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School Year Well Under Way
Stanstead College is finishing up its first full week of classes, and students and faculty are quickly adapting to the new realities of “prevention living.”
New domestic boarders arrived last Wednesday and our returning/day students Thursday, joining our international students who went through two weeks of quarantine on campus. (A thank you to those students for their patience and to their supervisors for the excellent care.)
Classes began on Friday with students designated to specific areas of school by grade, just one of the many measures we have put in place to protect our school community.
Students begin their day each morning by meeting with their advisor in a pre-arranged location outside. So far the weather has been pleasant enough to do so. If it gets bad, students will check in with their advisor on Microsoft Teams. The purpose of these morning contacts is to ensure that students are all feeling healthy before they go about their day – and simply to see how students are getting along during these early days.
While we can't gather as a group for morning assembly, we "meet" virtually via Teams for morning announcements and messages. (Look for our first prefect presentation from Léa-Rose Remillard coming soon.)
All members of the school community must wear masks at all times except when sitting in class, eating lunch or playing sports. Lunchtimes are staggered so that small numbers can fit in the dining room at appropriate distances. Hand sanitation stations are located throughout the schools, as are temperature checks.
While guidelines are strict, we are still managing to have some fun. On Sunday, our annual “Day at the Camp” was replaced by a “Day on Campus,” with soccer, volleyball, KanJam, Spikeball and other activities, again enjoyed by grade to limit mixing outside the “class bubble.” Athletic practices are also taking place daily after school, again with strict hygiene/distancing protocols in place.
In all, there are approximately 180 students on campus, but about 40 more are beginning classes online, either live via cameras in the classroom or viewing recording later (depending on time zone differences). These students are awaiting their study permits as well as the final approval from the Canadian government that they will be exempt from the travel ban. It has been a long and frustrating wait for all concerned, and we are hoping we can welcome the remainder of our students on campus as soon as possible!
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Classes began on Friday with students designated to specific areas of school by grade, just one of the many measures we have put in place to protect our school community.
Students begin their day each morning by meeting with their advisor in a pre-arranged location outside. So far the weather has been pleasant enough to do so. If it gets bad, students will check in with their advisor on Microsoft Teams. The purpose of these morning contacts is to ensure that students are all feeling healthy before they go about their day – and simply to see how students are getting along during these early days.
While we can't gather as a group for morning assembly, we "meet" virtually via Teams for morning announcements and messages. (Look for our first prefect presentation from Léa-Rose Remillard coming soon.)
All members of the school community must wear masks at all times except when sitting in class, eating lunch or playing sports. Lunchtimes are staggered so that small numbers can fit in the dining room at appropriate distances. Hand sanitation stations are located throughout the schools, as are temperature checks.
While guidelines are strict, we are still managing to have some fun. On Sunday, our annual “Day at the Camp” was replaced by a “Day on Campus,” with soccer, volleyball, KanJam, Spikeball and other activities, again enjoyed by grade to limit mixing outside the “class bubble.” Athletic practices are also taking place daily after school, again with strict hygiene/distancing protocols in place.
In all, there are approximately 180 students on campus, but about 40 more are beginning classes online, either live via cameras in the classroom or viewing recording later (depending on time zone differences). These students are awaiting their study permits as well as the final approval from the Canadian government that they will be exempt from the travel ban. It has been a long and frustrating wait for all concerned, and we are hoping we can welcome the remainder of our students on campus as soon as possible!
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