8:30 am - 7:00 pm

Newly enrolling students arrive with their parents for enrollment.  Re-enrolling families arrive on campus, and students move into their dorm rooms.

Families are encouraged to arrive before 5:00 pm.  This allows time for enrollment and students moving into dorms and settling in before bedtime. Snacks and meals will be provided throughout the day.

Complimentary transportation from the Portland airport will be provided for students who are traveling alone and arriving before 9:00 pm on 9/7/2026. If you have not done so already, you can provide the school with your child’s travel information here.

Students will participate in a fun and engaging orientation session, learn more about life at Delphian, and meet with student council members and faculty to set them up for success in the fall term and beyond.

7:30 am - 8:30 am 

Breakfast in the dining room

8:30 am Lower School

Students begin their first day of school in the Lower School

8:30 am- 4:30 pm Elementary and Middle School Orientation Activities

Students meet in the classroom for roll call
 

8:45 am- 4:00 pm Upper School Orientation Activities

Students meet at the buses by the gym

6:00 pm- 8:00 pm

Upper School sports tryouts

4:45 pm 

Welcome BBQ at the playground

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Rec Room student store open for purchasing personal items, snacks, and games

8:00 pm

Students meet in their dorms for orientation

Parents will have the opportunity to meet faculty members and administrators, explore Delphian, and attend seminars covering topics from sports and community service to academics and campus life.

All talks, except for optional mid-afternoon seminars, will be at Larson Hall (across the street and down the stairs from main school building)

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM - Breakfast in the Dining Room

8:15 AM - 9:00 AM - Coffee, tea, and light snacks are available at Larson Hall. Parents mix and mingle.

9:00 AM - Welcome to Delphian - Bridgette, Head of Admissions

9:15 AM - Welcome from the Delphian School Board

9:25 AM - Welcome from the Delphian Parent Community

9:45 AM -10:15 AM  - Message from Trevor Ott, Head of School

10:15 AM -10:30 AM - Short break

10:30 AM -11:45 AM  - Message from Trevor Ott, Head of School

11:45 AM -12:30 PM - Lunch in the Dining Room

12:30 PM - Faculty Panel with Q&A led by Jordan Siegel, Dean  

2:15 PM - Optional seminar in the Computer Lab - Preparing for College - Emily Dambrin, College and Career Counselor 

2:15 PM -Optional seminar in the Form 4 Classroom on the 2nd Floor - Overcoming Inertia: The Secret to Getting Things Done - Tami McCole, Elementary School Head

2:00 PM - 4:45 PM - Meet with your child’s supervisor for further orientation (in the classrooms) 

2:30 PM - 4:45 PM - Buggy tours of campus (sign up for tours at Larson Hall)

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM - Meet the ES-US School Heads (in the classrooms)

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM - Orientation for Lower School parents in the Lower School

4:45 PM - Welcome BBQ at the playground 

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