EXP takes students who are currently in sixth, seventh or eighth grade when they apply. The school states that it cannot make exceptions to that grade policy.
Yes. Students live in the Deerfield Academy dormitories in rooms of two or three, and two members of the EXP staff live in each hall, so supervision is continuous.
The school limits it to between eighty-five and one hundred students, so that the summer community stays small enough to know each other.
Two. The school publishes its course list in the spring and students rank the options by preference; most are placed in their top choices. The subjects change from year to year.
Most of the teachers and senior staff are Deerfield Academy faculty, and many of the classroom and dormitory assistants are recent Deerfield graduates.
Yes. Reading, writing and speaking proficiency in English is a requirement, and the school states that the programme is not designed for beginning learners of English.
Courses, a room and all meals, linen and laundry, books and course equipment, on-campus activities, off-campus excursions and internet access.
Health insurance, if a student needs it, and personal spending. Spending money is deposited in advance, drawn on during the programme for snacks and souvenirs, and whatever is left is refunded at the end.
Every student fills in a questionnaire before arriving, about themselves and what they hope for from sharing a room, and the staff use it when making the rooming assignments.
Admission is rolling and the school encourages applying as early as the family is ready. Applications arriving after its priority deadline are reviewed if places remain.
