June 16th Graduation Ceremony and Early Dismissal
We are switching things around to re-establish a single ceremony that honors all of the students who are graduating out of the Children’s House, Lower Elementary, and Upper Elementary programs. This year our graduation ceremony will take place in the gym on Friday, June 16th, from 9:00-11:00 a.m., followed by an early dismissal.
Our gym has a max capacity of 250, which unfortunately does not allow us to include every student and family member in our community, however, we have meticulously worked through all of the possible scenarios to find the plan that includes as many students and family members as possible.
Please carefully read the following plan for Friday, June 16th, so that you know what your schedule will be. We have different schedules for different groups so please scroll down to find your group.
Toddlers
Toddlers will not participate in the graduation ceremony but they are welcome to spend the morning in their classroom as usual. The Huckleberry classroom will be open from 7:30-11:30 a.m. Early dismissal is between 11:15-11:30 a.m.
Children’s House Graduates, Lower Elementary Graduates, Upper Elementary Graduates and All Other Elementary Students
Students graduating from our Children’s House, Lower Elementary, and Upper Elementary programs will walk in our procession and participate in the ceremony. All Lower and Upper Elementary non-graduating students will walk in our procession and watch the ceremony with their class.
Parents and siblings of all of our graduates are invited to the ceremony, 9:00-11:00 a.m., and will have seats reserved in the gym. Each Upper Elementary graduate will have 2 additional seats reserved for family and/or close friends.
Here is your schedule for the day:
- 7:30-8:00 a.m. Beforecare for contracted students
- 8:00-8:20 a.m. Drop-off, students proceed to their classrooms as usual
- 8:00-9:00 a.m. Optional Parent Coffee in the Gym. After drop-off, parents are welcome to stay on campus, get their seats, and enjoy each others company and a hot beverage while they wait for the ceremony to begin.
- 9:00 a.m. Seating – Parents and guests please be seated in the gym by 9:00 a.m. Parents of Children’s House graduates please save a seat for your graduate(s). They will join you in the audience after they are honored on stage. Elementary parents do not need to save seats as their children will sit with their class.
- 9:00-9:15 a.m. Procession – Students and staff will process with a bagpiper from the playground, through the courtyard, and into the gym.
- 9:15-11:00 a.m. Ceremony – We will honor our Children’s House, Lower Elementary, and Upper Elementary graduates. Our Children’s House graduates will be honored first. The entire ceremony can be a bit long for our younger students and challenging to sit through. Children’s House parents are welcome to leave with their graduate after all of the Children’s House graduates have been honored, roughly 9:45 a.m. If you think your child is comfortable sitting through the entire ceremony, you are more than welcome to stay. Please be sure to save your graduate a seat.
- 11:00-11:15 a.m. EARLY DISMISSAL – Any Elementary parent that did not stay for the ceremony, please pick your student up in the gym between 11:00 and 11: 15 a.m.
- 11:00-11:30 a.m. Courtyard Reception – Families are welcome to join our short courtyard reception immediately following the ceremony.
- 12:00-1:00 p.m. Elementary End-of-the-Year Picnic in Woodstock Park – Elementary families are welcome to enjoy the afternoon with the rest of the Elementary community in Woodstock Park. Please bring a picnic lunch for your family and a blanket.
Children’s House Non-Graduates and Their Parents – Optional Procession
Non-graduating students in our Children’s House program are welcome to walk in our procession, however, these students and their parents will not have reserved seating for the ceremony unless they have a graduate in their family. These students will be dismissed to their parents in the gym immediately following the procession, approximately 9:15 a.m.
Here is your schedule for the day:
- 7:30-8:00 a.m. Beforecare for contracted students
- 8:00-8:20 a.m. Drop-off, students proceed to their classrooms as usual
- 8:00-9:00 a.m. Optional Parent Coffee in the Gym – After drop-off, parents are welcome to join other parents in the gym for a hot beverage while they wait for the procession to begin.
- 9:00-9:15 a.m. Procession – Parents please find standing room in the back of the gym by 9:00 a.m. and your child will be dismissed to you immediately following the procession.
Parents of Lower and Upper Elementary Non-Graduates – Limited Seating
Early Dismissal 11:00-11:15 a.m., Courtyard Reception 11:00-11:30 a.m., and Picnic in Woodstock Park 12:00-1:00 p.m.
All Lower and Upper Elementary non-graduating students will walk in our procession and sit with their class to watch their peers graduate.
Parents of non-graduating Elementary students will not have a reserved seat unless they have a graduate in their family. If non-graduating parents wish to attend the ceremony, we will have seating/standing room, first-come, first-served, for approximately 30 individuals. The gym will open at 8:00 a.m.
Parents who do not attend the ceremony, please plan on picking your student up from the gym between 11:00 and 11:15 a.m.
After you pick up your student from the gym you are welcome to join our short reception in the courtyard followed by the Elementary End-of-Year picnic at Woodstock Park from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Please bring a picnic lunch and a blanket for you and your child(ren), and enjoy the afternoon with the rest of the Elementary community before summer break.