9:00 AM | Virtual Wake-Up Yoga
Led by Upper School Language teacher Alexis Frankel, the faculty came together during COVID-19 to maintain their valued connections through their shared yoga practice. They invite you to their “good vibes only” group.
10:00 AM | Virtual Poetry Reading
Join three esteemed members of the SCH community, Eliza Griswold '91, Syd Lea '60, and Iain Haley Pollock, as they share their poems in a virtual reading. Eliza is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author and poet. She is currently a contributing writer to The New Yorker and a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. Much-loved former faculty member Iain Haley Pollock is the author of "Ghost Like a Place" (NAACP Image Award Nominee) and "Spit Back a Boy" (Winner of the 2010 Cave Canem Poetry Prize). Syd Lea was the 2020 CHA Roll of Fame award winner, poet laureate of Vermont (2011-2015), and founder of the "New England Review." These poets will inspire us with their passion, insights, and lyricism.
11:00 AM | Alumni Tennis Round Robin at Steel Pavilion
Round robin followed by BYO picnic lunch, swag provided.
11:30 AM | Springside Milestone Luncheon and Chestnut Hill Academy Guard Luncheon at the Philadelphia Cricket Club
Please note: seating capacity will be limited based on the city of Philadelphia COVID restrictions.
2:00 PM | In-Person Campus Tours
Approved by the Board of Trustees in 2012, the 10-year Campus Master Plan has transformed our stunning 62-acre campus. Come and visit our new McCausland Lower School and Commons!
3:00 PM | In-Person Robotics Lab Open House
Over the past 10 years, SCH has placed students into the engineering programs at MIT, Caltech, Princeton, Penn, Columbia, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Johns Hopkins, RPI, WPI, Virginia Tech, Drexel, Temple, Rose-Hulman, and all 3 military academies. Visit the home of the 2019 World Robotics Champions to see first-hand where our passionate students learn through teamwork, collaboration, and a lot of trial and error.
3:00 PM | Players Tour of Restore the Rec Campaign
The Rec Performing Arts Center & Virtual
Construction on the Rec began in the summer of 1973, with help from the students, and it was completely refurbished and converted into the Performing Arts Center. It opened on January 17, 1974, with a Players production of The Fantasticks.
The current Players Board will share a feature film created by Robert Hass ’16 and Anab Aidid ’16 as well as the planned renovations to the Rec that will support SCH’s rich history of the arts. As the third and final phase of the school’s 2012 Campus Master Plan, the transformation of the Rec into a state-of-the-art facility will enhance all areas of our performing arts program.
After the presentation, we invite you to share your favorite Rec remembrance.
4:00 PM | In-Person Alumni Memorial Bench Dedications
McCausland Lower School & Commons Entrance
Given in memory of Springside alumnae: Sarah Hunter ’81 and Johanna Sigmund ’94.
5:00 PM | In-Person Alumni Cocktail Reception
Please note this event will be coordinated by decade and adhere to city of Philadelphia COVID restrictions regarding in-person events.
- 60s in The Exchange
- 70s in Maguire Stadium
- 80s at The Francis P. Steel Jr. '77 Pavilion
- 90s in The Wissahickon Inn Courtyard
- 00s-10s at the McCausland Lower School & Commons entrance garden
- 2015-2016 at the Commons by the Wissahickon Inn
Optional individual class events organized
by your reunion committee.
