Back to School

List of 20 items.

• School Forms (due August 1)

  RE families can find instructions here on completing required medical and online-only school forms as well as athletic forms for the 2025-26 school year.

  
  At your earliest convenience, please complete the forms for each of your children, updating contact, emergency and medical information, and giving or declining permissions for certain school activities.
  
  All school forms are due August 1. Students whose school forms are not complete and submitted will not be able to begin school or participate in any school activities until they are submitted.

• Orientation for New Students and those in Grades 6 and 9

  On Monday, August 18, all ninth graders should plan to attend a two-hour “jumpstart” workshop on organizational skills, time management and other executive functioning skills. The workshop takes place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the upper school. Please see this email for more information.
  
  On Tuesday, August 19, all ninth graders and new upper school students should plan to attend our Raider REady Orientation at the upper school. On that date, all sixth graders and new middle school students should attend our Raider REady Orientation at the middle school.
  
  More information on the schedule will be provided closer to the opening of school. Note that RE will take a legacy photo (a photo of students in the Class of 2032 who have one or two RE alumni parents) in the middle school gymnasium on Tuesday, August 19. 
  
  Students in all grades will report for the official first day of school on Wednesday, August 20.

• 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.

• Middle School Supplies List

  Middle school supplies list

• 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.

• Student Parking Near the Upper School

  Please see this communication for information on available parking close to the Ransom Campus for 2025-26. (As in previous years, seniors will park on campus sharing a space with one other senior. The Dean of Students will send an email with further information during the summer.)

• Summer Reading

  summer reading list

• Fall Sports Information

  Find information about fall sports at the middle school.
  
  Several upper school fall sports hold preseason practices before classes begin. (The start dates of all upper school fall sports are listed below.) Please note that no middle school teams will commence practice before the first day of school on August 20.

   

  Note that all required online school forms and FHSAA athletic participation forms must be submitted prior to tryouts or the fall preseason start dates listed below (or by August 1 for winter and spring sports) for students to participate in tryouts or practices.

   

  Upper School Sports Preseason Start Dates, Fall Season 2025

  Crew: August 21

  Cross Country: August 4

  Football: July 28

  Golf: August 18

  Sailing: August 21

  Swimming: August 11
  Girls’ JV Volleyball: August 11

  Girls’ Varsity Volleyball: July 28

   

  Middle school sports will start no earlier than August 20.
  
  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.
  

• Daily Schedules

  Daily Schedules

• 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