NEW UPPER SCHOOL STUDENT AND PARENT WELCOME DAY 1 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6t h – 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 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/Weekend Prgramming 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 19, 2016
Returning and NEW UPPER SCHOOL STUDENT AND PARENT WELCOME DAY 2 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7t h – OVERVIEW SCHEDULE Time and Location 8:00am to 8:45am Great Hall & Williams 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 11:00am 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
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
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.
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
Great Hall US and Williams Hall LS 7:00pm to 8:30pm 7:00pm to 9:30pm Various Locations 9:30pm to 10:00pm Houses 10:30pm
Shuttle Bus to and from Walmart House Activity/Pack for Camp Meeting for all boarders Lights out for all students