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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Building Community
At Sacred Heart Greenwich we have created various ways to build community, make sure all feel connected, and ensure the mission of our school continues to move forward. Community: Each day begins with a quick advisory meeting via Zoom. This allows advisors to do a quick temperature taking and ensure our students are feeling connected. […]
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Welcome to Virtual School Video
The first day of virtual school was like the first day of school in many ways; it started with a mix of excitement and nerves and ended with a feeling of accomplishment for teachers and students alike. This video was shared with families to show that along with outstanding academics, relationships and joy will continue […]
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Preserving Community Connection During e-Learning
While e-learning keeps the curriculum going, much of the life of a school happens in the time and spaces around classes. University High School of Indiana has continued its focus on community in this disruptive time. Virtual clubs and gathering spaces allow students and faculty to meaningfully interact outside of class. An anti-racist book club […]
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“Appy” Hour
We’ve been hosting daily “Appy” hours using Teams. The Teams program is Microsoft’s answer to Google Meets. We’re an Office 365 school, not a Google school so this is perfect for us. Around 3:00 PM faculty and staff who are available, log in to our shared Team to talk about an app that we’re using […]
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Important COVID-19 Update from Cincinnati Country Day School Head of School
Cincinnati Country Day School continues to develop plans and policies in response to the Covid-19 virus in our area. The school will continue to track news and communicate to families about the spread of the virus as it evolves. As information becomes available, families will be updated by the Head of School. Questions should be […]
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Ideas for a holistic approach to distance learning
When Mike Davis, head of school at Colorado Academy, addressed his community to announce plans for online learning, he made a commitment to be innovative in trying to support students in a holistic way. Understanding that learning, development, and social-emotional wellness are about more than classroom lectures, he promised parents he would consider creative ways […]
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Tips for creating a nurturing online student community
As schools implement their remote learning plans, the question on many minds is “how do we care for the whole child … remotely?” Obviously, the importance of parental partnership is underscored now more than ever. However, schools are communicating their eagerness to do their part and, in their minds, that means more than rote, unengaging […]
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Communicating a remote learning plan and COVID-19
Some schools have shared their community communications with NAIS and with other schools while several have made them public on school websites or school coronavirus information pages. This link to “Community Letter Trends” focuses on letters/emails to families around two specific types of communications: A school’s remote learning plan and a COVID-19 case in the […]
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SAAS We Miss You video
Outreach to the parents and students to offer calm and guidance on how we will move forward.