Click here if you are having trouble viewing this email.

December 2022

Winter Break Reminders

Winter Break is just around the corner! In anticipation of this school vacation, please be advised of the following:

Students may return to campus on Jan. 3 or 4. Classes will resume on Jan. 5.

Parents of boarding students are asked to submit an Absence Request via the Veracross Parent Portal to notify the School of students’ departure and return schedules.

For students who need to depart/return early or late, permissions will be granted through the Absence Request Form in the Parent Portal.

Bus reservation sales have ended, but there is still limited availability on some buses. Contact Laurie Grusauski to inquire about a late reservation.

Click here for transportation schedules .

Unaccompanied Minors

If your student is not yet 16 years of age and is traveling by air, we suggest that you check with your travel agent before booking flights to see if any restrictions are in place with respect to underage children traveling alone. Some airlines have more restrictive policies than others and demand a higher level of service for unaccompanied minors. Please note that the School does not provide escort services to or from airports. If you need special services, please call one of our area car services to make arrangements. If you have questions about unaccompanied minors, please call Andrew D'Ambrosio, dean of student life, at (860) 435-4441 or, after hours, the dean on duty at (860) 435-2591.

Important Announcements

For Lower-Mid Families: Off-Campus Semester Programs

The lower-mid class has heard presentations by several experiential learning programs, including High Mountain Institute (Leadville, CO), The Island School (Eleuthera, Bahamas), Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki (Wiscasset, ME), and School Year Abroad (France, Italy, Spain). Please click here for more information and discuss these opportunities over winter break so that students are prepared to complete applications in January for the 2023-24 school year.

A Message from the Mischianza (School Yearbook) for Families

Class of 2023 student portraits and congratulatory ads are due Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Each member of the Class of 2023 (seniors and post graduates) receives a complimentary copy of the yearbook. Upper mids, lower mids, and preps may order their copies from Herff Jones. All details are available on the Mischianza webpage.