FVS Update- August 28

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Dear FVS Community,

Thank goodness it’s Friday. I think we all entered this week with equal amounts of excitement, anxiety, optimism, and perhaps most importantly—the hope that all would go well on the first days of school, which for many has carried us through a challenging time. As I hope you’ll see in the video below, it was a GREAT first day.

>> Watch First Day of School Video

After seeing the video above, one of our new parents shared it on Facebook with this note: “{This was} our daughter’s first day of school.... she came home whooped! All she kept saying was I can’t wait to go back to school tomorrow. She already made some new friends, started rock climbing again and is amongst her ‘people.’ I’m so happy for her and love how incredible the staff at FVS has been in their process to reopen school this year.”

And while the true work is just beginning as you’ll hear in the video shared below, I could not be happier about the way in which our community has risen to the challenges at hand and continues to do so.

>> Watch Convocation Video

Important Updates

As the first week of classes draws to a close, I want to set the tone for what lies ahead, which is why I have shared the videos above. The second addresses the tremendous responsibility that we all have to each other; the first speaks to why. With that, I have two important updates this week.

1) Quarantines

The El Paso County Department of Health has updated their recommendation for quarantine duration to 14 days for individuals who are traveling to campus by 1) air, or 2) by other means that would take them through hot spots or situations with elevated risk of exposure. As a result, beginning September 1, we will follow a 14-day quarantine protocol for students arriving to campus. We will continue to evaluate and update as the landscape changes with guidance from the EPCDH.

2) Distance Learning Guidelines

Earlier this week, the School shared the first iteration of our Distance Learning Guidelines with students and families who are engaging via this platform. They are posted on the fvs.edu website and can be viewed by clicking here. Like all things, these are a work in progress and will evolve as we gain valuable insight from the students and teachers who are using this platform on a daily basis.

That is all for this week, and I hope each of you will have the opportunity to relax a bit over the weekend and decompress. I look forward to sharing further updates about the good work underway and great things happening on campus. In the meantime, as always, take good care, stay safe, and be well.

Sincerely,

William Webb

Head of School

Fountain Valley School of Colorado

6155 Fountain Valley School Road

Colorado Springs, CO 80911