Weekends
The boarding curriculum encourages students to take advantage of the cultural, educational, historical, and recreational activities afforded in the metropolitan Atlanta area.  The resident life faculty plans weekend outings to various venues as well as to local shops for students to purchase needed items.  A goal of the curriculum is to have students doing a variety of activities.  Discouraged are “couch potatoes” or students who spend excessive amounts of time watching television or playing computer games.

Activities
Based on the number of boarders remaining on campus, the activities available in the metropolitan Atlanta area, the students’ interests, and reasonable costs of the activities (deducted from each student’s supply account or as otherwise stated), the school plans both recreational and enriching weekend activities. 
Except when choices are given or students have conduct or academic obligations, all students are required to attend a minimum number of activities.   Faculty members supervise all activities and give specific directions regarding conduct, meeting places, and expectations.

Weekend activities include professional and college sporting events such as football, basketball, baseball, and soccer games; cultural activities such as symphony concerts, professional theatre, movies, museums, musical performances; visits to historical sites; recreational activities such as Six Flags Over Georgia, White Water, Renaissance Festival, Stone Mountain, Lake Lanier, Callaway Gardens, and the North Georgia Fair; and outdoor activities, including camping, canoeing, or boating. Students also have recreational activities at school such as viewing movies, free time in the recreation room, and physical activities.  Activities are usually planned for Friday evening, Saturday afternoon, and Sunday afternoon.  The school deducts the costs of the activities from the student’s supply account.  Since participation in some activities may be expensive, parents should advise the resident life staff of any financial restrictions or limits.

The completion of academic and conduct obligations prior to departure
A boarder who desires to leave campus on a weekend must complete all academic and conduct obligations before departing campus.  A parent may check a student’s obligations by calling the resident life on Friday when the obligation list has been posted.  If the boarder is taking another boarding student with him for the weekend, the other student must also remain on campus until the host student has completed his obligations.