Boarding School Online Learning - Spring 2020

CateCAParent
Wed, 08 Apr 2020 16:45:13 +0000

Cate had a zoom webinar for the parents last night which was interesting. They are having them once a week for April. They are still in wait and see mode for whether the students come back - because if they have to make a decision now about whether it will happen, the answer is no. And they desperately want it to be yes. You could totally feel how sad the people were that the kids aren’t there. I am sure the same is true for all bs teachers - they are all crazy enough to want to live with hundreds of teens!

They are changing up the online learning approach a bit now that they have tried it for a couple of weeks and gotten feedback from students, parents and teachers. Sounds like they are moving from one session per week per class to two, and adding evening classes to accommodate international schedules.

The thought hadn’t crossed my mind before, but boarding schools are small businesses as defined by the CARES Act. So they are eligible for the Paycheck Protection money. Curious how that plays out. That might have something to do with the delay?