NAME - thanks for your message, and congratulations on your student's acceptance! We have an incoming families website with some tentative basics.

In terms of purchasing plane tickets right now for move-in and Orientation, you may wish to delay that purchase (or buy flexible tickets now/be willing to pay change fees later). In May, our New Students website will go live with information about pre-Orientation programs (which take place a few days before official move-in), so if your Deac is interested in one of those programs, their arrival date will be different than the official move-in date for all new students. 


In terms of actual parent and family Orientation proper, for travel planning purposes, family orientation activities begin on August XX and will conclude by 7:30 p.m. on August XX.

We often use the phrase "use a pencil, not a pen" in terms of planning, and that can be a good guideline until our New Students website goes live in May. Hopefully this gives you more context to make the decisions that are best for your family.

We look forward to getting to know your family over the next four years. Please be in touch if we can assist you.


Best,

Betsy