Conferences this fall will be held on Thursday, November 4th and Friday, November 5th. There will be no school these days.
General Conference Information:
This fall, we will offer a hybrid model of conferences for those families with an increased need for COVID-19 protection. If you are vaccinated, comfortable and able, we request your presence for an in-person conference (everyone must wear a mask and be COVID-symptom free). Should you need a virtual conference over Zoom, you will have that option. We ask that all unvaccinated caregivers sign up for a virtual conference.
Students in grades 5-12 are with the student, caregiver, & the student's advisor or classroom guide.
Students in grades 1-4 are with caregiver and the guide only.
If you require an interpreter for conferences, please email office@greatriverschool.org with the language required so we can set that up.
Sign up Here with your student's advisor (adolescent) or classroom guide (elementary). Unsure who their advisor is? Ask them! Or you can email office@greatriverschool.org and we can look it up for you.
Multiple Households/Families - if your child splits time between two households and both caregivers want/need to attend the conference, please schedule it together. If this is not possible, exceptions can be made by emailing the Program Director of your level.
If you have specific concerns that you want to discuss with a guide who is not your student's advisor, please contact them directly to discuss via phone or email, or set up a meeting before or after conference days. All guides will be able to talk with you about students' overall academic standing. Guides will be booked all day on both days in conferences with their own advisees.
More than one child at GRS? Sign up early to maximize your chances of getting back-to-back appointments!
Contribute to the Faculty Potluck!
The fall conference potluck tradition is back! We need families to volunteer their time and provide food for our hard-working staff.
We need support to pull of a great show of appreciation. Here are some particular areas of need:
On-site volunteers throughout conferences
Soups, salads & breads for Thursday lunch
Sandwich fixings for Friday lunch
Hearty breakfast items & bagels for Friday breakfast
Taco fixings for Thursday dinner
Snacks & drinks
There are plenty of other needs as well—browse the whole signup here!