After School

Friday Afters, sponsored by GAPA, is a supervised after-school program on select Fridays, where girls have lunch in the dining hall and participate in a fun class. The program for PC and CC runs from dismissal until 1:30 PM. The program for Groups I-IV runs from dismissal until 2:50 PM. Friday Afters offerings change mid-year. Costs for the program are charged to your school billing account. Details of the class offerings are sent home prior to the sessions and are posted here. 

Questions? Contact GAPA Friday Afters Co-Chairs.

The Serendipity Program is available Mon-Thu to LS girls in Groups I-IV. The courses are mainly taught by GA teachers, with some outside instruction. There are three trimesters and course listings change each session. Courses range in cost and are charged to your school billing account. Serendipity instructors dismiss girls at 4:15 PM at the LS entrance. There is one pickup line for all groups. Prior to each session, information on Serendipity offerings and dates will be sent home, as well as posted here.

Questions? Contact LS librarian Leesa Singleton. 

If you have more than one LS daughter on the main campus (Groups I-IV), the younger sibling is eligible for the “sisters” program. Younger girls wait outside their older sister’s classroom and are dismissed at their older sister’s dismissal time. 

Eligibility

Study Hall is a supervised study time for students in Groups I-IV who are waiting to leave on a bus, waiting to be picked up by a MS or US sister, or have a pickup time that is in conflict with another area school (with approval from the lower school head). Only these students may attend. There is no fee for Study Hall.

Meeting Times

Study Hall commences the first day of school and continues throughout the year Mon-Thu. (Due to the much later MS dismissal and lack of a noon bus, there is no Study Hall on Fri.) Study Hall runs from dismissal to 3:45 PM, at which time bus-riders are brought to the Upper School Circle to meet the bus. All other students must be picked up from Study Hall by 3:45 PM.

Guidelines & Procedures

Although the time is brief, we hope students will use Study Hall to start their homework, so they have less to do when they get home. Girls should:

• Bring all materials and books required for that day’s homework.
• Find a seat on the gathering stairs or in the LS hallway and begin.
• Straighten up and check out with Mr. Ross-Wiley or Mrs. Schneider when it’s time to leave.

Questions?

Contact Colleen Schneider in the LS office.

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Eligibility

Homework Hall is a supervised study hall held after school for Middle School students who cannot be picked up by 3:45 PM. Students are expected to be picked up promptly after school or under the supervision of a faculty member after 3:45 PM. Students may not wait in the MS or US building unattended at any time.

Meeting Times

Homework Hall meets Mon-Thu 3:35-5:00 PM. There is no Homework Hall on Fridays.

Guidelines & Procedures

Students who are not picked up by 3:45 PM are required to check into HW Hall in the MS library. Parents or guardians may call the supervisor to request their child to meet outside at their pickup location. There is no need to sign up in advance.

The supervisor can be reached during HW Hall hours at 203.485.4058.

Fee

There is no fee for students waiting to board a 4:00 PM bus. All other students who attend HW Hall will be charged $15.00 per session. Anyone with questions about financial assistance should contact Nina Hanlon, Director of Enrollment & Financial Aid.

Questions?

Contact Sarah Barringer or Jenny Colllins in the MS Office; they can also be reached by phone at 203.625.8905.