Back to School

List of 17 items.

• School Uniforms

  Ransom Everglades has a new middle school uniform vendor, GreenThread. Please see this email for more information.
  
  There is no uniform for the upper school.
  
  Please note that full dress code requirements will be available in the 2025-26 Student Handbook.

• Technology Information / Laptops

  New students and parents should visit RE's Technology Start Up web page to learn how to access myCOMPASS (the school's learning management system) and set up the student's RE email account.
  
  RE's Technology Services Department is available to assist our students and parents. Please email REsolve@ransomeverglades.org with requests for technical assistance. Summer support hours are 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
  
  

  Returning students will retain their school-issued laptops over the summer. If laptops are damaged, experiencing hardware issues, or not functioning properly, students may bring them to the Technology Services Office on either campus for repair through May 29. After May 29, all laptops in need of repair must be dropped off exclusively at the upper school Technology Services Office.
  
  Laptop repair service will be available through June 13, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

• Textbooks

  Book ordering and distribution for most required books will open on July 14 and is managed through MBS Direct, our online book distributor. Free shipping will be offered through July 27.
  
  MBS Direct offers families several options for most books, including purchasing or renting them, and including new, used and electronic options as they are available by title. This range of options allows families to make decisions based on cost and student preference.
  
  Distribution of trade paperback books, typically used in English classes, and special titles, such as math textbooks authored by our own faculty members, certain course packs and digital content are managed directly by the RE Store. 
  
  The RE Store staff is available to assist with this process; feel free to contact the RE Store if you have questions.

• School Forms (due August 1)

  Information about required school forms for 2025-26 will be shared with new and returning families by email before the end of the school year. Once the forms are released, the instructions will also be shared on this page, so please check back.
  
  Additionally, new families will receive instructions from the Technology Services Department about accessing myCOMPASS. 
  
  At your earliest convenience after the forms are open, please complete them for each of your children, updating contact, emergency and medical information, and giving or declining permissions for certain school activities.
  
  The school forms are due August 1. Students will not be permitted to access technology, attend classes or participate in any co- or extra-curricular activities until all of their school forms have been completed and turned in. To ensure the safety of our students, this policy will be strictly enforced. If you have difficulty accessing the forms after their release, please email our Technology Services Department at REsolve@ransomeverglades.org.

• Bus Service

  Ransom Everglades School offers bus service to and from pick-up/drop-off locations in Miami/Miami Beach, Key Biscayne/Brickell and Pinecrest/Coral Gables. The service is provided to and from both campuses by Franmar Bus Company. 
  
  

  If you are interested in bus service for your child when Ransom Everglades School starts on August 20, 2025, or have questions about the bus service, please email Cameron Ferguson, Director of Summer and Auxiliary Programs.

• Summer at RE

  RE's Camp by the Bay for K-8 students is full, but summer sports camps and academic offerings remain open for registration! Visit the Summer Programs web page and register here for:

  • Sports camps and clinics for children entering K-12 grades
  • Academic enrichment opportunities for middle schoolers
  • Academic enrichment and leadership development for high schoolers

  Email us with any questions.

• Summer Reading

  MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Rising 6-8th:
  

  • English/History and Social Sciences Summer Reading

  
  UPPER SCHOOL
  English:
  

  • Rising 9th
  • Rising 10th
  • Rising 11th
  • Rising 12th
  • English 651: Literary Theory

  
  The complete summer reading list will be available on the Summer Reading web page, and on the myCOMPASS resource board, in late May.

• Fall Sports Information

  Find information about fall sports at the middle school.
  
  Information about fall sports at the upper school will be available here at a later date.
  
  Note that all required online school forms and FHSAA athletic participation forms (which will be shared with new and returning families by the end of May) must be submitted prior to tryouts or the fall preseason start dates (or by August 1 for winter and spring sports) for students to participate in tryouts or practices.
  
  

  For more information, contact athletics@ransomeverglades.org.

• School-Year Calendar

  We encourage you to use this calendar as you make plans for next year. As always, we request that families plan vacations, college visits, medical and other appointments, and other commitments at times that do not require students to miss classes.
  
  Key dates for parents next fall include parent conference days on October 17 and 20. We will share more details with you in the fall about how to schedule the conferences.
  

• Detailed School Calendar of Events

  The school calendar is very busy, and events are being added all the time.
  
  For more details on events or for dates of events not listed on this page, please consult the school calendar in myCOMPASS, or the events calendar on the school website if you do not have access to myCOMPASS.

• Students' Schedules

  Middle school students will receive their class schedules on or shortly before the first day of classes.
  
  In late June, class deans will share with upper school students the courses in which they have been enrolled (their detailed class schedules will be provided closer to the start of the school year). The upper school class deans are available at various times throughout the summer to work with students on any scheduling issues they might have after receiving their course lists. Instructions for contacting the deans were included with distributions of the course lists.

• Course of Study

  Please find a detailed look at our curriculum and course offerings for 2025-26 by reviewing our Course of Study.

• Student Clubs and Activities

  Students will learn about and sign up for clubs and activities during the long advisory period once school starts. In the meantime, they can peruse the current lists of clubs, organizations and activities on RE's Clubs and Activities web page.

• School ID / Yearbook Photos

  School photos will be taken during the first week of school; we will provide more information at a later date.

• Parent Volunteers Needed

  ​Please ​fill out the Parent Volunteer Opportunities interest form to find out how you can contribute to the Ransom Everglades Parents' Association (REPA), The Fund for RE and other opportunities. ​​
  
  For more information about REPA, visit the REPA resource page on the myCOMPASS resource board.
  
  For more information about The Fund for RE, email Melissa Bonafonte, Associate Director of Advancement.

• RE and Raider Gear

  online Raider store
  online RE Store
  Both Raider and RE gear are also available at our campus locations during the school year.

• Contact Information and Directions

  Contact Information and Directions