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Parent Planning Guide

The Parent Planning Guide contains the most important information to help you prepare your son for his year on The Point. The guide contains the most recent information about registration, the school calendar, student travel protocols, and our dress code.

Parent Planning Guide

2024-25 Student Handbook

The 2024-25 Student Handbook is the primary source of information for the school’s rules and guidelines.

Student Handbook 

2025-26 School Calendar

September 2025

• Thursday, September 4: Registration for all Grade 9 Students
• Saturday, September 6: Registration for all students in Grades 6-8
• Tuesday, September 9: First Day of Classes

October 2025

• Friday, October 17: Fall Family Weekend Begins
• Saturday, October 18: Fall Family Weekend Ends / Fall Long Weekend Begins
• Wednesday, October 22: Fall Long Weekend ends for Grades 6-8
• Friday, October 24: Students in Grade 9 due back on campus 

*The calendar is subject to change. For the most updated calendar, please refer to this School Calendar webpage often.

Tuition Payments and Methods

Blackbaud Tuition Management

Cardigan Mountain School partners with Blackbaud Tuition Management for tuition and fees. Blackbaud Tuition Management makes it easy for you to:

• Select a payment method that works best for you.
• You can pay by check, auto debit, or credit card.
• Pay fees through a variety of options, including a mobile app.
• Set-up auto-bill options for payment of ancillary fees.
• Manage your Blackbaud Tuition Management account online.
• Review and print your monthly or yearly billing details and payment history.
• Include all your students on one account for easier management.

Blackbaud Tuition Management

Wire Transfers

• Make an international wire transfer via FlyWire.
• For information about domestic wire transfers, contact JoAnn Rauert at jrauert@cardigan.org.

Non-Tuition Payments (by Credit Card)

• Pay an application fee or enrollment deposit by credit card.
• Make a secure deposit to a student debit account via credit card.

• Assistant Head of School & Dean of Faculty - Mr. Joe Doherty, jdoherty@cardigan.org
• Dean of Academics - Mr. Leo Connally, lconnally@cardigan.org
• Dean of Students - Mr. Nick Nowak, nnowak@cardigan.org
• Director of Athletics - Mr. Ryan Frost P’25 rfrost@cardigan.org
• Director of Health Services - Ms. Karen Gray RN, kgray@cardigan.org
• Student Accounts - Mrs. JoAnn Rauert, jrauert@cardigan.org
• Student Travel Coordinator - Ms. Erzi Willems, ewillems@cardigan.org
• School Store Manager - Mrs. Jamielynn Garland, jgarland@cardigan.org

Later this spring or over the summer you will be contacted by a current Cardigan parent through our “Connecting Families” program. This veteran Cardigan parent will be able to answer any questions that you may have about preparing your son (and your family!) to join the Cardigan community.

• Follow us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
• Athletics Calendar

The Plan of the Week can help you stay connected to everything happening at Cardigan. It's updated regularly so students, faculty, and families never miss a thing!

Plan of the Week