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 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

 
 

 Boarding Rooms

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.

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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
 
 
 

 Facilities

 Library

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.

 
 
 

 Computer Room

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.

 
 

 Laundry Room

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

 

 Terrace

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.

 

 Coffee Bar

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.

 

 Dining Room

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.

 

 Student Lounge

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...


 Internet/Network

 

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.

 

  Trips

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.

 

 

Weekend Activities

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.)
 

 

Medical Care

   

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.