Faculty/staff children?

Prep School Admissions
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<p>I'm sure it varies by school, but do faculty/staff children live on campus? I've been perusing photo galleries from different schools, and I've noticed children in some of the pictures who are far too young to be attending the school. So, do the children live on campus? If so, how are they involved in campus life?</p>

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<p>Most of the schools we looked at had young kids (and dogs) around. That was a big plus for my kid - makes the atmosphere more homey and like family.</p>

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<p>At the school I am going to attend for HS I noticed that a lot of the faculty live either on campus or nearby. This makes the commute to the school less cumbersome for them since they spend so much time on campus anyway. This also makes them more accessible for students in need of academic help, relationship advice, or even just a friendly chat. </p>

<p>I’ve noticed that quite a few faculty members live on campus with their families. </p>

<p>Momof7thgrader is 100% correct when she says that establishes a homey feel. When you see two adorable little boys racing by on a scooters with a golden retriever hot on the tails it’s hard not to smile and feel like you’re home or at least at the next closest place to home.</p>

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<p>It is the resident faculty that supervise inside the dorms. They have a life! And have families! Faculty children are called fac-brats.</p>

<p>At DS’s BS, the dorms have adjoining apartments where resident faculty and their family live. In son’s particular hall, the family has a little boy who plays in the hallway and picks up a very colorful vocabulary from the teenage boys ;-)</p>

<p>Another faculty family in his dorm has a nice dog.</p>

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<p>Both kids’ schools are dominated by faculty with families and pets and it seems to be a real advantage for both the students and the faculty. It does, indeed, create a warm environment for students and for the faculty, what a great place to live and teach! We’ve thought about this a lot. If we we had known the possibility existed, and were younger, we’d have explored this option ourselves.</p>