Winter Gathering
Winter Gathering at Lawrenceville
Saturday and Sunday, February 4-5, 2012
Come join us for the 2012 Winter Gathering and attend classes with your child, sit in on a master class, and participate in a variety of workshops pertaining to life at Lawrenceville. Registration will be available online beginning Friday, January 13 and will run through Monday, Januuary 30. Note: Online registration is REQUIRED if you plan to attend a Master class or other Winter Gathering events.
NOTES
- Please keep in mind that the Fourth Form parents opening college counseling session will take place on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. Important details related to the college search process will be discussed at that meeting. If you plan to attend, please do not sign up for a master class, which will be held at the same time.
- Students may leave campus with their parents for a brief winter break immediately following their commitments on Saturday. Boarders are to return by 7:00 PM on Monday, February 6. Classes will resume Tuesday morning, February 7.
FRIDAY NIGHT EVENTS
If you are in town Friday evening, you are invited to attend:
- A Multicultural Committee Book Discussion – Topic: How stereotypes limit your children’s achievements. Friday, February 3 at 5:30 p.m. in Foundation House, with a reception immediately following. Join Dr. Kevin Mattingly and Dr. Bill Williams for a book discussion about Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us, by Claude M. Steele.
- An open music rehearsal from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in Clark Music Center.
Local Overnight Accommodations
We suggest that you make a reservation as soon as possible at an area hotel. For your convenience, we have blocked a limited number of rooms at local hotels. Mention Lawrenceville Winter Gathering when you book your room to get the discount.
How To Register
Winter Gathering registration will begin on January 13 and end on January 30. If you have questions, please contact Marge Sciarrotta at (609) 895-2087 or msciarrotta@lawrenceville.org.
Note: Online registration is required if you plan to attend a Master Class or other Winter Gathering events.
On the registration page, please indicate in the box on the right the number of parents attending. Then select a master class, if you are planning to attend one. If the class you select is filled, try another. Following the list of master classes, please indicate how many adults, if any, plan to attend lunch, wine and cheese gatherings, Saturday dinner and Sunday brunch.
- On or after January 13, go to www.lawrenceville.org/ParentsNet
- Log in to Parents’ Net with your User ID and Password
- Under New Announcements, click on “Winter Gathering Registration Now Available” and follow the instructions.
Schedule of events:
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| 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
SCHEDULES, ANSWERS, AND MORE Kirby Arts Center lobby Stop by to have all your questions answered, pick up your class visitation schedule, and enjoy refreshments in the Café. |
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| 8:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. |
BACK TO SCHOOL Attend classes with your son or daughter
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| 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
ART AUCTIONS AND STUDENT EXHIBITION Gruss Center of Visual Art Student/Faculty Art Auction – Hosted by the Humanitarian Aid Society, all money raised will be used to support the many student organizations that help others locally and globally. Art Auction Details |
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| 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. |
COLLEGE COUNSELING OPENING SESSION For Fourth Form Parents Only (due to space limitations) Kirby Arts Center It officially begins!! In this College Counseling kick-off session, the College Counselors will offer an overview of the upcoming college search process, discuss important details and available resources, distribute information, and explain the Winter Gathering programming. |
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| 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. |
MASTER CLASSES Experience a class taught by one of our master teachers. We will offer several classes across a range of disciplines with you as the student. |
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| 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
LUNCH IN THE HOUSES For Parents and Students This lunch is an opportunity to meet the house team as well as the families of your child’s housemates. II, III and IV Form parents and students will have lunch in their students’ Houses. All V Form parents and students will dine together in Abbott Dining Room. |
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| 12:45 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. |
AFTERNOON ATHLETICS Athletics Schedule. |
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| 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES FAIR Irwin Dining Center Pick up information from expedition companies on summer programs and talk with representatives from semester programs |
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| 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | COLLEGE ADMISSIONS 101 For Fourth Form Parents Only (due to space limitations) Kirby Arts Center College Counselors will use their own past admissions experience and current national trends to explain in detail how colleges build an incoming class. |
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| 1:15 p.m.– 2:00 p.m. |
LAWRENCEVILLE GOING FORWARD Heely Room, second floor of Woods Memorial Hall Head Master Liz Duffy will share future plans for the School and answer your questions. |
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| 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 pm. | COLLEGE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEES For Fourth Form Parents Only (due to space limitations) Abbott Dining Hall In this session parents will have the opportunity to evaluate actual college applications, deliberate over candidates and make admission decisions in an authentic committee format. |
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| 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | TRADITIONS AT LAWRENCEVILLE AND BEYOND Ambrecht Room, Noyes History Building Dean of Students Nancy Thomas P’04 ’07 and Dean of Residential Life Brian Daniell will lead a discussion about what constitutes healthy and unhealthy traditions, and how we can all help students make good decisions here, at college, and beyond. |
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| 3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. | THE FUTURE OF SCHOOLS: LEARNING IN A DIGITAL AGE Ambrecht Room, Noyes History Building Dean of Faculty Kevin Mattingly P'99 '01 and Dean of Academics Kari Ostrem will discuss how the way we learn will change dramatically in the coming years. |
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| 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | INDIVIDUAL COUNSELOR PRESENTATIONS For Fourth Form Parents Only (due to space limitations) Locations to be announced College Counselors will gather with parents of their counselees to discuss the year ahead and answer questions related to the college search process. |
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| 4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. |
WINE AND CHEESE GATHERINGS For Parents by Form (Map) |
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| Fifth and Third Form Parents In the home of CFO Wes Brooks ’71 P’03 ’05 and Kate Brooks, hosted by Wes Brooks and Medical Director Robin Karpf P'11. Second Form Parents Fourth Form Parents |
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| 5:45 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. |
BUFFET DINNER Irwin Dining Center For all students, parents and faculty |
Sunday, February 5, 2012 (return to top)
| 9:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
COLLEGE COUNSELING WORKSHOPS Open to all parents and students Heely Room, Memorial Hall, second floor 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
| 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
BRUNCH Irwin Dining Center |