housemistresses
Female boarding overseers
Housemistresses is the plural of housemistress, a woman responsible for a residential house at a boarding school.
The housemistress oversees students' welfare, discipline, and daily life within the house: The housemistresses met weekly to discuss student concerns.
The role is traditional in British boarding schools, where students are divided into houses.
Female institutional supervisor
- boardingEntering a vehicle
- dormitoryStudent living building
- residencePlace one inhabits
- hallsInterior corridors or venues
students · pastoral · welfare · curfew · lights-out · quarters · rooms · nighttime
Student living building
- residencePlace one inhabits
- pupilsStudents or eye openings
- boardersTenants given meals
- half-termPause midway through term
prep · assembly · uniform · traditions · Hogwarts · prefects · British
Guidance from experienced person
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
support · encouragement · confidante · advice · reassurance · homesickness · wellbeing · listening
Female school principal
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- superintendentChief administrative official
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
governance · administration · leadership · jurisdiction · stewardship · deputy · hierarchy · seniority
matron
Female institutional supervisor
halls · students · pastoral · welfare · curfew · lights-out · quarters · rooms · nighttime · safeguarding
dormitory
Student living building
half-term · prep · assembly · uniform · traditions · Hogwarts · prefects · British
mentorship
Guidance from experienced person
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- welfareComfort and prosperity
nurturing · support · encouragement · confidante · advice · reassurance · homesickness · wellbeing · listening · empathy
headmistress
Female school principal
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- superintendentChief administrative official
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
management · governance · administration · leadership · jurisdiction · stewardship · deputy · hierarchy · seniority · appointment
housemistressesstudents
Those receiving instruction
pupils · boarders · residents · headmasters · headmistresses