The Delores Taylor Arthur School For Young Men prides itself on creating unique opportunities for its students. The Arthur School’s House System is one such program that enriches the student experience through a reimagination of the typical high school “homeroom” period. In most school settings, students corral in a classroom for the first 15-20 minutes of the day and idle until their first academic course begins. The Arthur School House System effectively takes these precious minutes and fills them with guided programming that allow for students to begin the process of thought, priming them for the rest of the school day. Whatsmore, these House Meetings are led by an elected student leader. Topics can range from life skills, to study skills, to guided meditations or exercises. Presenting students with a concept to consider as they move through their day creates community and a common thread throughout the student body.

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The House System provides for vertical school leadership and community. Each House will be multi-level, encompassing students of different ages and experience levels. This design fosters mentorship and creates bonds within the student body between students of all ages.

Houses serve as intramural sport clubs for students. As 6 Houses bare one Sanguine pale (to represent Arthur School Crimson,)  and 6 houses bare one Azure pale (to represent Arthur School Navy,) team intramural sports and competition can be divided along these lines as well as within one’s division.

Houses create a sense of belonging and comradery. Each House shares the goal of being the Top House, thus bonding students with a motivation and sense of identity through the various symbols and customs of each house. Student leaders and house members are situated to depend on and support one another.