Care for Community
Strategies, samples, and ideas to sustain a sense of community among all independent school constituents—students, families, faculty and staff, and leaders—and to ensure their health and well-being.
Strategies, samples, and ideas to sustain a sense of community among all independent school constituents—students, families, faculty and staff, and leaders—and to ensure their health and well-being.
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Celebration Chapel
Every Friday, students, faculty and staff gather for Celebration Chapel, a time to celebrate birthdays, awards, and a variety of other celebrations. This special GSL tradition lives on, even as we remotely teach and learn. Providing this consistent experience, albeit virtually, has been a comfort to the entire GSL community.
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Why ‘School’ When So Much Else is Happening?
Answering a Grade 5 parent: All of us are dealing with a lot of anxiety right now. Things feel unstable, uncertain; it’s hard to plan. And all of this is happening on top of the normal ebb and flow of daily life. It’s a lot. In some ways reaching grade-level benchmarks might not seem very […]
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Prioritizing connection in Concord Academy’s distance-learning schedule
Concord Academy recognizes that a primary objective of distance learning in this unprecedented moment is connection—to each other and to our community as a whole. Our academic schedule balances asynchronous work with weekly synchronous meetings but also includes other opportunities for community touchpoints. We have maintained in our schedule a daily meeting—a community meeting or […]
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How one school brought 400 cardboard cutouts to their Chapel
HUDSON, OH, April 3, 2020 — Like nearly every school, Western Reserve Academy has switched to online learning for the remainder of its school year. But old traditions die hard. For most of the school’s nearly 200 years, students at the day and boarding school have come together in the campus Chapel on Mondays and […]
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Waterford’s Middle School Girls Soccer Team
This video is of the Waterford Middle School Girls Soccer Team—together, they found a fun way to connect as a team during Remote Learning.
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Waterford Ensemble’s Ode to Joy
This video is of the Waterford Ensemble performing Ode to Joy from Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, which is one of the most recognizable melodies in the world. What makes this melody so unique is that Beethoven wrote it when he was deaf. He was living alone as a hermit and his deafness made it difficult for […]
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Celebrating the Class of 2020 Remotely
The Class of 2020 has watched plans for a celebratory senior season vanish before their eyes with the global spread of COVID-19. But The Bolles School is making sure these students receive the commemoration they deserve. The School, which has not yet made a decision on plans for 2020 Commencement, launched a new web page […]
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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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#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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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, […]
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Monday Morning Announcements
We are trying to keep to regular routines by having our student council make their regular Monday Morning Announcements