The Bridge Program is a tradition designed to welcome new incoming Third Formers to the upper school community. This longstanding tradition is pivotal in helping new students grow acclimated to the brotherhood and upper school expectations.
The Signet Society, a group of peer-elected Sixth Form student leaders, worked with Upper School Head Mr. Mark Fifer and Dean of Students Mr. Luqman Kolade to organize the event in June.
During the program, students participated in icebreakers to get to know one another and begin forming classwide bonds.
The Bridge Program is part of a larger effort by the school to focus on community building and cultivating peer relationships.
“The Bridge Program is an integral part of the orientation experience for our brand new Third Formers,” Third Form Dean Mr. Stephen Cloran said.
“It’s both a transformational and a nuts-and-bolts program to prepare the boys. When I talk to the boys during the early weeks of school, they all comment on how helpful and rewarding the Bridge Program was. Mr. Kolade does such a great job leading this critical orientation experience.”
Another welcome event is the Third Form orientation and family breakfast taking place on Tuesday, September 3, the day before opening day. Students and their parents or guardians gather for breakfast to meet faculty and key contributors to Third Former’s school year.
In his email to the community outlining back-to-school events and procedures, Mr. Fifer wrote, “After the breakfast, the Third Form boys will remain until 1:15 p.m. during which they will proceed through an orientation program that will allow them to meet their teachers, advisors, and student leaders and learn more about the upper school program.”
