WELLNESS AND THE FENN COMMUNITY
l Benefit from one-on-one Zoom check-in
The same applies if the Fenn Board of Trustees and Administration determine that it is prudent or necessary to close the campus OR if Fenn is required to close due to COVID-19 developments in the state or local area. The all-school community would shift to distance learning, and students and families would receive timely instructions for how to re-engage remotely.
conversations with advisors, teachers, and/or Dr. Geoff Cohane, Fenn’s Consulting Clinical Psychologist, as appropriate; l More deeply engage classwork and
associated subject matter using interactive teaching and learning tools such as PearDeck, EdPuzzle, and Quizziz, as well as familiar online platforms such as Google, Notability, and online blogs (these will also be used by on-campus students);
Off-Campus Faculty If a faculty member must teach from home at any point due to a personal absence or to a required quarantine or mild illness, he or she can instruct classes via Zoom. Another faculty or staff member would be present to supervise in the classroom.
l Benefit from Fenn’s continued
commitment to differentiated instruction that prioritizes student voice and choice in their learning; and l Gain access to opportunities and
materials that will enable meaningful engagement with Arts and Athletic curriculum and programming.
If a teacher is unavailable due to illness, Fenn will follow its existing protocols for faculty absences and assign another faculty or staff member to cover the class. Whenever possible, a stand-in faculty or staff member will be chosen from among the cohort’s team of teachers to limit exposure.
n If an entire Fenn cohort, class or larger
group is impacted by a quarantine, Fenn would promptly transition the group(s) to an immersive distance learning experience of synchronous and asynchronous elements with their same teacher(s) and classmates. Again, use of the blended teaching and learning approach will keep us nimble, enabling what we expect will be an efficient and effective transition to distance learning, if needed.
In either case, it may be appropriate for students to work independently using online guidance and resources for some portion or the duration of classes impacted in these ways. Fenn’s blended teaching and learning model enables all classes to advance their work and curricula regardless of changing circumstances.
Families with questions about our plans and preparedness in this regard may contact John Sharon, Director of the Academic Program, at jsharon@fenn.org.
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