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Community Handbook

• 2020-2021 Community Handbook

Boarding & Host Family Guidebook

• Boarding Guidebook

Lower School
SSFS provides all the needed school technology like iPads and Chromebooks. All apps and other needed technology will be provided by the school.

Middle School
Middle school students need family-owned devices for daily school use. Beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, 6th grade students will use chromebooks, and 7th and 8th grade students will continue to use iPads. The chromebooks for 6th grade are being purchased by the school. New 7th grade students to the Middle School will be expected to purchase an iPad for school use. New 8th grade students are offered a one year iPad lease option.

• See Middle School Computer Requirements for 2020-2021
• Review the New Family Technology Set Up Checklist

Upper School
Our Upper School has a Bring Your Own Device program, also known as "BYOD." All students in the Upper School must have a mobile device available on a daily basis for school work. This device can be a Mac laptop, Windows laptop,, Chromebook, iPad, or other similar device. Because of its keyboard and screen size, a mobile phone is not considered an adequate device for school.

• See US BYOD requirements here.

• Review the New Family Technology Set Up Checklist

Purchasing and Repair Options

Device purchase: Except for 6th grade, all student-owned devices will need to be purchased from an outside retailer by the family. SSFS does not facilitate this process. It is extremely important to purchase good protective cases for student devices, and also a service plan for getting the devices repaired should it become damaged. A service plan like AppleCare or Worth Avenue is strongly recommended. 

Loaner Program: SSFS has a loaner program that is used to help students maintain their mobile device used for school work while their device is being repaired. An iPad or Chromebook will be loaned to students for up to two weeks during this repair cycle. All middle and upper school students have access to this program.

Device repair: Except for the new chromebook program in 6th grade, SSFS does not offer hardware repair services for student devices (e.g. broken screens or non-functional devices.) The tech department can assist in initial diagnosis and troubleshooting, but the process of all hardware repairs is handled by families. Students may borrow a loaner device from the tech department for the duration of the repair.