Greetings,

We're getting ready for students' arrival on campus! Below you'll find some information about services that students will be able to use when living on campus. You have the opportunity to open a student spending account, obtain a debit card for the ATM on campus, and subscribe to campus laundry service. Please read the following information carefully about signing up for these services. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the contact listed with each service. Much of the information below is also available on the Enrolled Students page of our website.

Also, a reminder abut ID photos: If your student has not yet submitted a photo for an ID card, please carefully review the instructions and submit a photo here as soon as possible. Thank you!
MyKidsSpending & Penguin Points 

MyKidsSpending is your portal for managing and funding your student’s on-campus spending. This applies to both boarding and day students. Whether for the campus store, weekend activities, or other campus activities, MyKidsSpending works with schools across the country, helping parents better manage, control, and fund their child's daily campus transactions. Each dollar on your student's MyKidsSpending account is equal to 1 Penguin Point. Penguin Points can be used to making on-campus purchases at Cushing. For your convenience, your child’s student ID is also their Penguin Point Card, which will be issued to your child on their arrival at Cushing. Penguin points will be available to use immediately and can only be used for campus purchases (cash cannot be distributed from the Penguin Point card).

To register for a MyKidsSpending account, or to add a new student to an existing account, go to www.mykidsspending.com and select either “Get Started” from the upper banner or the “Create Account or Add Student” button near the bottom. You will receive an email from MyKidsSpending with your login credentials (the email address you provided to Cushing) and instructions on setting up your password.

After logging into your account, you will have access to the following features:

  • Check current account balances for your child/children
  • Check on statements
  • Set up Automatic Transfers
  • Add money via a single deposit
  • Check purchases over any period of time

If you have any questions, please view these instructions from MyKidsSpending. You may also contact the Business Office directly about this at pengiunpoints@cushing.org or contact MyKidsSpending Support at support@mykidsspending.com.
Debit cards

Cushing Academy has an ATM machine on campus that any student can use for cash needs. Domestic students and international students may open a bank account and apply for a debit card from wherever they live or sign up with GFA International Credit Union. If you wish to apply with GFA, please complete this application. Bring the completed form to Cushing and submit it to the Business Office for processing. Once accounts are processed and the debit cards are available, student cards will be placed into mailboxes in the campus mailroom. If you have any questions regarding the GFA account or debit card, please contact the Business Office at billing@cushing.org.
E&R - The Campus Laundry

This year we are encouraging families to consider using the services of our longtime partner, E&R - The Campus Laundry. While we do have laundry rooms on campus, use of E&R - The Campus Laundry will help keep students from congregating in the laundry rooms and will help with maintaining high hygiene standards. Please see this overview from E&R and details of the plans they offer.