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NEW UPPER SCHOOL STUDENT AND PARENT WELCOME  

 

DAY 1 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th – OVERVIEW SCHEDULE  

 

Time & Location 8:00am–9:00am Second Century

Who Parents & Students

Foyer 9:00am – 9:30am Mandeville Theatre

9:30am – 1:30pm

1:30pm – 3:30pm Mandeville Theatre

1:30 – 4:00 pm Fieldhouse 4:00pm – 5:30pm Houses

Parents & Students Parents & Students

Parents & Students

Parents & Students Parents, Students, HOH, Advisors

5:30pm – 7:30pm Kenyon Lett House

Rotation Schedule by Houses that will include: •   Registration (Health Services, Athletics Fall Sign-Up, Academic Counselling, Homestays/Long Weekends and Service Trips and much more) •   House Move In and Meeting Head of House, Assistant Head of House and Academic Advisor •   Lunch with Houses A personalized schedule will be provided to each family at Registration There will be 20 minute presentations in the Mandeville Theatre on the following areas of ‘Life at Ridley’ •   1:30 -2:00 Athletics •   2:00 – 2:30 Learning Centre & Services •   2:30 – 3:00 Guidance Counselling •   3:00 – 3:30 Reporting & General Academics •   3:30 – 4:00 Long Weekends/School & Service Trips Registration Continues in Fieldhouse Hanks Open for School Uniforms House Afternoon Tea Drop by and meet with the House Team and Academic Advisors in your child’s house

Parents

Reception for Parents Hosted by Headmaster and Mrs. Kidd - this is an opportunity to relax and meet the Ridley family!

Students

Dinner for Students

Students

House Meeting and Student Activity (for all day and boarding students). (Day students may leave after the House Activity but are encouraged to stay for the Student Café).

(Headmaster's Residence)

5:30pm to 7:30pm

Event and Particulars Welcome Breakfast and New Student Registration Park your car in the arena parking lot and join us in the Second Century Building for breakfast. Registration packages will be picked up at this time. Headmaster’s Welcome & Introductions

Great Hall US & Williams Halls LS

7:45pm to 9:00pm Houses

9:00pm to 9:30pm

Student Café Grade 10 – PG - Great Hall, School House Grade 9 - Williams Hall, Lower School 9:30pm Curfew in Houses 10:30pm Lights out for all students We would love to see any new parents back on Day Two to complete any tasks and learn more about Ridley life!

DRAFT  V3  –  Aug  2,  2016  

       

Returning and NEW UPPER SCHOOL STUDENT AND PARENT WELCOME  

DAY 2 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th – OVERVIEW SCHEDULE  

  Time and Location 8:00am to 8:45am Great Hall 8:30am to 9:00am Second Century Building Foyer 9:00am to 10:00am Mandeville Theatre 9:00am to 10:00am Houses 9:30am to 10:30am Ross Morrow Theatre

Event and Particulars Breakfast for New Students

9:30am – 10:30am Swimming Pool (Iggulden Gymnasium Building)

Swim Test - All new students NOT writing the Math Placement Test

10am to 12:00pm Fieldhouse

New and Returning Families •   Visit information booths to complete registration •   Hanks Open for School Uniforms

10am to 12:00pm Mandeville Theatre

11:45am 12:00 Noon 12:00pm – 12:45pm 12:45pm – 1:30pm 1:30pm – 7:00pm HelpDesk

1:30pm – 2:30pm DRAFT  V3  –  Aug  2,  2016  

Welcome Breakfast for New and Returning Parents hosted by the Ridley College Family Guild Headmaster’s Address for all New and Returning Parents. Returning Students report to their Houses to pick up their registration package from their Head of House and move in All NEW International Students and students from out of Province to write a Mathematics Placement Test.

There will be 20 minute presentations in the Mandeville Theatre on the following areas of ‘Life at Ridley’ •   10:00 – 10:30 Health Services •   10:30 – 11:00 Food Services •   11:00 – 11:30 Campus Security •   11:30 – 12:00 Information Technology Services

All students to report to Houses to meet Advisors Parents Depart and Fieldhouse closes Girls’ Houses Lunch (with their Advisors) in Great Hall Boys’ Houses in Advisory Meetings at Houses Boys’ Houses Lunch (with their Advisors) Girls’ Houses in Advisory Meetings Returning Students – All Returning students drop off laptops for ghosting New Students – New students who have purchased their own laptops must drop them off for ghosting prior to leaving for camp. All students pick up laptops after camp on Saturday 5:00 – 7:00pm. Headmaster’s Upper School Assembly for all day and boarding

 

Griffith Gymnasium 2:30pm – 3:30pm Griffith Gymnasium 3:30pm – 4:30pm 5:00pm Houses 5:00pm to 6:30pm Great Hall US and Williams Hall LS 7:00pm to 9:30pm Various Locations 9:30pm to 10:00pm Houses 10:30pm

Ridley Campus History Tour – for all new students by House (depart from Griffith Gymnasium) Swim Test - International/Out of Province students. All students report to their House. Day students may depart. Student Dinner House Activity/Pack for Camp Meeting for all boarders Lights out for all students

Returning and New UPPER SCHOOL

DRAFT  V3  –  Aug  2,  2016