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A Look Back on Distance Learning at FAIS By Aaron Sewall, Pre-K parent and husband of FAIS First Grade Teacher Stéphanie Martin-Sewall
Distance Learning Started: March 17, 2020
Days of School Missed: 1
In March 2020, FAIS entered terra incognita along with the rest of the world as COVID-19 forced all schools to undertake a massive experiment: can students learn entirely online? Toward the end of the school year, we interviewed multiple families and staff from pre-K through middle school about their distance-learning experience up to that point. Now into a new year, and into our phased return to campus that began on February 8th -- with full in-person classes for PS-3rd Grade and half-day hybrid learning for 4th-8th Grade -- what have we learned about learning online? How does last year’s experience shape up compared to this new year? To provide some perspective, here are these families’ and teachers’ perspectives.
