Daily Dorm Routine

Meeting Dorm Students Daily Needs
Each school day morning begins with a home-made breakfast prepared by the dorm parents in each dorm home. Before students head off for school, they are responsible to take their laundry to housekeeping and tidy their rooms
- Middle school starts at 8:15 am and high school starts at 8:25 am
- School lunch is served in the cafeteria.
- After school, students return home to their dorms for a snack and to re-connect with their dorm parents.
- Each afternoon is filled with a variety of activities including sports, drama, clubs, socializing, tutoring, and homework.
- Dinner is served in the cafeteria at 5:30 pm each evening. Dorm families take turns cleaning up the cafeteria after dinner.

- A community time from 6:00-7:00 pm each school night gives students a break from technology to enjoy time with friends or engage in sports, arts & crafts, music, walking on the beach, kayaking, or other personal hobbies. If students need this extra hour for homework, they can ask their dorm parents to use their devices earlier than 7:00 pm.
- Evening study hall is required from 7:30 – 9:00 pm. Students may study in their bedrooms, the dorm lounge, dining room, or shared study room.
- At the end of study hall time, students gather for family devotions or a weekly dorm meeting with a special treat, or enjoy free time in the dorm.
- Before bedtime snacking is popular, so dorm kitchens are stocked with basic foods like bread, fruit, and noodles. Dorm students also buy their own snacks using their allowance at local shops close to campus.
- Bedtime for middle school students is 9:30 pm on school nights and 10:30 pm on weekends
- High school students head to their rooms at 10 pm on school nights. They can continue studying using their desk lamps or bedside lamps. For students who choose to stay up later studying, we encourage them to turn off the overhead lights for roommates who want to sleep earlier. Bedtime on weekends is 11 pm for high schoolers.
- Weekend curfews are 10:00 pm for middle school students and 10:30 pm for high school students. Curfew is when students need to return to campus and their dorms.
Weekend activities include trips to the mall for shopping, movies, bowling, and eating out, the night market on the tourist strip of Batu Feringgi, or downtown Georgetown for trendy coffee shops, street art, and local shopping. Penang is famous for delicious and affordable local food stalls which Dalat students enjoy on a regular basis.
Since the dorm has close, easy access to the beach, the boarding program also provides kayaks and standing boards for dorm students to enjoy water sports (with parent and dorm parent permission). Some students also enjoy staying home to relax, enjoy campus life, and work ahead on school projects over weekends.
The dorm staff are committed to nurturing dorm students. They take care of the personal, individual needs of each student, while in regular communication with their parents, to partner together to provide the highest quality of care.
Dorm parents monitor the academic progress of students, ensuring they have the support and accountability they need to succeed. They plan regular family Bible reading and prayer times, sometimes together as a dorm family, sometimes with the boys and girls in separate groups. They arrange special outings and service projects in the local community for students to enjoy together. They provide a safe, home-like environment and caring presence, so that dorm students can thrive at Dalat.