We know that you have many questions as you prepare to arrive in Boise. Here are a few answers that we hope are helpful! Please reach out to Bob Carignan, Head of School, or Andy Johnson, Director of the Middle and High Schools, for any additional questions.
Should I share my travel plans with the school?
Yes! Please be sure to email your travel itinerary to Sarah Taylor, Admissions Assistant. She can help coordinate airport pickups.
When do I move in?
Official move-in date is Monday, August 22. Please keep an eye out for more details on the day's activities, location, and specific timeframes.
What meals does the school provide?
The school will provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner Monday through Friday, and brunch and dinner on the weekends.
We will take students grocery shopping weekly in order to purchase snacks if they wish.
The residence will have a beautiful state-of-art kitchen in which snacks can be stored and prepared. Our Residential Coordinators, Mary and Margaret, will help students with organization of snacks.
When will I know who my roommate is? We know it's difficult to wait but we are purposefully delaying sharing roommate details until move-in so that everyone meets at the same time! We have are a wonderful group of students joining us and we can't wait to introduce you all to each other!
How will I get from the dorm to the school? Or to shopping if I need something? As a reminder, we will provide transportation to and from school each day, as well as to school activities. Regularly scheduled shopping trips will take place as well. With our downtown location, we anticipate many group activities to movies, theatres, museums, shopping, or restaurants that will be within walking distance of the dorm.
What is the dorm name? You may have noticed that we are calling our new dorm, Riverstone House. We've chosen this because your dorm is much more than a building. We know that our school community will become not only your home, but your family.
We are planning many activities that include our day students so that you have lots of opportunities to soak up American and Idaho culture, while making lifelong friends. We want Riverstone International School be a wonderful place for you to make friends and grow, academically and personally.
Within Riverstone House, our gathering space is called Basecamp, a reference to the fact that we anticipate many adventures launching from this area. Whether it's getting together for a pizza dinner or group trip to the movies, or preparing for a Riverstone outdoor trip, we'll meet at Basecamp and venture onward together!
When will I receive my class schedule? Classes are taken from 8:30 AM - 3:05 PM each day. Students will receive their individual schedules on the first day of school, Monday, August 29.
What should I be packing? Be sure to download our suggested packing list here!
When will the dorms be closed for holidays?
Please download a school calendar here.
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Dorm closes
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Dorm reopens
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Winter Break 2016
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Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 2:00 PM
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Saturday, December 31, 2017 at 2:00 PM (CORRECTED FROM PREVIOUS
NEWSLETTER)
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Spring Break 2017*
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Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 2:00 PM
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Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 2:00 PM
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Summer 2017
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Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 2:00 PM
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*Riverstone is exploring the possibility of an optional trip at additional cost over Spring Break 2017. Please also look at the entire school year calendar for 2016-17 at our website here.
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We would like to introduce you to our second Residential Coordinator, Margaret Major. Margaret and Mary Stewart will be ensuring the health and well-being of our residential community. We are thrilled to have her joining the Rivestone team! 
