Middle School Stage 3
Dear Middle School families,

We’ve had a busy few weeks of school in Stage 2 (you can see some examples of the great work happening here!) Today, we are happy to share the plan for moving the pendulum forward into Stage 3.

There will also be a Zoom Q&A Monday evening at 6:00 p.m. with myself, Tiffany Smith, Nancy Caruso, and members of our staff to address any questions or concerns you may have. We will send the Zoom link Monday morning.
Stage 3 will begin November 2, and will run through January 29.

During Stage 3, students will have 3 days on campus most weeks.
What will that look like?
For November, December, and January, we are adding Thursdays as on campus days for middle school students. Middle School will now share campus with Upper School each on campus day, so each MS grade will rotate their Mondays on campus. Fridays will be online days for the entire Middle School, allowing for important "mask off" time that fosters community engagement and programming and brings everyone together in one place—including our students and faculty who are remote during the week.

Taking into consideration the breaks and Monday holidays, each month varies slightly to allow for all students to be on campus 3 days a week for the majority of that month.
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Middle School On Campus Days for Stage 3
The following Mondays:
11.02 / 11.16 / 11.30 /
12.07 / 01.04 / 01.25

Every Tuesday &
Wednesday

Click here for a month-by-month view for 6th grade
The following Mondays:
11.02 / 11.09 / 11.30 /
12.14 / 01.11 / 01.25

Every Wednesday &
Thursday

Click here for a month-by-month view for 7th grade
The following Mondays: 
11.09 / 11.16 / 12.07 /
12.14 / 01.04 / 01.11

Every Tuesday &
Thursday

Click here for a month-by-month view for 8th grade
Launch. Test. Refine
In true form of our mindset, we continue to look at each stage as an opportunity to launch, test, and refine. In moving ahead to this next stage, we have considered multiple factors, observations and feedback. At the center of every decision we make, and each plan we launch, is the Beaver student experience.

Ways we are refining that experience during this stage: 

  • More time on campus to build routines and habits, allowing more space for creative thinking and doing, and more in person teaching, learning, and socialization.

  • Although many schools are planning to go remote following major school vacations, we are not planning on preemptively closing between Thanksgiving and Winter Break.

  • As we head into this time of year with holidays and potential for travel, we are asking for continued partnership in communication with families so that we can develop (and refine if needed) the most informed plan to keep our community on campus and safe.
Where can I find the schedule?
You can see a month-by-month overview of on-campus days by grade here (this document also includes links to printable PDFs). A view of the current week can be found on the Middle School page of our website and on the All School calendar.
What if I have questions?
We know this is a lot of information and at a busy time of year. We are here for you! In addition to the always available channels of communication, we hope to connect with you at Monday’s Zoom.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership,

Kim Samson
Head of School 

Tiffany Smith
Director of Middle School