Tutoring

bement.org, and Student Health Services at shs@bement.org. For international travel, many procedures are time sensitive. If your child has special needs, e.g. visas, attend to them immediately to eliminate the need for costly and time-consuming emergency action here at school. To enter the U.S., international students must show a valid student visa, passport, and I-20. Each international student should travel with the Bement-issued travel wallet that contains the student’s passport, I-20 form, and important Bement phone numbers. Upon arrival at Bement, we will verify the status and validity of all SEVIS-sensitive documentation. Students with non compliant documentation will not be allowed to register at Bement. The travel wallets are collected and stored safely in a safe in the director of residential life’s office. The school’s PDSO will maintain student visas and provide signatures required for travel to allow for easy travel into and out of the United States.

Tutoring

From time to time, your child may require tutoring and/or additional academic support beyond that provided by extra help sessions with teachers. Tutoring and/or additional support may be requested for academic subjects, language development, preparation for SSAT or TOEFL, secondary school applications, and other enrichments. All inquiries regarding arranging a tutor through Bement must go through the director of learning services. Bement maintains a list of approved and vetted tutors for academic subjects, organizational skills, and study strategies. SSAT and TOEFL preparation are also available. These tutors will be scheduled to meet students on campus. For boarding students, the timing of the tutoring will be coordinated by the director of residential life. Additional fees for tutoring will be billed through the business office and charged to the families Blackbaud Tuition Management account. If you prefer to pursue an outside tutor who will work with your child either off- campus or on-line, we ask that you schedule the tutoring within the following windows of time: Sundays from 8:00-11:30 a.m., 2:30- 5:15 p.m., 7:30-8:30 p.m. or Monday through Friday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Parents should inform the director of residential life of any tutoring sessions who in turn will communicate with dorm parents. Tutoring will not occur on Saturdays to allow time for dorm activities and Bement athletic contests.