Middle & Upper School Open House

Grades 6–12 | Saturday, October 17 | 9:00 AM–12:00 PM

Program Schedule

8:45 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. Opening Program

9:10 a.m. Head of School Welcome Assembly

9:45 a.m. Faculty Panels

10:20 a.m. Divisional Experience: Session 1

10:50 a.m. Divisional Experience: Session 2

11:20 a.m. Student Life Panel

12:00 p.m. Closing & Next Steps

Design Your Dexter Southfield Experience

Spend a morning experiencing Dexter Southfield with those who know it best. Meet students, teachers, coaches, and school leaders; see our campus; and discover an educational experience where joy and rigor, opportunity and purpose, and individual growth come together.

Middle School Sessions
Upper School Sessions

Middle School Sessions

Middle School Class Sessions

Discover an intentionally designed Middle School experience that guides students from support and structure toward greater confidence, challenge, and independence. Working closely with a dedicated team of teachers, students learn to build meaningful relationships, advocate for themselves, and approach academic challenges with curiosity and resilience. Our goal is to help them grow into young adults with wide vision, big hearts, and the character to pursue noble solutions. The best way to understand this journey is to experience it in person.

The Continuing Power of the Humanities: See how literature, history, writing, and discussion help students understand complex ideas, develop their own perspectives, and communicate with confidence.

The Power of Science, Math, and Engineering: Explore how students apply foundational knowledge through experimentation, problem-solving, design, and interdisciplinary discovery.

Head of School and Senior Leadership Coffee

Meet the Coaches

Student-Led Campus Tours

Faculty and Department Meet and Greet

Student Clubs Activities Music and Visual Arts

Upper School Sessions

Upper School Class Sessions

Upper School gives students greater independence and the judgment to use it well. Each year brings more freedom and responsibility, supported by teachers, advisors, and coaches who know students well. Classes 9–12 are more than a bridge to college; they are an intentionally designed experience that transforms growing autonomy into authentic leadership, helping students develop the character and confidence to navigate whatever comes next. 

The Continuing Power of the Humanities: See how literature, history, writing, and discussion help students understand complex ideas, develop their own perspectives, and communicate with confidence.

The Power of Science, Math, and Engineering: Explore how students apply foundational knowledge through experimentation, problem-solving, design, and interdisciplinary discovery.

Head of School and Senior Leadership Coffee

Meet the Coaches

Student-Led Campus Tours

Faculty and Department Meet and Greet

Student Clubs Activities Music and Visual Arts

Afternoon Athletics

Return to campus Saturday afternoon, and join us in supporting our Varsity teams.

Field Hockey vs. Worcester Academy

2:30 p.m. | Lower Field

Football vs. Kent School

3:30 p.m. | Main Field

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