Transportation

Driving on Campus

Please help us keep our community, especially the students, safe by respecting the following guidelines when driving on Awty's campuses:

• Drive slowly and prudently on campus. The speed limit is five miles per hour.
• Due to pedestrian traffic crossing Awty School Lane, please be patient during traffic delays and watch for pedestrians crossing the street.
• Cell phone use, including texting, is prohibited while driving on campus and in carpool.
• Obey all posted signs and agents of the school.
• Upon entering campus, you will need to display the official Awty window decal. The Awty International School assigns two car decals per family. The decals are to be placed on the upper right corner (driver's side) of your car’s windshield, on the outside. You should receive these decals in the mail prior to school starting. If you require additional car decals, please contact Maritza Ramos.
  • These decals will enable you to enter the school campuses. If you do not have the decal on your vehicle for the Awty security to see, you will be stopped for security purposes.
• In addition to the school car decal, we require ALL vehicle information to be registered in SchoolPass. This information helps with safety and ease of access, as we have License Plate Recognition (LPR) cameras on both campuses. Please help keep everyone safe by completing this information. What you need to do:
  • If you are new to Awty, have a new vehicle, or haven’t previously registered your vehicles, you will need to register your vehicles using the SchoolPass app, or by completing the SchoolPass Information form in Blackbaud. You must have this accomplished by the end of September.
  • The cameras are set up to read your front license plate as you enter campus. Please note: the state of Texas requires a front license plate.
  • The system will also help us identify vehicles not in the system during carpool, so you will be required to register all of your vehicles. This includes leased vehicles, new vehicles with paper plates, and even temporary vehicles such as rentals or loaners.
  • You will be able to update your information at any time during the school year should you buy a new car, start using a loaner vehicle, get permanent license plates, etc.
  • Please keep this information updated and help us maintain our safety protocols.

Please click here for detailed instructions or click here for an instructional video on how to update your profile and more on the SchoolPass app, which can be downloaded to your mobile device.

Thank you for following these protocols as we try to further improve our security compliance here at Awty. Any violation of these rules may result in the loss of driving privileges on school property.

 

Carpool

The pick-up times are desired, not required, as we understand it is not always possible to predict exact travel times in Houston traffic. However, if we all work together, we are confident we can organize dismissal in a safe and efficient manner.

EARLY LEARNING CENTER (PK3 - 1st Grade/CP):

Click here for the ELC carpool map.

Morning Carpool:

• Early drop-off for ALL grades is 7:15 - 7:45 a.m. behind the Gymnasium (Gym) located in building C.
• 1st/CP: 7:30 - 7:55 a.m., behind the Gym
• K/GS: 7:45 - 8:10 a.m., behind the Gym
• PK3 and PK4: 7:45 - 8:10 a.m., on the Avenue

Afternoon Carpool:
Loading all grades from 2:45 to 3:20 p.m.

• K/GS and 1st/CP behind the Gym
• PK3 and PK4 on the Avenue

Transportation Form:
All Early Learning students must have an afternoon transportation form on file with the school. This form indicates the habitual means of transportation the student will use to return home each day and which individuals are authorized to pick-up the student from school. Please complete this online form once you have received your class placement. This form will open once the class lists have been posted, so please check back.

 

LOWER SCHOOL (2nd Grade/CE1 - 5th Grade/CM2):

Click here for the Lower School carpool map.

Morning Carpool:

• 7:15 - 8:00 a.m.

Afternoon Carpool:

• 2:55 - 3:30 p.m.

Please note: Families arriving for afternoon carpool after 3:30 p.m. to pick up their Lower School children are considered late and may not enter the Lower School until the buses have loaded and departed. Security will direct late vehicles to park in the adjacent triangle parking lot until the buses picking up students have safely departed from the Lower School, which may be between 4:10 – 4:30 p.m. Upon request, Security will assist late families by contacting Awty Plus staff with the student name and grade level to walk the student from the Lower School to the triangle parking lot.

Transportation Form:
All Lower School students must have an afternoon transportation form on file with the school. This form indicates the habitual means of transportation the student will use to return home each day and which individuals are authorized to pick-up the student from school. Please complete this online form once you have received your class placement. This form will open once the class lists have been posted, so please check back.

 

MIDDLE SCHOOL:

Click here for the Middle School carpool map.

Morning Carpool:

• 7:15 - 8:00 a.m.

Afternoon Carpool:

• 3:50 - 4:30 p.m.

 

UPPER SCHOOL:

Click here for the Upper School carpool map.

Morning Carpool:

• 7:15 - 8:00 a.m.

Afternoon Carpool:

• 3:50 - 4:30 p.m.

