Boarding

Dorm Life

Dorm Living at Currey Ingram

Currey Ingram employs full-time residential faculty to work with students during the afternoons and evenings in the residence hall.
Through our very intentional residential life program, we integrate extended academic support, executive function skills (organization, time management, self-advocacy, etc.) and pragmatics (conversational skills, making new friends, building community) into daily living expectations.

In our safe, supportive environment, we offer a variety of activities and programs that promote friendship and relationship building. On campus, students will enjoy the peaceful 83 acres that includes a trail and a creek for outdoor activities. Off campus, we take advantage of the proximity to Nashville to attend college and professional sports events, live music events and more. Additionally, students will participate in service learning projects and clubs/activities specifically intended for building community in the Residential Life program.

Our warm and inviting residence hall is designed to provide a flexible environment for residential life students and staff where group activities, study and rest can happen in a safe, beautiful space.

Residence Hall Highlights

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  • Afterschool Schedule

    • Athletics: Students participate in a variety of individual and team sports.
    • Extracurricular activities: From clubs to music to theatre to community service, students deepen their passions or develop new talents by participating in a variety of after-school opportunities.

  • School Schedule

    • Students attend four classes each day. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. On Wednesday, students attend class from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
    • Breakfast begins at 7 a.m. 
    • Students arrive at the Upper School by 7:45 a.m.
    • Classes begin at 8 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m.

  • Weekend Schedule

    On the weekends, the residential life community will take advantage of all that the Nashville area has to offer. Our weekend schedule is led by our boarding students, but will likely involve some of the following things:
    • Attending a college and/or professional sports game (Tennessee Titans, Nashville Predators, Nashville Sounds, Nashville SC, Vanderbilt University, Belmont University)
    • Hiking Radnor Lake, Warner Parks, or nearby Fall Creek Falls
    • Canoeing the Harpeth or Duck Rivers
    • Live music at downtown venues or outdoor musical festivals (Live on the Green, Musician’s Corner)
    • Visiting a museum (Frist Art Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame, Tennessee State Museum, Cheekwood, and The Parthenon)
    • Participating in community service projects (Habitat for Humanity, Nashville Rescue Mission)
    • Going to movies or shopping in Cool Springs or Green Hills
    • Campus Cookouts and Firepits with S'Mores

  • Weeknight Dorm Schedule

    • Boarding students gather as a family for dinner at 6 p.m.
    • Study Hall: From 7 - 8:30 p.m. students will take part in either a proctored or independent study hall. This time includes an executive function emphasis, helping students ensure they are planned and ready for the next day/week/big project.
    • Once studies are complete, students may engage in planned dorm activities or downtime with friends.
    • Lights out/quiet hours are 10 p.m. (Sunday - Thursday).

Boarding Student Schedule

Within a safe residential and learning environment, Currey Ingram Academy students strive to be present, prepared and proactive. Currey Ingram’s residential life community is a family where students live, work, study, and play. Our 24/7 environment shapes students with learning differences into well-rounded people. Students have the opportunity to engage deeply in academics, arts, athletics, community service, and downtime with friends. 
Tour the Residential Life building

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Currey Ingram Academy is an exemplary JK-12 day and boarding school that empowers students with learning differences to achieve their fullest potential. Since 2002, the school has been located on an 83-acre campus in Brentwood, Tennessee, just miles from Nashville and Franklin. Families from 33 states and eight countries cite the school as their primary reason for moving to Middle Tennessee.

Currey Ingram Academy is accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and AdvancEd/Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI).