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Behind the Mask:
How Staff Transformed Campus for Safe On-Campus Learning By Jen Jordan
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llen Browning Scripps believed that educational methods should reflect the “experimental age” of the era. The 2020-2021 school year was certainly an experiment for The Bishop’s School— one with a successful outcome. As we looked around at all the masked faces on campus this year, there was one thing they all had in common— the commitment to offer on-campus learning in a COVID-safe environment. “Facilities and how we use this campus have changed dramatically,” says Bishop’s Assistant Head of School for Internal Affairs Michael Beamer. “We’ve tried to think about every aspect of life on campus and how we can make it as safe as it can be.” Many spaces that held the same function for decades—the Alumni Courtyard between Scripps and