Please follow these guidelines when parking on either the Main or Early Learning Campus:

Please understand with the current construction on the main campus, we are limiting visitors to campus! While we don’t envision it being as restrictive as last year, we do expect to have a reduced visitor/parent presence from prior years. We need to be able to manage all campus visitors from a health and safety perspective in light of our construction project. Visits will be planned and purposeful to the student experience.

Parent/visitor parking is located only at Awty Field (athletics stadium), and you must park in spaces marked "VISITOR PARKING” ONLY. Any cars parked in a space other than the ones marked "VISITOR" will have an illegal parking sticker placed on the window. We will keep a log, and repeat offenders will be towed.

Due to the limited amount of parking space available on campus, ALL students who wish to drive their cars to school must obtain a current parking tag from the Upper School Office.

For families who are interested in the bus options provided by Awty, please note this is a service we arrange with AFC Transportation, an outside bus company. Bus fees are not a part of our tuition and an additional fee is required. Round-trip service costs $4,000 per school year, and one-way service is $2,000 per school year.

If your child(ren) will be taking the bus for the 2023-2024 school year, please complete the Bus Enrollment Form before the start of the school year. You can find the form in Blackbaud. If you need assistance completing the Bus Enrollment Form, please contact Maritza Ramos at 713-328-5863.

During the school year, if an emergency arises such as a bus doesn't arrive, you have safety concerns, or an item is left on a bus, please contact Maritza Ramos on her mobile phone at 832-367-5602. If the matter can wait for normal school hours, please contact Mrs. Ramos via email, or by calling her office number at 713-328-5863.

For more information about Awty’s Bus Service including the schedule, routes, and rules, click on the following links:

• Bus Schedule 2023-2024
• Bus Rules
• Bus Cancellation Form

Please see our three campus maps below (Main Campus, Athletics Complex, and Early Learning Campus).

 

MAIN CAMPUS

#1: Levant Foundation Building

1st Floor:

• Admissions
• Advancement
• APPA Used Uniform Store (coming soon!)
• Awty Plus Offices
• College Counseling
• Communications
• Deputy Head of Secondary School's Office (until September 29 then Campus Center Phase II - 3rd Floor)
• Director of Experiential Education's Office
• Head of Secondary School's Office
• Information Technology
• Meacham Family Conference Room
• Reception
• Registrar
• School Store
• Secondary Classrooms

2nd Floor:

• Business Office
• Chief Financial Officer's Office
• Deputy Proviseur's Office
• Giles O’Malley Foundation Boardroom
• Head of School's Office
• Human Resources
• Deputy Head of Secondary School and IB Coordinator's Office
• Proviseur's Office
• Secondary Classrooms

3rd Floor:

• Secondary Classrooms
• Dean of Middle School's Office

#2: Two-Story Building

• Head of Wellness School Counselors (until September 29 then Campus Center Phase II - 2nd Floor)
• Secondary Classrooms (until September 29)

#3: Campus Center 

PHASE I - The Lisa Darling Building

1st Floor:

• Aquaponics / Hydroponics
• Lower School Dining Hall
• Private Dining
• Secondary Dining Hall
• The Cafe

2nd Floor:

• Director of Educational Technology's Office
• Secondary Classrooms
• The Yan Family Library

3rd Floor:

• Dean of Upper School's Office
• Secondary Classrooms
• The Lisa Darling Terrace
• The Mohamed Family Recital Hall

PHASE II (Starting October 2023)

1st Floor:

• Chevron Makerspace
• Computer Science
• Fabrication
• Secondary Classrooms

2nd Floor:

• Secondary Classrooms
• Wellness School Counselors

3rd Floor:

• Secondary Classrooms

#4: Performing Arts & Athletic Center (PAAC)

• Athletics Department
• Band Room
• Black Box Theatre
• Choir Room
• Dance Room

#5: Lower School Building

• Lower School Administration Offices
• Lower School Classrooms
• Lower School Library
• School Clinic
• The Globe

#6: Kay Awty Center

• Chicken Coop
• Robotics (until September 29)
• School Garden
• Secondary Classrooms (until September 29)

#7: Parking Garage

• Carpool Area
• Facilities and Maintenance Offices
• Reserved and Student Parking

AWTY FIELD ATHLETICS COMPLEX

• Concession Stand
• Parent and Visitor Parking
• Tennis Courts
• Track & Field
• Weight Room and Team Room

 

 

EARLY LEARNING CAMPUS

Building A

• Conference Room 111
• Early Learning Administration Offices
• Early Learning Library
• Multipurpose Room
• Music Room
• PK3/PS Classrooms
• Reception
• School Clinic

Building B

• Art Room
• Cafeteria
• Conference Room 202
• PK4/MS and Kinder/GS Classrooms
• Teaching Kitchen

Building C

• 1st Grade/CP Classrooms
• Awty Plus Offices
• Gymnasium