Driving, parking, and road safety on campus

10 things Stone Ridge families and guests need to know about
driving, parking, and road safety on campus...

1. Main Cedar Lane entrance: The Cedar Lane entrance across from Elmhirst Parkway is the main entrance to campus and is now serviced by a traffic signal.

2. Secondary Cedar Lane entrance: The secondary Cedar Lane entrance is a right in and right out only.

3. Gravel Road (behind campus): This road is closed at this time.

4. Rockville Pike entrance: Please note that you must turn left upon entrance to campus in order to obey the one-way traffic flow of the main campus roadway.

5. You are expected to drive safely and responsibly on campus.

Faculty, staff, security personnel, and uniformed police officers at times may direct traffic during drop-off and pick-up. Watch for and follow their instructions.
During drop-off and pick-up, please obey all stop signs if you are not being waved through!
The speed limit on campus is 10 MPH. Always drive slowly.
Cell phone use is strictly prohibited while driving on campus.

6. Stone Ridge has many pedestrians on campus—keep them safe.

Students should be discharged at the appropriate designated locations only—note new crosswalk area on map for students and staff walking from the Gym parking lots.
State law states that pedestrians have the right of way.
Remember that small children are unpredictable and can run suddenly into roadways.

7. We encourage Middle and Upper School students to be dropped off at the Hamilton House Circle and Upper School Academic Building respectively. See map for details.

8. When parking on campus, obey all signs and parking regulations.

Visitor parking is provided in the visitor lot adjacent to the front drive to Hamilton House and in the Cedar Lane lot. Visitors for athletic events after school also may park in the lots near the gyms and pool.
Parking in fire lanes (yellow curb lanes) is strictly prohibited.
Parking or standing in front of the gymnasiums is prohibited; as noted above, Upper School athletes should be picked up behind Gym 1 and Middle School athletes at Hamilton House after practices.
Every student driver must be registered and have a Stone Ridge parking sticker on her car. Only students in Grades 11 and 12 may apply for student parking. Parking is limited and is assigned on a first come basis.
Student drivers must use assigned student spaces only, marked by yellow striping, along the fence.

9. Help reduce the number of cars on campus, for safety and a healthier environment.

The "Parent Directory/Carpool Finder" in Inside Stone Ridge can help you arrange a carpool.
Stone Ridge is in walking distance of the Medical Center Red Line Metro stop, with free morning van service to campus.
Stone Ridge offers multiple bus routes: Please see the bus services tabs.
With the new sidewalks on and near campus, families that live nearby may want to walk in nicer weather.

10. Stone Ridge has many neighbors, and our driving habits affect them.

Do not take shortcuts through neighborhoods.
Enter and exit campus with great care, especially when uniformed police are not present to direct traffic.
Be mindful of pedestrians and cyclists on the Cedar Lane and Rockville Pike sidewalks.
Wherever you drive with a "Stone Ridge" bumper sticker or other visible SR paraphernalia, remember that your driving habits reflect on the entire School community.

Drop-Off and Pick-Up Procedures

Lower School
Drop-off:

All children should arrive at the Lower School Circle between 7:20 and 7:45 am. Lower School Assembly or Morning Meeting begins promptly at 7:50 am.
The Lower School building is closed before 7:20 am. No child should arrive before 7:20 am.
Please follow the directions of Lower School staff directing traffic by going to a numbered station. Do not stop in front of the main entrance, delaying other cars.
If you need to walk your younger children directly to the classroom, park in the visitor spaces in front of the Upper School building and walk through the lobby area and up the steps to the Lower School Circle.
If you have older children from different sections of the school in your carpool, please drop them all at the Lower School Circle so they may walk to their respective buildings.

Pick-up:

Dismissal for all Lower School children begins at 3:05 pm.
Each driver must display a name card on the passenger visor (each family receives two cards).
Children may not go to the parking lots unless they are accompanied by an adult.
Parents who wish their children to use public transportation, to walk home, or to be driven home by an Upper School student should make special arrangements with the Head of the Lower School
Lower School students with siblings in the Middle School will be escorted to the Middle School to be picked up with their older sisters, thus eliminating the need for you to join two traffic lines at dismissal. This change will not apply to Lower School students with siblings attending Extended Day or Afterschool Campus programs. In these cases, and when only the Lower School dismisses early, all children must be picked up in the Lower School Circle.

Extended Day Program Pick-up:

When parents arrive for pick-up, they may park briefly on the Lower School Circle and ring the Extended Day room at the doors to the Lower School lobby. A program staff member will respond and release the exterior doors. Children are dismissed from the primary classrooms and must be signed out by a staff person.

Middle School
Drop-off:

All students should arrive at the Hamilton House Circle by 7:50 am, in order to unpack before8:00 am assembly.
There is no student supervision before assembly. No child should arrive before 7:30 am.
If a student has a Lower School sibling, that Middle School student may be dropped at the Lower School Circle and then walk to her locker area in the Middle School.
Students must exit the car on the curbside.
Drivers should have family name cards visible on the passenger visor and should pull all the way around the Hamilton House Circle to let students out. Do not stop by the steps to Hamilton House.

Pick Up:

Pick-up from the Hamilton House Circle starts at approximately 3:30 pm. This includes Middle School athletes participating in practices.
All drivers should display a family name card on the car visor to facilitate the carpool line.
If you arrive before 3:20 pm, you will be directed to park in the Hamilton House visitor lot.
If you arrive after 3:20 pm and your daughter is not ready for dismissal, you will be directed to park in the Hamilton House visitor lot.
Once parked in the visitor lot, please walk to the Hamilton House front steps, check in with the Middle School staff, and wait there. Your daughter will meet you there. Please only use pathways and crosswalks; do not walk in the roadways outside of crosswalks.
On any early dismissal days, the same procedures will apply. If you arrive more than 10 minutes prior to the announced dismissal time, you will be directed to park in the Hamilton House visitor lot.
At the end of carpool or by 3:50 pm, whichever is later, all students remaining will be sent to Middle School Supervised Study in the MPR.
Lower School students with siblings in the Middle School will be escorted to the Middle School to be picked up with their older sisters, thus eliminating the need for you to join two traffic lines at dismissal. This change will not apply to Lower School students with siblings attending Extended Day or Afterschool Campus programs. In these cases, and when only the Lower School dismisses early, all children must be picked up in the Lower School Circle.
No Middle School students should be dismissed from the Upper School.
Parents wishing to have their Middle School students use public transportation should contact the Head of the Middle School.

**The Lower School and the Hamilton House Circles are designated fire lanes. Parking in these circles is prohibited.

Upper School

The Upper School building opens at 7:00 am.
Students should be dropped off at any designated drop-off point by 7:50 am.
Upper School Assembly begins promptly at 8:00 am.
For the Upper School location drop-off, please drive forward to the designated drop-off sign.
For the Lower School Circle location drop-off, please follow the directions of Lower School staff by going to a numbered station.
Please do not let students out in the Upper School parking lot.
Students must always exit cars on the curbside.

Athletics: Middle School

Middle School Athletics are held 2:00-3:15 pm, Monday-Thursday.
Pick-up will be 3:30 pm at Hamilton House Circle.
Any student who is not picked up by 3:50 pm will be dismissed to the MPR for aftercare.

Athletics: Upper School

Upper School Athletics are held 4:00-6:00 pm, Monday-Friday, unless otherwise noted.
Athletic practice and tryout pick-ups are behind Gym 1.