Highlights Cont. a full academic week, and it will provide opportunities to gather in person when we are able to move to a low-density learning model. The School Life Committee (SLC) will launch a new year of the Bay Olympics, hosting an ongoing series of athletic, artistic, and academic endeavors for students to take part in; these will take place remotely at first and on campus after conditions improve. The Student Life Office and SLC will also host online social spaces, like the “virtual hallway,” and online gatherings like movie and game nights.
Tutorial
Another core component of Bay’s culture, this segment is still offered 3 times per week. Tutorial is the time we provide for students to meet 1:1 with their teachers (and we have modified our 1:1 video policies to enrich these sessions). This is in addition to the time for teacherstudent engagement created by the longer class blocks.
Second advisory block
We’ve added a second advisory meeting in each week, with the goal of advisors meeting not only with their group, but also individually with each advisee at least once a month. Our goal is to maintain the supportive relationships central to The Bay School’s approach to learning.
Ability to pivot
Our experience in the spring showed that consistency in the schedule is essential for students and teachers. For students, consistency provides needed stability during the challenges of the pandemic. For faculty, consistency enhances the ability to plan for classes and deliver the best instruction. The distance learning schedule can be maintained for low-density attendance when we are able to return to campus. In that case, the 2.5-hour blocks will facilitate time for small student cohorts and create minimal transition times (lowering exposure in hallways and reducing the number of times classrooms need to be cleaned).
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