EXPLO SeniorResidential Program

While most students will be housed in double rooms with traditional multi-stall hall bathrooms, there are also Jack-and-Jill style rooms that share a bathroom between two single bedrooms. We encourage families to work with their Admission Counselor to discuss housing for their child. Each student is part of a living group. There are two residential advisors per living group and the group is comprised of students from a diverse array of backgrounds. Living groups are determined based on student grade and gender identity, with an option for mixed-grade gender-inclusive housing should space be available.

Each living group is also supervised by two residential directors who work closely with the deans and assistant deans in the Office of Student Life. The Office of Student Life is focused on ensuring each student feels a sense of belonging at the program and is thriving. Since most students have never lived in a residence hall and most have never had a roommate, members of the Office of Student Life guide and advise students through this new experience.

Most students are assigned a roommate they do not know and this is a wonderful opportunity for students to get to know someone new. We recommend that if friends come to the program that they do not live with one another, but they instead can request to be in the same living group. That said, students may choose specific roommates as long as both students are in the same grade, same gender, and they request one another.

Students are not permitted to have cell phones or laptop computers with them on campus for the duration of the Program. For students traveling on their own, EXPLO can safely these devices store until departure. Communication will be through EXPLO phones.

Kindles, e-readers, and tablets that cannot access the internet on their own are permitted. We strongly encourage students to keep these valuables in their rooms.

In order to establish a support system with the other members of the EXPLO community, students may not make or receive calls during the first week of the Program. Students may call home beginning the second Monday of each session from a shared phone on their floor.

Families can always call the Main Office and connect with the Office of Student Life for an update on their child or to leave a message. 

From day one, families may send emails to students using the student messaging service on the Student Portal. Students will not have access to their personal email accounts.

Students may receive send and receive snail mail and should bring stamps with them to the program. Most families go the session without sending packages, however you are welcome to send packages to students.

Students at EXPLO Senior do their own laundry with washers and dryers in the residence halls. Because many students have never done their laundry prior to EXPLO, residential advisors walk students through the process, and are happy to offer assistance throughout the session.