FlexSchool Reopening Plan
As public schools began to announce their reopening plans, we noticed a pattern emerging: Safety, student mental health and a high-quality learning experience were frequently being presented as conflicting interests -- as though prioritizing one necessarily meant compromising others.
We disagreed! That’s why, when planning for the 2020-2021 school year, we determined that three things were non-negotiable at FlexSchool:
- Students’ social and emotional needs can’t wait. After an extended separation from their peers, students need and deserve immediate, safe opportunities to connect -- in person.
Our solution: We will hold outdoor, in-person events every week! On FlexFridays -- a cornerstone of the FlexSchool experience -- students will engage in real-world learning activities while practicing important safety protocols such as mask-wearing and social distancing in a forgiving outdoor setting. - Safety can’t be compromised. We cannot and will not take unnecessary risks with the health or lives of anyone in our school community or their loved ones.
Our solution: Students will begin the school year online. From day one, we will monitor the latest developments and begin preparing our buildings, so that we’ll be ready to return to campus as soon as evidence confirms we can safely do so. - Quality of the learning experience can’t be sacrificed. Our students are entitled to a top-quality learning experience, no matter where they learn.
Our solution: We’ve enhanced our already-robust online learning environment to provide streamlined access to content, seamless, real-time support and tons of individualized enrichment and talent-development opportunities for our gifted and 2E learners.
