Live Your Education
Through meaningful community contributions, time outdoors, and a life that is full and connected, Midlanders build confidence, discover their passions, and grow into a strong sense of self-identity and belonging.
LIVING AT MIDLAND
42 Cabins
2 roommates per cabin
100% boarding
And 95% of our faculty live on-campus, too!
6-8 week school terms
Two semesters with staggered breaks for time spent at home
11+ sports
Offered across our three seasons
35+ miles of trails
To explore, bike, and ride from your cabin!
4:1 advisory groups
Providing students and families with ongoing support
STUDENT LIFE AT A GLANCE
Student Living Spaces
CABIN CULTURE
Midland students share comfortable, fully furnished cabins with roommates, with nearby bathrooms and laundry facilities serving each residential area. Students make their rooms their own with bedding, photos, artwork, and other personal touches, creating a space to study, recharge, and settle in at the end of the day. Living with roommates also helps students build the everyday skills of sharing space, communicating well, and taking responsibility for their home.
LIVING YARDS
Cabins sit in small residential yards, generally organized by grade, around outdoor gathering spaces with picnic tables, hammocks, and places to study, talk, and spend time with friends. Seniors live within each yard and serve as mentors to younger students, helping them navigate daily life and feel at home in the community, while faculty provide consistent support and oversight. The yards give students a built-in circle of people who know them, look out for them, and share the rhythms of everyday life.
100% Cell Phone Free Campus
Students spend their days in conversation, in motion, and with one another. Technology supports learning where it is needed, and steps aside where it would compete with attention, rest, and community.
Discover your next adventure
Most schools have fields. Midland has 2,860 acres. At your doorstep lives a lifetime of adventures: hiking trails and hidden creek beds to explore, animals to tend and befriend, strawberries to pick on the farm, miles to ride…
One of the greatest gifts of a Midland education is the agency and encouragement to explore, to try new things, to step outside your comfort zone, and then to teach others all that you have learned.
Weekly Schedule
Students live two to a cabin, with clear expectations around daily responsibilities, study time, and community life. Days move between classes, jobs, sports, and shared farm-to-table meals, with built-in time to reset and explore. Evenings include structured study hours, followed by time to relax, connect, or join student clubs and faculty-led activities.
Faculty are part of this rhythm, present in the dining hall, on duty in the evenings, and actively engaged in student life. Their consistent presence creates a structured, in-person layer of parental-style care that students can rely on while away from home.
Shared Traditions
Five nights a week, students and faculty gather for a shared evening meal in Stillman Hall, with assigned roles for serving and waiting. Formal Dinners, held weekly, offer students the opportunity to dress and act their best, reinforcing shared expectations and a sense of occasion.
Twice a week, our entire community gathers for (nondenominational) Chapel Talks, where seniors, faculty, and the occasional invited guest share personal stories, experiences, and perspectives. These talks create a shared moment for reflection and help students better understand the people they live alongside.
On Friday and Saturday evenings, students organize and lead gatherings around shared interests, from creative work to service projects, or simply to let loose and have fun like watching a movie in a faculty home, baking cookies, or taking a late-night hike under the stars.
Sunday through Thursday, evenings include structured study hours, known as Status of the Library, where students focus on academic work with faculty nearby for support. Once Status ends, Tea Time offers a quick pause to settle: a moment to gather, grab a snack, and connect with friends or faculty before getting ready for bed.
Choosing a residential school is a meaningful decision, and it means trusting another community to take part in your child’s daily life. Our goal is to create an environment that feels both structured and welcoming, where students are challenged, supported, and known as individuals. While independence is an important part of the Midland experience, students are never on their own. They are surrounded by adults who are present, engaged, and invested in their growth, both in and out of the classroom. I see my role as a partnership with families, and I am always here as a resource and a point of connection—please reach out!
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Taylor Replane Dean of Residential Life |