Morning School Drop Off and Afternoon Carpool Pickup
With the 2023-2024 school year fast approaching, we wanted to provide updated details regarding school pick-up and drop-off!
Morning Drop-Off
Arrival begins at 8am. Only children of Guides are allowed on campus before 8am as this is precious planning time for Guides.
From 8:00-8:25am, learners engage in free time, reading, socializing, and getting organized for the day. For safety reasons, learners will not be permitted to enter the building prior to 8am. If you arrive prior to 8am, learners will need to remain under parental supervision until school doors open.
When you arrive at school, a greeter will be in the main drive to greet each learner. Learners should arrive to school no later than 8:25am to be on time. The first Socratic launch each day begins promptly at 8:30am. The side doors used for morning entry will be closed and locked at 8:30am. If your learner arrives after 8:30am due to an unexpected emergency, he or she will need to open the gate on the wooden fence to enter the Studio.
Upon arrival at Trilith Studios Production Centre, please follow the driveway to The Forest School and stay to the right. Watch out for walkers coming from The Village at Trilith. Loop around the parking lot near Hanna Brothers Café, and pull all the way down the breezeway to drop off your child. Here's the car route:
Pick-Up
Full Day Learners: Dismissal is at 3:15pm and ends at 3:30pm sharp. At 3:00pm you can pull in and wait for your children. Please wait in your car and follow the line for efficiency and safety. Please follow the line all the way down past the gate, do not stop directly at the gate and block cars behind you from moving up.
Dismissal ends at 3:30pm. Please arrive to pick up your child by no later than 3:30pm. A Guide will be waiting to call learners upon your arrival. Once learners are safely in your vehicle, exit in the direction shown in the below map. Families who chronically pick up later than 3:30pm will be charged a small fee for each late arrival.
Spark Pre-K 4yr Olds: Dismissal begins at 12:30pm and ends at 12:40pm sharp. From 12:15pm you can pull in and wait for your children. Please wait in your car and follow the line for efficiency and safety. Please follow the line all the way down past the gate, do not stop directly at the gate and block cars behind you from moving up.
Please arrive to pick up your child by no later than 12:40pm. A Guide will be waiting to call learners upon your arrival. Once learners are safely in your vehicle, exit in the direction shown in the below map.
Late Arrivals
If your child arrives after 8:30am due to an unexpected emergency, he or she will need to open the gate to enter the Studio. (Check your email for the lock combination).
In order not to interrupt the others who will be focusing on the morning launch discussion, a latecomer is required to wait outside the Studio or at their individual work space until the discussion concludes at 8:45am. In addition to learning the life skill of showing up on time every time, these discussions are critical parts of the daily learning at The Forest School. For this reason, being on time is part of our Contract with each other.
If a learner is chronically late, it will impact the quality of his or her learning journey at The Forest School as well as the culture of the Studio community. In the rare case this occurs, we will contact you to discuss a plan to support your family being fully onboard with this commitment.