Welcome, families!

Join us on campus for George School Family Weekend, October 20 and 21.

Your family is part of ours, and we want to celebrate that with you. Join us for Family Weekend 2023 to meet with your student’s advisor, attend departmental open houses and showcase classes, learn about their George School experience, cheer on our Cougar athletes, and enjoy time with other parents, guardians, and members of the GS community. We look forward to seeing you!

• Schedule Advisor Meetings on the Portal.
• Final schedules with locations and links will be available on Monday, October 16. Please take a screenshot of your personalized schedule before coming to campus. Printed copies will not be available. Here is a campus map.
• Fall break begins after a student’s last school commitment on Thursday, October 19. There are NO classes on Friday, October 20.

Questions? Contact Ginny Waller gwaller@georgeschool.org or 215.579.6574.

Friday, October 20

8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. | Advisor Meetings
Location: as assigned
Find your scheduled time and location on the Portal and plan to arrive 5-10 minutes ahead of your scheduled meeting time. Those who have scheduled virtual meetings should log in early and will be placed in the Teams waiting room until their scheduled meeting time. If you are not able to join your meeting on time for any reason, please reach out to your student’s advisor via email.

5:30-7:00 p.m. | Parent and Guardian Association Meeting
Location: Mollie Dodd Anderson Library, Conference Room

6:45-8:30 p.m. | Parent and Guardian Association (PGA) Reception
Location: La Stalla Restaurant, Newtown 
Join fellow parents/guardians to enjoy food, drinks (cash bar), and camaraderie in a beautiful, tented and heated outdoor area. (Sponsored by the GS PGA).
*For parents and guardians only. Register for the Parent Party here!

Saturday, October 21

REGISTER FOR SATURDAY EVENTS HERE!

8:00-11:00 a.m. | Registration and Information Desk
Walton Auditorium, Patio

• 8:00-11:00 a.m. | Meet Director of Parent Engagement, Ginny Waller
• 9:00-11:15 a.m. | Meet PGA Members
• 10:00-11:00 a.m. | Meet International Baccalaureate Program Coordinator, Kim McGlynn and Associate Director of College Counseling, Emily Carmichael

8:00-9:00 a.m. | Advisor Meetings for International Families
Location: as assigned
Find your scheduled time and location on the Portal and plan to arrive 5-10 minutes ahead of your scheduled meeting time. Those who have scheduled virtual meetings should log in early and will be placed in the Teams waiting room until their scheduled meeting time. If you have a technical glitch and cannot join your meeting on time, please reach out to your student’s advisor via email.

8:00-11:00 a.m. | Departmental Open Houses and Showcase Classes
Location: Academic Buildings

8:00a.m. | IEA Horse Show
Location: Equestrian Ring

8:30-9:30 a.m. | Campus Tour with PGA
Meet at Walton Center, Patio

8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Equestrian Varsity Show
Riding Ring (located behind the Fitness and Athletics Center – FAC)

9:00-11:00 a.m. | Advisor Meetings
Location: as assigned
Find your scheduled time and location on the Portal and plan to arrive 5-10 minutes ahead of your scheduled meeting time. Those who have scheduled virtual meetings should log in early and will be placed in the Teams waiting room until their scheduled meeting time. If you have a technical glitch and cannot join your meeting on time, please reach out to your student’s advisor via email.

11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | Lunch
Main Dining Room

11:15-11:45 a.m. | Welcome
Walton Center Auditorium
Head of School Sam Houser will welcome families and share some reflections on the start of the school year.

12:00-1:00 p.m. | International Baccalaureate (IB) Open Office Hour 
Main 104
Learn more about the IB Program and have your questions answered by Kim McGlynn, International Baccalaureate Program Coordinator.

1:00-1:30 p.m. | Service-Learning Overview
Mollie Dodd Anderson Library, Conference Room
Learn more about Service Learning with Meredith Baldi, Director of Professional Development and Evaluation.

1:00-1:30 p.m. | Service Trip Information Sessions**

• Tanzania Trip: Bob Fest, Polly Lodge, and Brittany Mokshefsky
• India:  Kim Bryant and Dar Sheth
• New Orleans: Susan Ross and Edna Valdepeñas
• Netherlands: Brittany Mokshefsky and Heather Mooney

1:30-2:00 p.m. | Service Trip Information Sessions

• Belize: Bob Fest and Sara Shreve-Price**
• Netherlands: Brittany Mokshefsky and Heather Mooney (this session is for 9th grade students in any level of Human Geography that are interested in traveling this summer)

**Open to parents/guardians of students attending the trips 

12:00 p.m. | J.V. Volleyball
FAC, Performance Gym

1:00 -3:15 p.m. | Advisor Meetings
Location: as assigned
Find your scheduled time and location on the Portal and plan to arrive 5-10 minutes ahead of your scheduled meeting time. Those who have scheduled virtual meetings should log in early and will be placed in the Teams waiting room until their scheduled meeting time. If you have a technical glitch and cannot join your meeting on time, please reach out to your student’s advisor via email.

1:00 p.m. | Varsity Volleyball
FAC, Performance Gym

1:00 p.m. | Varsity Football
Cougar Field

4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Family Games
Red Square