FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - FEBRUARY BREAK

What dates are February break?

Friday, February 11, 2022 to Sunday, February 20, 2022.
Boarders can return to campus on February 20, with the first day of school and lessons on Monday, February 21, 2022.

Will the boarding Houses remain open over Winter break?

No. Our Boarding Houses will close at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 12.

Can students make plans to stay elsewhere over the break?

• Students can stay with family or a guardian in the UK.

• Students can stay with host families (pending school checks).

• Students can fly home but should be wary of changeable travel restrictions and variable entry requirements. Travel advice should be studied carefully prior to booking travel. Please pay special attention to testing requirements related to your travel destination and for your return to the UK. The following websites will provide you with this valuable information:

  • Foreign travel: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice

  • Travel to the UK: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-to-england-from-another-country-during-coronavirus-covid-19

From 4 a.m. on Friday, February 11, travel measures for those arriving in the UK change in the following ways:

• All testing requirements will be removed for eligible fully vaccinated arrivals, with only a Passenger Locator Form now required.
• Arrivals who are not recognized as fully vaccinated will only need to take a pre-departure test and a PCR test on or before Day 2 after they arrive in the UK.
• Under 18s will be treated as fully vaccinated.