Dear Cushing families,
It is almost August, and our preparations to Bring the Penguins Home continue thanks to the tireless efforts of the many people here working hard to make our campus a
safe environment for learning and living. With that in mind, I write today to detail our two opening days, August 20 and 21. While we wish we could open our campus and celebrate the start of another school year with all of you, the world health situation calls for minimizing the number of people on campus at any given time, as well as limiting the amount of time people spend dropping off their children. The basic parameters of the opening days are as follows:
- Arriving on August 20: new students, student leaders, and seniors/PGs
- Arriving on August 21: all other returning students
- Please arrive with only one parent/guardian/chaperone per student, with no additional family members.
- Students arriving alone will need to arrange for their own transportation to campus, still at the assigned window for arrival time. Here is a list of transport options if needed.
- Students will be tested for COVID-19 upon arrival.
- After going through the registration process, students will proceed to the residential area of campus to unload their belongings.
We ask that parents say goodbye after unloading and not enter the dormitories, and that each family limit the amount of time they spend unloading to no more than 20 minutes. We understand that this is a challenge and certainly not how we typically welcome people to our community, but we have been advised that it is critical
to put safety first to meet our goals of protecting all members of the community and opening our campus and staying open. We will provide assistance with moving belongings into rooms.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we continue the march to Bring the Penguins Home. Our commitment to safety and your children, our faculty and staff, and our whole community has been the guiding force behind our work. We look forward to again having a campus full of students in a few short weeks.
Sincerely,
