What to know in the first 24 hours

Within the first 24 hours of arriving at RIC, you will have:

1. Met your Houseparents

2. Settled into your room

3. Met your boarding buddy

4. Eaten in the canteen

5. Toured the site

6. Met your Personal Tutor

7. Met your academic heads (if you arrive on a Sunday or weekday)

Within the first 24 hours of arriving at RIC, you will have:

1. Met the nursing team

2. Provided any medication in room to the boarding team for review

3. Had a medical examination if you have any pre-existing requirements

4. Understood dispensing protocols if you are on repeat prescriptions

5. Know how to report sickness in the mornings

6. Know what to do on weekends if you feel unwell

Within the first 24 hours of arriving at RIC, you will have visited:

1. Your boarding house

2. Gordon House and Dickens House

3. The laundry

4. The canteen

5. The Gym

6. The MUGA

7. The boarding HUB

8. The wellness huts

9. The Geodesic dome

10. Underhill

11. Rochester High Street

12. Medical centre

Within the first 24 hours of arriving at RIC, you will know these parts of your house:

1. Been shown your room

2. Shown your bathroom

3. Unpacked

4. Identified your laundry bags

5. Found your kitchen

6. Understand your curfews

7. Know where staff are based

Within the first 24 hours of arriving at RIC, you will have:

1. Connected your phone and laptop to the school Wifi

2. Have the boarding phone numbers

3. Accessed your school email

4. Accessed ORAH

5. Know how to sign in/ sign out

6. Know how to request a pass

7. Know about the boarding house alarms

Within the first 24 hours of arriving at RIC, you will know:

1. Meal times

2. Curfew times

3. On site timings

4. Lesson times

5. Timetables (unless arriving during September arrivals)

6. Times allowed in other boarding houses

7. Internet timings