August 2011
Student Arrival Days
We are looking forward to welcoming you to Kent in September. Here is an overview of what to expect. A detailed schedule
will be available when you move in. If you have any questions please contact the Admissions Office at admissions@kent-school.edu
or phone 800-538-5368 or 860-927-6111.
Thursday, September 1 Football Players
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8:00 – 9:00 AM
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Returning football players
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9:00 -10:30 AM
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New football players arrive on campus & move in
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11:30-12:30 PM
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Welcome luncheon in the Dining Hall
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2:30 PM
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Afternoon Practice
Parents Depart
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Tuesday, September 6 Early Week Athletes (Field Hockey, Soccer and X-Country)
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8:00 – 9:00 AM
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Returning Early Week athletes
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9:00 -10:30AM
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New Early Week athletes arrive on campus & move in
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10:00 AM-Noon
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Advisor Meetings: new Early Week athletes & football players
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11:30-12:30 PM
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Welcome luncheon in the Dining Hall
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1:00 -3:00 PM
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Studies Office Open Hours for new Early Week athletes
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3:00 PM
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Afternoon Practice - Parents Depart
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Thursday, September 8 Returning Students
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By 4:00 PM
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All returning students to be sponsors - Please note: All returning students are invited to arrive on the 8th to serve as sponsors to new students on the 9th. If you are unable to arrive on the 8th, please contact Ms. Sullivan at sullivank@kent-school.edu.
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Friday, September 9 All New Students who did not attend Early Week
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8:00 -9:30 AM
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3rd & 4th Form boarding students arrive on campus & move in
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9:30-10:30 AM
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5th & 6th form & PG boarding students arrive on campus & move in
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10:00 AM-Noon
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Advisor Meetings
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11:00 AM
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Day students arrive at RAD House (Deans’ Office)
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11:30-12:30PM
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Welcome luncheon in the Dining Hall
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For All New Students including Early Week Athletes
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1:00 - 3:00PM
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Studies Office Open Hours for NEW students
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1:30 – 2:30 PM
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Day Student meeting & reception in the Headmaster’s Study
Day Student parents may leave campus at the end of this activity
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2:00 PM
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Afternoon Practice
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2:45 – 4:15PM
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Day Student Computer Orientation
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4:30 – 5:00PM
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Day Student Free Time/Day Student Lounge
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4:30 PM
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Boarding Student Parents depart
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5:15 PM
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New Student Reception at Cumming House
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6:00 PM
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Chapel
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6:30 PM
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Dinner
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Returning Student Check-in
- Please come to the RAD house with your parents to check-in and pick up your room key.
- Your class schedule will be in your mailbox.
- You will receive your mailbox number and combination in your Kent School email by September 1.
- The weekend schedule will be posted on the Kentranet.
- Textbooks need to be picked up the day you arrive please.
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Contacts at Kent
In September, email addresses and office phone numbers for faculty will be posted on our parent portal.
Please add this link to your favorites: http://www.kent-school.edu/info_parents/index.cfm
Important Contacts:
- Main Switchboard: 860-927-6000
- Deans’ Office: 860-927-6083
- Business Office: 860-927-6050
- Admissions Office: 860-927-6111
- Health Center: 860-927-6209
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Mailing Packages
Our full service Mail Center will begin receiving packages for students on August 24, 2011. Please free to send students belongings via mail; we will store it until you arrive.
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Address packages and letters sent via U.S. Postal Service to:
John Smith
Kent School
PO Box 2006
Kent CT 06757
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Other carriers such as FedEx and UPS should be addressed to:
John Smith
Kent School
One Macedonia Road
Kent CT 06757
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Staying in touch with your student
By phone: Each student is required to have a working telephone number. It can be a cell phone or a land line. If using a landline,
simply plug in a land-line phone into the phone jack provided in each dorm room. Students can make local calls
and receive long distance calls on this phone. Messages left on the land line voice mail will also be delivered to their e-mail inbox.
By e-mail: your student’s address will be: “last name, first name initial, 2-digit graduation year” so John Smith, Class of 2012
would have an e-mail address of SmithJ12@kent-school.edu
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Registration Matters
The following items should be submitted as soon as possible, if you have already done so; thank you.
