-
|
Welcome to the Boarding
of St. Stephen's
|
-
-
| The
Boarding Department at St. Stephen's can accommodate approximately
40 students living in double rooms, with occasional triples
or singles, depending on availability, all with Internet
and network access. In a close community atmosphere, resident
faculty supervisors provide social and academic support
to boarding students. Boarders are housed in the school
building, boys on the top floor and girls on the second.
Every attempt is made to create a family atmosphere for
the boarders as well as to provide social opportunities.
The snack bar and lounge with TV and DVD/VCR are popular
spots. Meals are taken in the dining hall, and the food
is mainly based on Italian cousine.
Rome and its surroundings provide many opportunities for
week-end activities: visits of historical and cultural
sites, ice skating, day trips to nearby beaches and ski
areas, hiking in the Abruzzi. Boarders are often invited
to spend a night or a weekend with a day student's family. |
-
-
-
-
| Boarding
Faculty 2007-2008 |
-
-
-
| Ms. Viktorija
Podagelyte - Boarding Head and History
Ms. Elizabeth Johnson
- Science
Ms. Anne Lyman - History
Mr. William Johnson- History
Ms. Sarah Yates - Library
Ms. Jessica Fitzpatrick-
English
Mr. Fausto Di Marco -
I.T. Coordinator |
|
|
-
-
-
-
|
The
Boarding Department at St. Stephen's can accommodate approximately
40 students living in double rooms, with occasional triples
or singles, depending on availability. Boarders are housed in
the school building, boys on the top floor and girls on the
second. Internet access is provided in all dorm rooms. All the
rooms were recently renovated. |
 .........
- View of the courtyard
and the terrace. Some of the boarding rooms overlook the internal
courtyard. The majority of the rooms
- have an external
view overlooking the main Viale Aventino or the school street
Via Aventina
-
-
-
-
|
The library
serves the educational, research and literary needs
of the St. Stephen's School community, making available
traditional sources, such as books, as well as the
new possibilities provided by the Internet. The library
has over 13,000 books, several CD-ROM encyclopedias
and other CD-ROM material, about four hundred videos,
audio cassettes and a large collection of art history
slides. There are six internet connections in the
library. The library catalog is automated allowing
for flexible searching for information.
- Besides the
usual Opening Times (see Library page) the library is also available for boarders Sun/Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu
from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. during Study Hall
period.
-
- Click here
to access the World
Wide Web Research Center
- An invaluable guide to finding
useful information on the web, complete with links
to often used student sites, teacher suggested
webpages, and professionally maintained university
indexes of authoritative sites.
|
|
-
-
-
|
The computer
room is open from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and it serves
as a writing center and research center, allowing
Internet access and network CD Rom Encyclopedia consultation.
The room hosts 10 PCs networked also to the library
and dorms for a more efficient transfer of documents
and printing. |
|
-
-
|
The laundry
room is open from 6:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Students and
Faculty have access to the washing machines, dryer and
ironing board according to the schedule weekly posted
. |
|
- Sports Courts and Fitness Room
|
-
-
-
Students
and Faculty have free access to the sports facilities
on campus during their free time including the weekends.
-
The
multifunctional court is for Volleyball, Soccer 5
a-side and Tennis. There is also a Basketball court.
-
-
In
addition, a fitness room is also available for boarding
students, every day after school hours and weekends.
Weights machines, free weights, treadmill, cyclette,
step machine and more.
The sports facilities were
recently renovated |
|
|
The school's
terrace is a very popular spot. Students might be found
here enjoying their meals or sun bathing. Boarders and
Day students also prefer this place for studying and socializing. |
|
|
Also the Coffee
Bar is a very popular spot with TV and music. Students
might be found here during their breaks. Boarders and
Day students also prefer this place for studying and socializing. |
|
|
Boarders eat
their meals in the school's dining room. Breakfast from
7:30 am, lunch from 12:15 and dinner every night from
6:20. Sunday brunch.
Food
is prepared and cooked in the school's new kitchen on
campus and it is mainly based on Italian Cousine, but
sometimes international food is also introduced in the
menu when parents or resident faculty also help preparing
meals.
Pizza,
Chinese or Hard Rock cafe' nights are also scheduled during
the year and students can enjoy the evening and the delicious
food in one of the many restaurants in Rome.
Barbeque's
are also possible thanks to the Rome's warm and sunny
weather almost all year around. |
|
|
The student
lounge is exclusively for boarding use. It is a place
for studying but also for watching movies, listen to music
and socializing. |
Photo to be posted... |
|
-
|
The servers allow Internet access using ADSL
connection (4Mb download speed)
Connection is available from 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 at night
Access is filtered via Proxy Server
Networked B/W laser printers are also available in the school's
library. Students might use the network to transfer and print
their files. |
|
The school's computer network allows access to
the internet/email and shared resources in all the boarding
rooms using a PC (Windows 95/NT/98/2000/ME/XP) or a
Mac (Mac OS 8, 9 and
X). The network reaches also the resident faculty apartments,
all the classrooms and labs, the library, the student lounge
and the bar. The administrative area is on a separate network.
- To connect to the servers a network card of one of
the following types is required:
-
- Ethernet RJ45 10BaseT or
similar
- Ethernet RJ45 100BaseT or
similar
-
-
Please note that most laptops have
the network card already installed (also called Ethernet
or LAN, it is a port with 8 pins, not to be confused
with the port of the modem which has only 4 or 6 pins
and it is for the regular phone line which cannot be
used at St. Stephen's). The school DOES NOT provide
this card, therefore it should be purchased and installed
prior arriving to school. It could be purchased in any
computer store and the cost is around 25 Euros. On site
technical assistance is provided for installation and
setup.
-
-
The wireless
network reaches all rooms in the dorms. In
addition, most of the areas in the school are reached
by the wireless signal; therefore, students are free
to move on campus with their laptops and still be able
to access the internet and school intranet.
|
-
-
|
A variety of outings and
weekend trips enrich the boarding life routine. On any weekend,
students may be found on the beach in Amalfi, Ventotene
or Sperlonga, at the Villa Borghese, touring Pompeii, wondering
the Uffizi in Florence, hiking on the hills of Montalcino
in Tuscany or in the Piazza del Campo in Siena. In addition
to chaperoned trips, students often travel independently
to easily accessible sites and towns.
 |
|
|
-
-
|
Rome and its surroundings provide many opportunities
for week-end activities: visits of historical and cultural
sites, ice skating, day trips to nearby beaches and ski
areas, hiking in the Abruzzi.
Boarders are often invited to spend a night or a weekend
with a day student's family.
Pic Nic and games
at Villa Celimontana |
-
- Boarders in front
of the Pantheon (1st century B.C.)
-
|
-
-
 |
|
The school faculty also includes
a School Nurse whose role includes tasks like:
- Treating injuries
- Evaluate student and staff symptoms and make recommendations
- Administer medications
- Track student immunizations and Health Records
- Provide health counselling to student and staff
- Prepare first aid kits for school trips
- Serve as a health resource for students and staff
|
|
The School Nurse is present every day on school
days and is on call after working hours. Students may visit
her in the morning if they feel ill.
In the event of a medical emergency, students
are taken to the nearest Pronto Soccorso (emergency room) at
the Fatebenefratelli or S. Giovanni hospital near the school.
If a doctor needs to be consulted in a non – emergency
situation, the school doctor is on call 24 hours. The school
will also arrange for boarding students necessary medical treatments,
like visits to orthodontists, eye tests, specialists, etc. We
work closely with parents to ensure sound medical care. |
-
|