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Academics
[edit]The central components of a Foxcroft education are intellectual; the academic curriculum is designed to challenge each student to develop analytical ability, critical thinking and communication skills, and rigorous independent thought. Foxcroft educates each student to seek the confidence and character to meet her future with integrity, high purpose, and a sense of accomplishment. Senior students have the opportunity to either take part in Advance placement classes or work on a senior thesis- a miniature model of a college level thesis. To keep academics up study hall is implemented during the weekdays.
Campus
[edit]Foxcroft is located on 500 acres of land just north of Middleburg, Virginia. In addition to its natural beauty, the campus provides a wonderful setting for environmental studies, hiking, cross country, riding, and sledding when it snows.
The Schoolhouse
[edit]The Schoolhouse has classrooms, a studio art wing, three music labs, an auditorium, photography darkrooms, and the Learning Center, along with the Math and Writing Labs. The Science Wing has three laboratory classrooms, lab preparation rooms, a plant and animal room, a science library, a computer-based laboratory, and facilities for permanent specimen collections.
Currier Library
[edit]The Currier Library, one of the largest independent school libraries in the country, offers nearly 50,000 print volumes as well as information in fourteen other formats, including electronic online access. The library serves as the academic and information hub for the campus. It is the location of Morning Meetings and houses two computer laboratories where students gain access to the Internet and email, classrooms, seminar rooms, a language lab, 85 study carrels, microfilm and audiovisual rooms, and the School archives.
Dorms
[edit]Students at Foxcroft live in five dormitories. Usually, two students share a room and a private bath, but there are also singles and quads. Each dormitory has a living room, sleeping areas, a kitchen, and free laundry facilities. Old dorms that no longer exist or are used for other things are named: porch house, pink house and Old Orchard. Current dorms are Court, Dillon, Applegate, Reynolds and [New]Orchard. Reynolds houses freshman students, the rest of the dorms are mixed with sophomores, juniors and seniors. Applgate and Dillon have layouts that are mirror images of one another. Students sleep on sleeping porches unless they are students or student leaders. This is an old tradition that has been held constant. The sleeping porches are indoor long rooms that have many beds and bunk beds in them for sleeping.