- Enrollment agreement
- Enrollment deposit
- Tuition and fees (60% was due by June 30, 2011)
- Medical forms
- Online registration
- Deposit to student debit account
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Parent Permissions
Parents who wish to give their student permission for day trips with other Kent School families, need to
submit a note in writing (email or fax delivery is fine) naming who your student can ride with.
All drivers must be 21 years of age or older or a family member. This note can be a general note for example:
My daughter, (name), may ride with any Kent School parent for a day trip this school year, 2011- 2012.
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My son, (name), may ride with the following families for a day trip this school year: Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Allen.
- Overnight and Weekend Permission:
Details are spelled out on pages 21 and 22 of our Student and Parent Information Bulletin. The Bulletin is posted on the Parent Portal.
In summary though; please submit to permissions@kent-school.edu , your note of permission for your son or daughter. We need
the note to state when they will leave and return to campus, who they are being driven by, and where they are going. If they will be someone’s guest,
we will need a note of invitation from their host. All students must be in the company of an adult, age 21 or over. Students will need to confirm their plans in writing.
All permissions should be submitted by 3 pm on Thursdays please.
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Textbooks
- Ordering Textbooks: Classbook.com is now open and will be glad to help you fill your order for textbooks.
Soon, you will receive your course listing in the mail. Please use this information to order your books.
English textbooks will be ordered after students arrive on campus.. The website is www.classbook.com/kents.asp
- Picking up Textbooks: Our Textbook Distribution room will be located in the Middle Dorm Game Room/Dance Studio
(this is the same location as previous years). Classbook.com will have LIMITED hours this year.
BE SURE TO PICK UP YOUR TEXTBOOKS THE SAME DAY YOU ARRIVE AT SCHOOL
- Please note: There will be computers available in the Book Distribution Room to make any changes in your
book order due to a schedule change, the addition or deletion of a class, etc. A credit card will be required to
order books here on campus.
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Roommates
New students will be notified mid-August who their roommate will be. Returning students have been sent an email notification to their Kent School email address.
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Laundry
Registration for laundry services is online this year. Please check our parent portal under Student Registration Page;
here is the link: http://www.kent-school.edu/info_parents/index.cfm. Registration can also be done on September 9, 2011 in our Laundry Room.
Please note: laundry services will begin September 9, 2011. Early arriving athletes will need to bring bedding and towels. Most of our beds
use the extra-long twin (84 inch) mattress sheets.
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REACH Tag Sale
September 17th and 18th our REACH club(Remember Every Action Can Help), which supports local and distant charities,
will hold a huge tag sale. Among items to be sold: dorm refrigerators, plastic organizers, lamps, fans, phones, area rugs,
futons and loveseats, blazers, ties, pants, shirts, dresses and more. Pack lightly when you first come to school and wait
to see what the tag sale may have that you can use.
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Kent Strives to conserve energy
Kent School is working to conserve energy and reduce the school's carbon footprint. You can help!
- Please be mindful of energy conservation when choosing electronic items for your child's dorm room.
Studies conducted last year at Kent School show that the biggest energy hogs in the dorms include
older refrigerators, large monitors, incandescent light bulbs, and certain game consoles.
- Please provide a power strip to handle computers, monitors, stereos, chargers, and other devices that
draw power even when not in use. Shutting down such devices by switching off a power strip at night could
reduce a dorm room's electricity use by 5% or more.
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International Students
- Please remember to give us the name and contact information for a U. S. based guardian. The guardian
is only contacted in the event we cannot contact a parent first. A U.S. phone number is also needed for our automated
Alert system should we need to notify families. Additionally, international students will often visit their guardian
during vacations when our campus is closed.
- Please be sure you have your appointment for your I-20 and Visa so that you can arrive to campus on time.
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Student Store
For your convenience our Stat Store has: bed linens, mattress pads, towel sets, lamps, extension cords,
power strips, bed risers, hangers and so much more for your dorm room and school supplies. Be sure to stop by.
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