Orientation - Upper School 寄宿学校 Students

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

9:00 - 11:00 am & 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.: 寄宿学校 Student Registration

Upjohn Building
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. New 寄宿学校 Students ONLY
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Returning 寄宿学校 Students

Check in at the Upjohn Building to hand in your travel documents and passports, check in for a screening with the 健康服务 to ensure all of your required vaccinations and health forms are complete, and get your dorm assignments. Beds in dorm rooms are pre-assigned, so there is no need to arrive before your scheduled time.

*Please note that the dress code for all orientation day activities is play dress.

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Explore Campus

Please enjoy our campus and feel free to attend these optional events.

Shop at Mooseduds! Camp Dining Room Building, floor below dining room, 8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Check out the selection at Mooseduds, 贝博体育's gently-used clothing resale shop. Mooseduds sells 贝博体育 dress code clothing for children in Kindergarten through grade nine, including blazers (boys and girls), dress shirts, skirts, belts, and ties.

School Store Picardi Art Center (Upjohn Building)

Get your 贝博体育 gear! Apparel and school supplies are available in our School Store, which will be open 9:00 am - 6:00 pm. Please note that new students will learn their color team assignments on September 18.

Morty's Trading Post 身心健康 Center, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Help us support sustainability at 贝博体育 by checking out Morty's Trading Post, our on-campus collection of gently-used dorm supplies and furnishings available for free or at significantly reduced prices. You'll find hangers, lamps, storage solutions, and more!

Group Tour of Campus departing from 贝博体育 House at 11:00 am

Get to know our campus with some of our admission staff.
This 50-minute tour includes visits to classrooms, Harris Theater, Harlow Gym, and the Village Dorms.

Meet the 家庭资源 Association Picardi Art Center, lobby outside School Store

Meet representatives from the 家庭资源 Association, learn about ways you can get involved, and sign up to help!

Open Office Hours

Drop in to meet administrators and staff members listed below and ask any individual questions.

Director of Equity & Inclusion Root 210
Drop in to meet Jill Anthony, 贝博体育's Director of Equity and Inclusion.
Health & Counseling 身心健康 Center
Drop in to meet our 健康服务 and Counseling staff, drop off medications, and ask any individual questions.
Learning Services Root 111B
Drop in to meet Amy Mohn, 贝博体育's Director of Learning Services, and ask any individual questions. Please note that Learning Services drop-in hours are for brief, informal check-ins.
Learning Services faculty will be happy to schedule more
in-depth meetings once classes have begun.

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch

Camp Dining Room Building

Buffet lunch will be available to boarding students and their families.

1:00 - 3:30 p.m.: Upper School New Student Orientation

Begins in Mars Room

Grade-level student activities for ALL 7th graders and NEW 8th and 9th graders

Meet your classmates and prepare for the first day of school. Grade deans and faculty members will tour the campus and facilitate team-building activities. ALL students new to the Upper School should attend. Please note that this event is for students only, and that dress code for all orientation activities is play dress.

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.: Upper School New Family Orientation

Harris Theater

Parents, guardians, and family members of ALL students new to the Upper School (all 7th graders, new 8th and 9th graders) will meet with Head of Upper School Jake Sumner in Harris Theater. Students will have separate activities during this time.

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.: Explore Campus

While new students are finishing their orientation, families are welcome to tour our campus, do some shopping, or grab a cold drink and check email!

• Group Tour of Campus departing from 贝博体育 House at 2:00 pm

• Shop at Mooseduds! Camp Dining Room Building - one floor below the Dining Room.

• School Store Picardi Art Center (Upjohn Building)
Open until 6:00 pm.

• Student Lounge Bottom floor of Dining Room Building
Relax and enjoy refreshments in our Student Lounge.

• Package Pickup, 身心健康 Center

• Storage Pickup, Individual Dorms - golf carts will be available to facilitate moves

3:45 - 4:30 p.m.: Grade-Level Meetings for All Students and 家庭资源

At this required meeting, all new and returning Upper School students and their families will meet with their grade-level deans to hear important information about the upcoming school year.

Grade 7 with Emma Wilson, Grade 7 Dean Primary Multipurpose Room

Grade 8 with Zoe Townsend, Grade 8 Dean Harris Theater

Grade 9 with Courtney Sargent, Grade 9 Dean Mars Room

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.: Goodbyes/Grade-Level Dean Meetings

After the grade-level meetings, all Upper School students will stay with their Grade Deans and the orientation leaders to meet as a class and continue orientation games and introductory activities. Family members will say their goodbyes and proceed to the Sunken Garden for a Family Reception.

4:30 to 5:30 p.m.: Reception for Upper School 家庭资源

Sunken Garden