- About
About
Our Mission: Dexter Southfield School helps boys and girls develop their individual talents and build an ethical foundation for life. Through a classical education and single-sex programs, students learn to lead with confidence and serve with compassion, living by the motto, "Our Best Today, Better Tomorrow."
- Admissions
Admissions
We invite you to experience Dexter Southfield for yourself. Attend an Open House or schedule a campus tour, meet our students and faculty, and ask questions. Explore the website, and contact the Admissions Office to be placed on our mailing list and receive our admissions materials.
- Arts
Arts
"The art studio is a place where our students reflect on their world with an open mind and a fresh vision. They're using different kinds of tools to communicate their ideas as they learn to appreciate the significance of sharing their point of view with others through art."
—Claudia Goldie, Visual Arts Faculty Member
- Athletics
Athletics
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At Dexter Southfield, we pride ourselves on the strength of student-teacher relationships, which is why most faculty members coach one or more seasons. It gives both students and teachers the opportunity to get to know one another on multiple levels. This relational model improves communication, mentoring and trust.
- Student Life
Student Life
Dexter Southfield teaches beyond the classroom, encouraging students to stretch physically and creatively. Arts and daily athletics exercise each student's body and mind in new and important ways and are core components of the Dexter Southfield experience.
- Support
Support
Invest in our students and the Dexter Southfield experience through giving.
- Academics
- Educating Boys and Girls
- STEM
- Public Speaking
- Lower School: Pre-K-Class 5
- Middle School Classes 6-8
- Upper School Classes 9-12
- Academic Support
- College Counseling
- Technology Program
- Virtual Library
- Summer Reading
College Counseling
Dexter Southfield’s program of college counseling is designed to help each student find a suitable match in higher education. To this end, the college office provides both advice and information throughout a process involving a student’s self-study, research, application, and final decision. The office also works in close contact with students’ advisors, teachers, and coaches in order to ensure that colleges and universities receive the fullest image of each student’s achievements and promise.
Starting in the spring, Class 11 students begin the process of researching and applying to colleges and universities, which constitutes a major milestone in a young person’s development toward adulthood. Therefore, while the counseling office offers extensive communication, aid in organizing information, and direction in the changing environment of today’s higher education admissions, the primary responsibility for choosing a path after Dexter Southfield lies with the student. The student is the one who after graduation will join a new community of learners and, later, to apply what he or she has learned in making positive contributions to society.
By attending to students’ needs during their time at Dexter Southfield, and by anticipating many of the challenges that lie before them, the Office of College Counseling extends the broad and deep foundation laid by the School. From here, where boys become men, and girls become women, Dexter Southfield students continue to do their best today and better tomorrow.
INFO FOR CLASSES 9 & 10 STUDENT INFORMATION PARENT INFORMATION
College Matriculations
Additional Information
Download the College Handbook
Helpful Information About Financial Aid
CSS Profile FAFSA-Free Applic. for Federal Student Aid
MEFA
College Connection
Sallie Mae Financing
Scholarship Resource Network Express
