As the 2020-21 school year wraps up, planning for when, how and what reopening would look like is at the top of everyone’s mind.
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How can K-12 schools and districts create shared experiences and deeper connection with their families, without face-to-face on campus events? Live interaction is still possible with large school groups! Here are 4 examples of schools and districts running large group events through virtual means.
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National Volunteer Appreciation week may be coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean appreciation has to end too! Now more than ever, it’s incredibly important to show each other support, appreciation and unite together as a community.
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With most schools remaining physically closed throughout the remainder of the school year, all students are feeling the impact — but seniors are hit hardest. What can you do to celebrate your seniors and still make their last semester memorable?
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Santa Clara USD created these incredible “bingo” sheets with activities to do at home. It’s a fantastic idea: the bingo sheets provide a variety of activities, the format is not overwhelming to parse through, and families and students can tackle one activity at a time.
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As students continue distance learning, they may be feeling out of touch from school faculty and their usual learning environment. Making regular videos to remind students that you appreciate them and their work is a great way to support them through these uncertain times.
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As it becomes more clear that schools in many states will remain closed until the end of the school year, many have begun to send out kind messages of solidarity and empathy. While still providing updates, these can help provide comfort and peace in uncertain times, if done right.
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The transition to remote learning and working has been a little bumpy, and we’re all learning as we go and tackling new challenges (zoom-bombing, anyone?).
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As you adjust to remote learning, think about how to get organized with a communications schedule. This way, your community knows what to expect from you — and if they’d like to look back at information — they can easily find what they are looking for.
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Just because school buildings have closed, doesn’t mean you have to cancel your spirit week plans. Consider implementing a virtual spirit week — even if you weren’t going to have a spirit week to begin with! It’s a great way to keep school spirit up and maintain a sense of community. Many students are missing their classmates, and so seeing pictures of each other engaging in a fun, school-wide event is sure to keep “spirits high.”
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Try to organize all of your remote learning resources into one place. Things are already uncertain enough — so having one clear, consolidated, and updated source of communication can mitigate stress and confusion. Here are some great examples we’ve seen:
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Many are using video conference tools like Zoom to meet with their students live, which is a wonderful way to stay connected in these unprecedented times! Also consider other ways you can leverage these tools — like meeting with a translator and sharing the recording with your school community.
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