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Learning and Growing Amidst the Pandemic
he first week of March in North Bridgton witnessed a palpable excitement in the air as students prepared to go home for their much-anticipated spring break. For some, that meant traveling to warmer climates; for others, just being at home and spending time with family and friends was the top priority. As Friday of that week dawned and students made a mass exodus from campus, no one would have imagined what reality would look like just seventeen days later.
All too suddenly, Maine was in a state of emergency, campus was forced to close, faculty were working from home, and the leadership of the Academy was faced with making a decision about how to turn on a dime and best provide a meaningful Bridgton education to our students remotely. For over two centuries, Bridgton Academy has weathered many storms and come out stronger on the other side. But, like the rest of the country, life had, in many ways, been turned upside down.
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