The Day Student Experience
Day students at MAI train, study, and compete alongside boarders in every respect that matters. The same coaches. The same Deans. The same lockers. The same dining hall. The same standard. The only difference is where you sleep.
The daily schedule at MAI is built around two blocks – one dedicated to training and one to academics. Every student at MAI is fully immersed in both, with nothing held back for boarders only. Day students arrive, train, study, and go home in time for dinner, carrying the same depth of coaching and mentorship as any student on campus.
An Example Day In The Life
MAI runs an A/B day rotation for academics with one day dedicated to core subjects and the next to interdisciplinary learning. The following section gives you an idea of what a typical day at MAI might look like, but each coach and academic member of staff will adjust this throughout the year to ensure that every block on every day delivers what our students and teams need to ensure progress is maximised.
On-Field Training
Technical and tactical work on the field, ice, or court - possession patterns, positional play, and small-sided games built around match intensity. The first half of MAI's dedicated training block, every day.
Strength & Conditioning
Athletes move to the performance center for strength and conditioning with dedicated S&C staff. The programming is built around where each athlete is in their competitive season and what they need to be at their best.
Video Review
Training might close with video review: breaking down the last match or meet, sharpening decision-making for next time. Athletic development doesn't stop when the whistle blows.
Lunch & Dean Check-In
The whole school eats together - day students and boarders, across every sport and grade. Students might also check in with their dean in this time. The Dean tracks academics, athletics, and college recruiting in a single relationship across their entire time at MAI.
Academics: A Day
Core subjects - Math, ELA, World language, and Academic Studio, a dedicated block for project work, tutoring, and independent study.
Academics: B Day
A two-hour interdisciplinary STEAM/Humanities module — a signature of the MAI curriculum, fulfilling science, social studies, and art and design requirements through integrated, project-based work — followed by Academic Studio and a Dean's Meeting for the whole school community.
Heading Home
Students collect their gear for tomorrow's session and head home — training and academics both complete for the day, evenings free for family time.
The Day Student Experience at MAI
By Design, Not By Accident
Every student-athlete at MAI has sacrificed something to pursue what they care about most. Day or boarding, the bonds formed through elite athletic training don’t distinguish between who sleeps in a dorm and who sleeps at home.
An A/B academic rotation built for deeper learning
Dedicated spaces for every student
A schedule that gives families their evenings back
One Dean, the whole student
Community meals as daily ritual
Proximity to home, access to everything
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