General permission to go on field trips and to participate in all activities with the School is requested on the students’ enrollment contract. Any written restriction on this general permission will be carefully respected. Nearby trips will not be announced unless the nature of the trip requires it. Longer day trips will be announced.
Departure and return times are provided in a letter to families prior to the trip. If the trip is unexpectedly delayed and the return time is going to be much later than originally communicated, families will be notified via the Honeywell Alert System.
Teachers will leave a message for families upon arrival and may provide periodic updates via email. Trip photos taken by staff will be shared via the Mead School website, school hallway monitors and/or the weekly e-note after the students return. Photos will not be sent to families during trips.
Unfortunately there are times when students are sick or required to leave a trip early. If such a situation arises, parents/families must make arrangements to transport a child home.
As required by Connecticut State Law, all children under the age of four will use a car seat when on a field trip, whether in a car or in the school’s activity bus. Parents and guardians must provide their child with a car seat for these occasions. Although we recommend that any small child, regardless of age, use a car seat, children age four or older will not be required to do so. Parents and guardians of children four and older wanting their child to use a car seat must inform the School in writing of their desire and provide a car seat for the trip.
