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Progressive Education for 3 Months to Grade 12

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Bus Transportation

Barrie bus driving down the road

Daily Bus Routes

Barrie School currently offers two affordable daily bus transportation routes for students in Grades 1-12. The cost is $1,250 per year, per family (no cost for additional children). Please note that the same rate applies even if you choose to only take advantage of morning or afternoon service.

Free Shuttle

Barrie offers a free shuttle in the morning and bus transportation in the afternoon for students in grade 6 and up to Poplar Run and the Glenmont Metro station. Please see the routes below for more information. 

Route 1: Takoma Park and Silver Spring

Route 2: Bowie and Laurel

Route 3: AM Shuttle

 

Want to Ride the Bus or Shuttle?

To sign up for the daily bus routes,  contact  John Wilson.

To ride the shuttle,   complete and return the permission form to Dan Hayden at dhayden@barrie.org.

Shuttle Bus Permission Form 

For more information about Barrie’s transportation program, please contact Dan Hayden at dhayden@barrie.org.

Barrie Transportation Rules and Expectations

Barrie School's Transportation Map

Special Bus Schedules

  1. If only the Lower School OR only the Middle and Upper School is closed, the buses will run as normal.
     
  2. If the Lower School OR the Middle and Upper School have a half day, there will be two departure times.
    • One will follow the half day dismissal routes and times with buses departing Barrie at 12:30 pm.
    •  One will follow the normal dismissal of 3:45 pm.
     
  3. Half day professional or conference days will have normal morning and half day bus times. Please note: If there are no classes due to a full-day professional development day or conference, there is no bus transportation.
     
  4. In the event that Barrie School closes early due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances, the school will communicate bus departure times to parents once a decision is made.

    Time may fluctuate 5 to 10 minutes depending on traffic and road conditions. Please be at your respective stop 5-15 minutes before the scheduled time to greet your child(ren).