Boarding Program
A Nurturing Community
Our program attracts students who have a strong desire to succeed in their studies and who wish to participate in life at a Sacred Heart school. Our residents form valuable friendships and grow in respect for individual differences as they undertake new responsibilities in group living.
Where You Live, Learn, and Belong
The Residence Life Staff offers our boarding students stability and continuity 24/7.
Residents live in single rooms on two floors of the residence hall, which is conveniently located on the upper floors of the main academic building.
Our residential facilities include wireless Internet access, student lounges, a kitchen, study rooms, a computer lab, shower facilities, a fitness room, and a laundry room. Our Residence Life staff are present at all times. After school hours, boarding students can access our library, music practice rooms, dining hall, and kitchen.
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The Boarding Experience
DAILY ACTIVITIES
Daily Schedule
Boarding students begin their day with breakfast, and then join day students for advisory at 8:00 a.m. Classes are held from 8:20 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. After school, students can participate in a daily off-campus trip, sports, extracurricular and community service activities, and end their day with dinner and evening study.
Weekends
Weekends at Woodlands are the perfect time to unwind and have fun. Our house parents provide transportation to off-campus sites in a 14-passenger luxury van. If permission is requested in advance, house parents are also available to provide transportation to special events and activities.
DORM LIFE
The Woodlands Residence Life Program gives boarders a special perspective about the Sacred Heart community. Living in our dorms allows one to immerse in the school’s academic and extracurricular programs fully. Residents gather regularly to share meals, to socialize, to experience different cultures, and to make lifelong friends.
House parents live in our residence hall, and have specific responsibilities and serve as resources for our boarding students in all aspects of life, both at Woodlands and off-campus. Among their many roles, house parents implement policies and procedures, provide consent when required, supervise meals, and offer students care and support.
HOME AWAY FROM HOME
School telephones, e-mail, and snail-mail are readily available to boarders to ensure that they are easily able to contact their families. Most residents also have personal mobile phones and use Zoom, Facetime, and other video-conferencing technology to connect with home. Boarders often return home on scheduled school breaks.
Parents also connect with the school on social media to get a sneak peek into life at Woodlands.
Woodlands welcomes parents to visit their daughters on campus at any time.
Our Location
Woodlands is a short drive from O’Hare International Airport and easily accessible from Midway International Airport. Chicago, at just 30 miles away, is renowned for its music, architecture, and unbelievable food! The Chicago area is also home to Northwestern University and the University of Chicago, two of the country’s elite private research and teaching universities that rank amongst the top ten institutions of higher learning.
Woodlands’ proximity to Chicago provides access to all of this—plus abundant opportunities for cultural events, shopping, and fun—while our picturesque Lake Forest campus provides a safe, secure, and idyllic place to live and learn. We offer flexible five- and seven-day boarding options to accommodate every family’s needs.
Meet Our Residence Life Team
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