Weekends at Besant Hill School are full of fun activities both on and off campus.

The Administrator On Duty (AOD) can be reached at 805.861.8514 at all times.

Student Activities
Sign up for all off-campus activities by emailing Megan Walton, Dean of Students. You may only sign up for yourself.

The weekend schedule begins with the end of school activities (4:30 p.m.) on Friday. It is the desired objective of the residential program to create an enriching, rewarding, and renewing weekend for Besant Hill School students.

Each semester a calendar of proposed weekend events is made available to residential students. This calendar is for the purposes of long range planning, and providing an opportunity for student feedback. An activity suggestion sheet will also be posted for ideas. The calendar generally provides options for larger group activities. As a scheduled weekend approaches, residential program staff and the Activity Director will research other events of interest to supplement the weekend activities.

Typical weekend activities might include Friday night movies, Saturday afternoon trips to the beach, dinner trips to Santa Barbara or Ventura, the Oxnard Strawberry Festival, kayaking at Lake Casitas, a visit to an art museum, shopping malls, hikes, an automotive workshop for beginners, a community service project, Universal Studios, or just videos and ice cream in the dorm.

We encourage students to collaborate to create an activity or an excursion they will enjoy. We also encourage students to relax and rest. Sundays are generally set aside for casual relaxation and the gradual re-emergence into an atmosphere that is conducive to study.