride in the fact that the supportive, engaging community we’ve built for boys here at Blue Ridge School results in friendships, bonds, and mentorships that last a lifetime.
