We can’t wait to see you on campus this summer! Our arrival day for Summer Session is Sunday, July 2, 2023 and our departure days are Saturday, July 22 (three-week session) or Friday, August 4 (five-week session).
Arrival and Departure Information
ARRIVAL
- All students are expected to arrive to campus on Sunday, July 2nd, 2023.
- Registration on July 2nd begins at 11:00am and continues throughout the day until all students have arrived to campus.
Note: Housing and dining facilities are not available for students before Sunday, July 2nd or after Friday, August 4th.
- If you are unable to drive your child directly to campus, Summer Session provides a chaperoned bus service from Logan Airport to Cushing on Sunday, July 2nd, 2023. There is a $75 fee for this service. While completing the enrollment contract, you will have the option of reserving a place for your child on one of these charter buses.
- Because of the number of students requiring transportation to campus, flights must be scheduled to arrive at Logan between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm on Sunday, July 2nd, 2023.
- Dressed in purple Cushing shirts, Summer Session staff will meet all flights and provide chaperoned transportation to campus from Boston-Logan International Airport for all students scheduled to arrive between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm. Throughout the day, Cushing’s arrival staff remain in frequent contact with the Summer Session Office, which will be monitoring flights, updating travel information, and managing the logistics of transporting students to campus.
- When students arrive, they should go directly to Baggage Claim, where a Cushing representative will meet them. After collecting their luggage, students are accompanied by the Cushing representative to the Hilton Boston Logan Hotel, where they will wait until their charter bus or van departs for campus, which is approximately a ninety-minute drive from the airport.
- Late Arrivals: Students scheduled to arrive at Logan International Airport after 6:00 pm on July 2ndmust make arrangements in advance to stay overnight at the Hilton Boston Logan Hotel. A Cushing charter bus will leave from the Hilton Boston Logan Hotel at 8:30 am on Monday, July 3rd, to transport students to campus.
Students who arrive after 6:00 pm on July 2nd and who are staying overnight at the Hilton Boston Logan Hotel will be met by a Cushing representative at the baggage claim area and transported from the airport to the hotel.
Reservations for your child’s overnight stay must be made through the Hilton Boston Logan Hotel, which has reserved a group of rooms exclusively for Cushing Summer Session families. These rooms will be in close proximity to those used by Cushing’s arrival staff. To reserve a room for July 2nd, contact the Hilton Boston Logan Hotel Reservations at (617) 568-6700 or (800) 445-8667. Reservations must be paid in advance by credit card. Families should make sure that their child knows the confirmation number of the reservation. Cushing Academy Summer Session cannot make reservations for students.
Note: While Cushing Academy’s arrival team will be at the Hilton Boston Logan Hotel after 6:00 pm on July 2nd to check students in, to answer students’ questions, and to provide information about Monday morning’s bus to campus, they will NOT be able to provide the level of supervision that is given on campus. Therefore, we encourage you to make every effort to schedule your child’s arrival before 6:00 pm on July 2nd.
DEPARTURE
Travel should be arranged for students to depart from Cushing on Saturday, July 22nd (three-week session), or Friday, August 4th (five-week session). Any changes in return tickets are the responsibility of the parent, and all changes must be submitted in writing to the Summer Session Office no later than Friday, July 22, 2023. Cushing cannot take responsibility for students with a stand-by reservation. Every student should have a reservation for a confirmed seat on his or her return flight.
If your child is departing from Boston’s Logan International Airport, Summer Session provides a chaperoned bus service from Cushing to Logan on Saturday, July 22nd (three-week session), or Friday, August 4th (five-week session). There is a $75 fee for this service. While completing the required Summer Session Enrollment Forms, you will have the option of reserving a place for your child on one of these charter buses.
UNACCOMPANIED MINOR INFORMATION
If your child is unaccustomed to traveling alone, you may wish to contact your airline to inquire about its “Unaccompanied Minor” services and policies. Each airline has its own policy. See information below. In most cases, upon request, unaccompanied minor services will be provided for a nominal service fee per connecting flight for minors between the ages of 12 and 17 who are traveling alone. Please contact your airline with any specific questions. Upon your child’s departure from Cushing, we must arrange for a Cushing representative to bring him/her to the airline desk. Cushing’s fee for accompanying your minor child is $75.00 and must be paid in advance. Please use the Airport Transportation Form.
If you are using the “Unaccompanied Minor” service, provide the airline with the pick-up name of “Cushing Academy Representative.” Our representative will be wearing a purple Cushing shirt and a photo ID.
Questions? Connect With Our Director
Our Director of Summer Programs, Bob Macioci, would love to connect with you! Send him an email at [email protected] or call (978) 827-7700.
Bob Macioci
Director of Summer Programs
Cushing Academy Summer Session
39 School Street
Ashburnham, MA 01430
Phone: (978) 827-7700
Fax: (978) 827-7087
[email protected]