Transportation

Buses School bus transportation is available for students in EC through grade 12, although students are reminded that riding the bus is a privilege.  To enjoy this privilege, students must be responsible for their actions and follow the bus rules.  Buses pick up students each morning in time to arrive to school by 7:45 a.m.  EC/K buses leave school at 1:00 p.m. and elementary buses leave at 2:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.  All students are dismissed early on Wednesdays, and buses leave school at 12:30 p.m. that day.  Buses also take home students at 3:30 when After-School Activities are over.    EC4 and Kindergarten student who stay for the After-School Fun Program from 1:05 - 2:00 on Tuesdays and Fridays may not stay on campus unsupervised until the 2:30 bus route.  Parents must pick them up at 2:00 when activities end.
Bus Rules All students are expected to obey the following bus rules to ensure that everyone has a safe ride. 1. Show respect for bus drivers, staff members, and students. 2. Remain properly seated with seat belts fastened until the bus comes to a complete stop at your bus stop. 3. Talk politely and quietly. 4. Keep the bus clean. Throw trash in the waste basket on the bus. 5. Do not throw objects out of windows. 6. Keep body parts inside the bus. 7. Elementary students sit toward the front and secondary students sit toward the back of the bus. 8. *Look both ways before crossing the street after the bus pulls away.
* Traffic laws in Peru do not require cars and other vehicles to stop for school buses, nor do pedestrians have the right of way. Therefore, extreme caution must be used when crossing streets.

Students who disobey bus rules are reported to the office. If misbehavior continues, students may have bus privileges taken away.

Car Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures

General  Parents may choose to drop off and pick up students by car at school.  The car pick up area is located at the end of the Alameda beyond the elementary soccer fields.  Parents are urged to take into consideration delays caused by heavy traffic and road construction so that students may be at school each morning by 7:55 a.m. and picked up promptly at dismissal (1:00 p.m. for EC3, EC4, and Kindergarten students; 2:20 p.m. for grade 1-5 students; or 12:20 p.m. on Wednesdays for all students).

Drop off Procedures  There are two lanes of through traffic in the car drop off/pick up area.  Cars dropping off students may use both lanes.  Students should have all of their belongings inside the car with them and be prepared to exit the car on the right-hand side.

Pick up Procedures  To facilitate the pick up of students after school, we ask that siblings always wait together in the area designated for the youngest child in the family.  For daily pick up of EC-Kindergarten children, parents may choose to park outside and walk on campus to get their children who are waiting with teachers on the Alameda, or they may drive into the school and collect their children in the car pick up area.  On Wednesdays, if EC-Kindergarten students have siblings in middle or high school, they may wait with the older siblings in the car pick up area for parents to pick them up.

EC3 & 4 and Grades 1-3 students are picked up in the lane to the RIGHT of the island.  Kindergarten, Grades 4-5 and all Middle and High School students are picked up in the lane to the LEFT of the island.  Guards will help students cross safely to the island.

Identification Sticker  Parents will need to get an identification sticker for their car from the Round House at the time of registration, so that the guards will allow them to enter the car drop off/pick up area.

Parking  Parents (or drivers) may not park cars inside when dropping off or picking up students.  Parking is available outside the school on Av. Las Palmeras for parents who wish to walk with their children to class in the morning or pick them up in the afternoon.  Parents are asked not to double park on Av. Las Palmeras.

Elementary students are not permitted to wait at the main gate for parents to pick them up.  Students must wait for their parents in front of the elementary office.

Walking Home  Students who live nearby may walk to and from school with their parents’ authorization.  They should enter and leave by the main gate near the Round House and are required to show their walking pass to the guards.  Walking passes are issued in the elementary office.

Permission Slips  Whenever students go to a friend’s house after school or plan to leave by different means of transportation than usual, they are required to bring a note from their parents giving permission.  When they arrive at school in the morning, students should give the permission note to the classroom teacher or to a secretary in the elementary office who will issue a yellow permission slip to the student.  For the safety of students, permission given by telephone is not acceptable.

Permission for Transporting Groups of Students to Parties After School  If you plan to take a group of students to your child’s birthday party or other event after school, you must complete the appropriate procedures and forms available in the elementary office.  Parents are asked to make arrangements with secretaries several days before the activity.