Optional Events & Forms
Required Forms
Food Prep Form (due 08/31)
Optional Events
The events listed below are optional and are ways for all students to connect across degree programs, modalities, and years. Required residency events and content for low-residency students are listed on the Residency Schedule page
Note: students who are not required to attend residency (On-Campus and Low-Residency students who are not registered for a residency course) are welcome to attend afternoon sessions titled “Interdisciplinary Teaching Time” and “Respond and Reflect.” Only students who are registered for residency courses may attend morning sessions titled “Teaching Time.”
Welcome (Back) Reception
Wednesday, September 9 | 5:00-7:00 pm
All students who are local or in town for residency are invited to an open-house-style reception in the Commons with charcuterie, desserts, alcoholic and nonalcoholic refreshments! Come enjoy informal space to unwind from the day and reconnect as we launch another school year together.
Thursday, September 10 | 5:00-7:00pm
Starting school can often feel like drinking water from a fire hose. Join us for Vespers, a time to step away from the busyness and simply breathe in a space between spaces.
Vespers is a student-led communal, sacred, experiential time. Everyone is invited to attend and participate as they feel comfortable. We’ll tell stories, sing together, share poems and scripture, and settle back into our bodies through immersive experiences.
This is not another session to attend or task to complete. It’s a chance to let go of what the day has asked of you and to rest alongside your community. Come as you are, however full or frayed you’re feeling. All are welcome.
Kind of like a book fair…Celebrating two new books from Seattle School collaborators
Postponed to mid-January 2027
As we get closer to September, Student Groups will schedule gatherings during lunches and other free time in the week. Stay tuned!
Want to host a student meet-up or outing during Residency? Contact Becca (rshirley@theseattleschool.edu) to get on the schedule.
Thursday, September 10 | 12:00-2:00pm
- Academic Advising Drop-in – Nicholas Diaz & Tina Shelton in the SAS Suite (207)
Friday, September 11 | 12:00-2:00pm
- Academic Advising Drop-in – Nicholas Diaz & Tina Shelton in the SAS Suite (207)
- Accommodations or Vocational Advising – Daniel Tidwell-Davis in the SAS Suite (207)