Experience private boarding life at Lexington Catholic High School, located in Lexington, one of the oldest cities in America and the second largest city in Kentucky. Famous southern hospitality can be found amongst the modern cityscapes and sprawling natural beauty.
Student Life at Amerigo Lexington
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17-acre campus
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Founded 1951
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Co-ed enrollment
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800 students
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Advanced STEM courses
Student Life
Life at Amerigo Lexington is structured around opportunities for students to deepen their learning, engage their passions, and develop life-long friendships with their peers. Students are emboldened by a wide variety of choices in extracurricular and co-curricular activities including participation in 20 sports athletics teams, award winning band and choral groups, theater and musical productions, in addition to more than 25 extra-curricular clubs such as Ambassador Club, Newspaper, Yearbook, Student Council, Mock Trial, and Spirit Club.
The School Day
Amerigo Lexington students experience robust, enriching and intellectually fulfilling days. Weekdays are filled with academics, extra-curricular activities and English language learning support while the weekends are filled with fun and interesting activities, opportunities for recreation, and rest and relaxation.
Lexington Residential Campus
At Amerigo Lexington, you'll be together with students from around the world in a safe, enriched community that takes advantage of countless opportunities for immersion in American culture.
The Amerigo Lexington dormitory is located on a safe, secure private liberal arts college campus just minutes from Lexington Catholic High School. The traditional college-style, two story dormitory has a private wing exclusive to Amerigo students. The safe, convenient location has all of the comforts of home and is just steps away from all the college campus and downtown Lexington have to offer.
College-style Dormitory
- Single-gender, double occupancy suites
- Private en-suite bathrooms shared between two rooms
- Academic suite for structured independent and small group study
- Education technology suite to support academic coursework
- Recreational suite for relaxation and socialization
- Full-time supervision by trained dorm parents and security policies and procedures for optimal safety
- Adjacent to outdoor recreation and athletic fields, and tennis courts
- High-speed Wi-Fi connecting students to class information, homework and the internet
Vibrant life after school
- Opportunity to participate in more than 25 school-sponsored activities, clubs, organizations, and community service projects
- Walking distance to downtown Lexington’s restaurants, shops and entertainment
- Abundant recreational opportunities in the area with bike paths and parks
- Opportunity to learn about and experience American history
- Proximity to University of Kentucky campus, entertainment and athletic competitions
- Supervised weekend outings to local attractions including cultural, arts and sporting events
- Supervised Thanksgiving and Spring break trips
Parent Communications
The Amerigo Lexington team provides regular communications to the student’s network including their Agents, parents and/or guardians. The communications will provide regular updates about the student’s academic and social progress along with a monthly calendar of dorm and school activities. The Director of Campus Operations will also communicate with parents and Agents on an as needed basis to discuss health, discipline or behavioral issues.
Residential Life Program
The Amerigo Lexington residential life program ensures students have the resources they need to achieve personal, academic, and cultural success. Students are surrounded by professionally trained Amerigo staff that are invested in each student's success including:
Campus Coordinators
- Head of the student's residence and primary person responsible for each student
- Lives within the residence and maintains a safe, healthy living and learning environment
- Provides holistic oversight of students and tracks academic progress, social behaviors, cultural acclimation, health and emotional well-being
English Language Learning (ELL) Instructor
- Leads ELL training several times per week
- Closely tracks each student's English language skills and development
- Resource for any English language related questions
Director of Campus Operations
- Provides a safe, healthy, dynamic, productive and fun student experience
- Oversees all residential staff and the ELL instructor
- Develops relationships with all students and is an available resource