Our Campus

At Cathedral School for Boys, our campus begins on Nob Hill, but it doesn’t end there.

 

From Kindergarten through Grade 8, boys learn not only within the walls of our school but throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area. Whether riding Muni to a museum, serving breakfast at a shelter, or hiking in the Marin Headlands, students engage directly with the world around them. This is what makes our learning purposeful, personal, and deeply connected to place.

Cathedral School has called Nob Hill home since 1957. In this historic neighborhood, boys learn to appreciate architecture, culture, and the rhythms of city life. From Grace Cathedral to the Cable Car Museum, every corner of Nob Hill is part of our story and part of our classroom.

Our next-door neighbor, Grace Cathedral, shapes much more than our skyline. Boys gather there three times each week for Chapel, service learning, and reflection. Through music, ritual, and storytelling, they discover a sense of belonging to something larger than themselves.

Our Library is more than a place for books. It teaches information literacy, supports curricular projects, and fosters a lifelong love of reading. Whether researching social justice art or preparing a Chapel Talk, boys find inspiration and resources here.

From the soaring space of Grace Cathedral to the stage of Gresham Hall, the performing arts are woven into the life of Cathedral School for Boys. In every grade, music is not an extracurricular; it is essential. Weekly music classes, instrumental instruction, and ensemble opportunities support students’ creative growth and cultural literacy. At the heart of it all is our Grace Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, a nationally renowned choral tradition that shapes boys’ voices, discipline, and sense of purpose. In the always active Music Room, boys engage with a curriculum rooted in Episcopal heritage and global musical traditions. They come to understand that artistic expression is not just performance. It is formation.