Upper School
Remote Learning Guidelines

In the event of an extended building closure, our goal is to continue fulfilling our mission of preparing students for success in life with minimal interruption to their academic schedule through meaningful, developmentally-appropriate learning opportunities.  

Distance Learning Delivery
For Upper School students, instruction and assignments will be provided using Google Classroom as the platform basis from which all students will connect with their teachers. Students will receive a combination of live, recorded, and written instruction, and assignments will be submitted via Google Classroom. As Upper Schoolers, we encourage students to begin to take responsibility for their learning and work and ask that parents offer assistance on a limited basis. Though difficult to experience and perhaps more difficult for parents to witness, struggles and frustration indicate that a child is learning within the ‘zone of proximal development,’ which is the boundary between mastered knowledge and new information. Please remember that temporary and manageable discomfort is an essential part of the learning process.​
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• How to Access Google Classrooms Using Your Home Computer:
  • ​​Go to classroom.google.com and click Go to Classroom.
  • Enter your username and click Next.
  • Enter your password and click Next.
  • If there is a welcome message, read it and click Accept.
  • Click I'm A Student.
  • Click Get Started.

Support From Teachers
​Your children's teachers will host virtual "office hours" so that students can connect with their teachers in realtime for support. Parents may also email questions and concerns to teachers. Email addresses are linked to each teacher's name listed in the gray box.

Setting Up a Workspace
We suggest taking time to set up a workspace that remains dedicated to school work that will be coming to you from your homeroom teachers. Your child’s workspace should be comfortable and free from distracting materials.​

Grading and Assessment
In the Upper School, students will take assessments and receive grades, whether they are in the building, learning from home, or a combination of the two. All core academic classes (math, English, history, science, and world languages), in addition to grammar, art, chorus, and band, will have a numeric grade on report cards. Advanced grammar and public speaking will continue to be graded on a pass/fail basis, while leadership skills, technology, and substance abuse will remain ungraded but required classes. Eligibility for Honor Roll and the National Junior Honor Society will remain unchanged. Until further notice, PE will continue to be a graded course for students who spend the majority of the school year on-campus.