Arrival + Departure Information
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Residential Student Arrival Information
Registration for residential students begins at 1:00pm on Arrival Day. Because we need to prepare for your arrival, campus buildings will not be open before 1:00pm. Students should plan to arrive between 1:00pm and 4:00pm. Parents are asked to leave the campus no later than 4:30pm.
TRAVEL BY PLANE — EXPLO will provide transportation from Boston's Logan Airport for students whose flights are scheduled to arrive from 12:00pm until 5:00pm. Our staff, wearing bright orange EXPLO T-shirts and photo IDs, will be located at the Baggage Pick-Up Area of each of the major terminals of the airport. Please schedule flights to arrive between 12:00pm and 5:00pm. We also encourage families to book their students' transportation through our travel partner, Colpitts World Travel at 781.326.7800, ext. 460.
Arriving students should go to the Baggage Pick-Up Area and look for staff in orange EXPLO T-shirts. Airport policies prohibit our staff members from greeting students at their gates. If arriving early, wait at the Baggage Pick-Up Area for our staff.
TRAVEL BY CAR — Follow these driving directions to the Wellesley College Campus. Once on campus, follow signs to EXPLO at Wellesley. On Arrival Day, we will have staff at various points along the road to give further instructions regarding luggage drop-off and registration. There will be parking available for cars once unloaded.
Residential Student Departure Information
All students MUST depart by NOON.
If you are picking up your child in a car, please arrive between 8:30am and 11:30am. Students will pack the night before and be ready for your pick-up, along with their luggage, on the quad. Signs and EXPLO staff will direct your car through our pick-up procedure, and assist in loading the car.
Our buses will take students to Logan Airport from approximately 5:00am until 12:00pm. Please arrange for your student's flight to depart Logan Airport between 8:00am and 2:00pm. EXPLO staff will assist students to airport security, and remain at the airport until we have confirmation that all flights have departed. If transportation to the airport is needed earlier than our first bus, we will help students arrange for a taxi or car service, but we will not have staff available to accompany them to the airport.
* Note for Residential Students Attending Two Sessions:
On Saturday, July 21, 2012, first session residential students will be departing. New residential students will arrive the next day. Parents or friends may want to sign out six-week students on Saturday. Students leaving campus should be picked up by 12:00pm on Saturday and returned to the program on Sunday between the hours of 1:00pm and 5:00pm. Students should sign in and out at the Main Office since we will not have staff available on campus to be with students. We take all six-week students remaining on campus on an extended Saturday trip, featuring lunch, dinner, and evening entertainment. This allows us to clean and freshen the dorms for the next session's students arriving the next day. Students who participate in our afternoon/evening trip on Saturday, July 21, will be charged $90.
