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Middle School Orientation for 6th Grade and New Students

Everglades Campus (Middle School)
Middle School Raider REady Orientation Schedule
  • 8 - 8:30 a.m.: Arrival and check-in. Students and parents should report to the front office in order to be checked in and directed to their advisory locations. Faculty, staff and student ambassadors will be available to assist.
  • 8:15 a.m.: Photo of our “legacy” families in the Class of 2032 (sixth graders who have RE alumni parents) in the gymnasium, which is located on the second floor above the front office/atrium in the Moceri Community Center. RE alumni parents should accompany their children to the photo.  
  • 8:30 - 9:15 a.m.: Parents and students meet as a group in advisory with their advisors.
  • 9:45 - 10:15 a.m.: Parents, students and advisors gather in Swenson Hall for an assembly where they will hear from school leaders including Head of School Rachel Rodriguez and Head of the Middle School Pete DiPace. 
  • 10:15 - 11 a.m.: Parents remain in assembly. Students return to advisory.
  • 11 a.m.: Parent portion of orientation concludes. Parents depart campus. Students continue activities.
    • Students tour campus, receive laptops, spend additional time in advisory, have lunch, receive locker assignments and ask questions. 
  • 2:15 p.m.: Parents return to campus to pick up their children.  
Please note:
  • Parking in our main parking lot is limited, so please carpool or rideshare if possible. Plan to arrive between 8 - 8:30 a.m. Once the main parking lot fills up, overflow parking will be available in a lot just north of the middle school.
  • Students should wear their school uniforms and bring a backpack, water bottle, notebook and pen. 
  • Cell phones, smart watches and other electronic devices should be left at home for orientation. (Beginning on the first full day of school Wednesday, August 20, students may bring phones or smart watches to school, but they must be kept off or on silent and stored in the student’s backpack or locker from drop off until pick up.)
Upon returning for pick-up at 2:15 p.m., parents are to remain in their cars. Students will be escorted to cars as the cars proceed around the parking loop. Please follow the directions of the guards to ensure a safe and orderly pick up.
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2045 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Phone: 305 250 6850

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3575 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Phone: 305 460 8800

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Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.


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