Campus and Facilities
Campus and Facilities
Fondly referred to as “The Mesa,” Cate’s campus has everything you need to feel right at home. Located in Carpinteria, California just 3 miles from the beach and downtown Carpinteria, 20 minutes from Santa Barbara, and 90 minutes from Los Angeles.
As a boarding school, Cate has dormitories, athletic facilities, dining hall, library, health center, performing art stages and studios, and classrooms all onsite. Ellis House is Cate’s Health and Wellness Center were students can visit our medical staff and counselors. Booth Commons is Cate’s dining hall that keeps our students well fed during their time on the Mesa. Our newest building, the Inquiry Collaborative, is a multipurpose space with classrooms, study pods, ceramics studio, and is home to our newest library, the Wykoff Library.
Dormitories
Cate’s dormitories are Bothin, Class of 1925 House (25 House), Cook House East (CHE), Cook House West (CHW), High House, Lido, Longhouse, Parsonage, Savage, and Schoolhouse. 25 House and Longhouse are Cate’s 9th grade dorms. Most rooms on campus enjoy a balcony and students enjoy views of either the ocean or mountains.
Athletic Facilities
Cate athletes have access to 2 gyms, 2 pools, 8 tennis courts, 2 recreational grass fields, 8 lane track, turf field, baseball field, athletic training center, and weightroom. To learn more about our athletic facilities click here. For facilities rentals, reach out to matt_drew@cate.org.
Take a look at the facilities below:
