This three-day immersive experience is a unique opportunity to spend a day in your child’s shoes, meeting teachers and advisors, and getting to know the School and other parents at the same time.
The Parents’ Association will host an array of events. On Thursday evening, they host a dinner for the parents of Class IV students and a parents’ social for the parents of Class I and Class III students. On Friday afternoon, after classes are over, and after Head of School Todd Bland shares his thoughts about the upcoming year, the Parents’ Association welcomes all parents to a reception in the Robert Saltonstall Gymnasium. On Saturday evening, the Parents’ Association will host a dinner for parents of Class II students.
On Saturday, all Class IV students will attend a required presentation by Glenn Hall, a prevention specialist from Freedom from Chemical Dependency (FCD). An organization that provides alcohol and drug education to schools and colleges around the world, FCD empowers young people to make healthy, responsible choices. The session will occur in King Theatre from 9 to 10 a.m., and we strongly urge the parents of Class IV students to attend the presentation with their children.
Milton’s college counseling office will host its annual kickoff event for Class II students and their parents on the morning of Sunday, October 21. College counselors have also set aside time on Saturday morning for a series of sessions, each designed for a particular group of parents. From 9 to 9:30 a.m., the counselors will host a meeting for the parents of Class I students in Straus; this open forum allows parents to ask questions about the college process. Later in the morning, the counselors will also hold an important information session for parents of Class II students and an informal information session for the parents of Class III students. The counselors are particularly eager to use this weekend to meet parents of Class I students who have traveled long distances to be here; they have cleared their schedules on Friday for those meetings.
Friday affords you the opportunity to see students in action in the classroom. In addition to visiting classes, you may wish to meet with your child’s advisor or teachers, all of whom will be available until 5:30 p.m. on Friday and from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Please make a special effort to meet with your child’s advisor, as that conversation will no doubt prove mutually beneficial.