Welcome Days Schedule
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Upper School Registration
8:30-10:30 a.m.
Arrival and registration for Upper School boarding students
Reed Campus Center
11 a.m.-noon
Arrival and registration for Upper School day students
Reed Campus Center
Noon-1:30 p.m.
Lunch for all students and families
Cain Family Athletic Center
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Students and families meet with faculty and advisors
Cain Family Athletic Center
2:30 p.m.
Parents depart campus
2:45-3:30 p.m.
Upper School Assembly (students only)
Phillips Stevens Chapel
4-5:30 p.m.
Afternoon Program begins for all Upper School students
5:15-6:45 p.m.
Dinner with Advisory Group
Main Quad
6-7 p.m.
Day students picked up
8-10 p.m.
Boarding program and technology orientation by dorm
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Upper School Orientation
Middle School Registration and Orientation
8:30-9:15 a.m.
Day student technology orientation
Reed Campus Center
9 a.m.-2:45 p.m.
Middle School registration and orientation
Whitaker-Bement
9:30-10 a.m.
Upper School Assembly
Phillips Stevens Chapel
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Upper School Orientation by Class
Grade 9-Residential Quad, Springfield College
Grade 10-Sawyer Field, Mount Tom
Grade 11-Reed Campus Center, Cain Athletic Center
Grade 12-Birch Dining Commons, Main Quad
3:30-5:30 p.m.
Afternoon program for Upper and Middle School students
5:15-6:15 p.m.
Dinner
Birch Dining Commons
8-10 p.m.
Boarding program and technology orientation by dorm
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
First Class Meetings
8:30–9:15 a.m.
Opening Assembly
9:25–10:20 a.m.
Period A
10:30–11:25 a.m.
Period B
11:35 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Period C for Language and Science classes (eat lunch after class)
12:05–1 p.m.
Period C for Math, English, History, and Arts (eat lunch before class)
1:10–2:05 p.m.
Period D
2:15–3 p.m.
Technology training for late arrivals
Birch Dining Commons
3:45–5:45 p.m.
Afternoon program
8 p.m.
Boarding program: Health and wellness orientation
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
First Class Meetings Continue
8:30–9 a.m.
Advisory
9:10–10:05 a.m.
Period E
10:15–11:10 a.m.
Period F
11:20 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Period G for Language and Science classes (eat lunch after class)
11:50 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
Period G for Math, English, History, and Arts (eat lunch before class)
1:15–2 p.m.
New students and mentors meet
International Terrace, Reed Campus Center
2:30–4:30 p.m.
Afternoon program
5:30 p.m.
Convocation (required for all students 7-12; formal dress required)
Main Quad
6:30 p.m.
Senior Dinner-Class of 2023
Birch Dinning Commons
Class Dinners 2024, 2025, 2026
Sabina Cain Family Athletic Center
Class Dinners 2027, 2028
Whitaker-Bement Center
8-10 p.m.
All Campus Event (Grades 9-12)
Sabina Cain Family Athletic Center
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Brunch
Birch Dining Commons
1-3 p.m.
All afternoon programs meet (required for grades 9-12)
5:15 -6:45 p.m.
Dinner
Birch Dining Commons
7:30-10 p.m.
All Campus Event
Main Quad
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Brunch
Birch Dining Commons
1-5 p.m.
New international student programming
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Dinner
Birch Dining Commons
8 p.m.
Dorm meetings and study hall
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
Middle and Upper School Classes Blue Week
8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Classes-Regular Blue Monday
3:45-5:45 p.m.
Afternoon program for all students
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Classes-regular Blue Tuesday
3:45–5:45 p.m.
Afternoon program for all students
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
8:30 a.m.-12:25 p.m.
Classes-regular Blue Wednesday including Advisory
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Middle School Orientation
Springfield College
1:30-5:30 p.m.
Afternoon Program
5:15-6:45 p.m.
Barbeque
Main Quad
6-7 p.m.
Club Fair
Main Quad
Rain date Thursday September 15