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Middle
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WIS Joins the Fight Against COVID-19
After we were contacted by an alumna from the Class of 2006, events moved rapidly to allow our currently-unused Primary School parking lot to serve as a COVID-19 drive-through testing area. The tests are by appointment only, scheduled for those who have already gone through a pre-screening process. Testing began on April 6 and will […]
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Virtual Spirit Day
Lakehill faculty and staff shared their positive messages with students to celebrate the end of a successful first week of distance learning.
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Country Day Connected update from the Head of School
Country Day is using a video message from the Head of School at the start of each week to cover key points in the ongoing quest to improve the student and family experience and to stay connected to the community. This video welcomes families back to school after spring break and kicks-off the first week […]
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#CDSConnections After School Activities
We were concerned our community was losing the “fun” aspect of being a part of the Patriot Nation. In an effort to maintain our community, we’ve developed a virtual “after school” program. Just one activity per day that anyone can be a part of. These are led by our upper school students (in return they […]
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Branding Our Remote Learning and Connecting Our Community at Cincinnati Country Day School
During the pandemic crisis, Cincinnati Country Day School made the early decision to separate the roll-out of our remote learning program from the crisis itself. We simply wanted to connect our students to their learning while connecting our people to each other – students, teachers, staff, parents, alumni, and others alike. In doing so, we […]
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Virtual Office Hours with Lead Administrators and Principals
At the International School of the Peninsula, we introduced virtual Office Hours to keep lines of communication open with parents during the inevitable challenges of transitioning to distance learning. We began with weekly office hours with both our Assistant Head and Head of School, held via Zoom meeting and open to all parents. Parents responded […]
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Creating Remote Learning Plans for PreK-8th Grade at Charles River School
As a PreK-8 school, our first move was to set some parameters for our teachers to focus their early work. We decided to make use of Zoom, Screencastify, Seesaw, and Google Classroom – and basically tried to ignore the barrage of information coming at us from every direction. We also set some daily time expectations, […]
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Literacy Lessons: Quick Reading & Writing Videos for K-12 Students
FREE Video lessons to send to your students! Teaching and learning can be hard under normal circumstances. Add to that the dynamics of COVID-19 and delivering high-quality instruction can seem overwhelming. That’s why the team of experts at Smekens Education created Literacy Lessons. This library of ready-to-share reading and writing lessons is being built to […]
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St. John’s Episcopal School and its Smooth Transition to Remote Learning
Building on its STEAM approach to teaching and learning, technological innovation over the past several years enabled St. John’s to adapt swiftly and decisively to the new circumstances and to offer online, real time instruction to students beginning Tuesday, March 17. Through Office 365 and Microsoft Teams, all teachers were able to set up secure […]
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Mobilizing at the Department Level: Thoughts for Department Heads
As independent schools move to online learning, the role of department heads and the relationships we foster with those in our department, as well as our students, are of the utmost importance. We must remain the bridge between the endeavors in our classrooms and the higher-level administrative team. The herculean effort required to quickly start […]
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Remote Event Boosts Health, Safety, and Well-Being
At Episcopal School of Jacksonville, a Health, Safety, and Well-Being (HSW) program is in its third year and incorporates speakers, community partnerships, parent education, and more to address relevant topics and promote care of our community. The planning for a student event was complete when we left for Spring Break and our 9th grade Freshman […]
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Using Weekly Videos to Strengthen The Orchard School’s Community
Remote learning and social distancing aren’t concepts that feel synonymous with Progressive education at The Orchard School. For nearly a century, Orchard has thrived as a premier private school where hands-on experiential learning opportunities are boundless. And our teachers enjoy learning and leading alongside their students. So, yes, our model looks different during these times, […]