Dear Levine Parents and Students,
We want to update you on a few exciting points regarding reopening. We have already begun to welcome a limited number of students back to campus for recordings and, soon, Levine is planning to welcome students and faculty back to our Upton Campus in Northwest D.C. for classes.
We are eager to begin in-person instruction and want to assure you that any instruction we offer will ensure protecting the health and safety of our students and faculty, and will carefully follow the direction of local and federal public health guidelines as we have throughout these pandemic times.
To do so, we have retained the services of a medical group from the University of Maryland, specializing in infectious diseases, to advise and guide us on reopening. We will be working directly with two infection preventionists, Stephanie Mayoryk and Joan Hebden, led by Dr. Anthony Harris. The UMD team will begin touring our campuses this week, review class plans and safety protocols, and help us establish internal metrics to minimize risk.
As of this date, we are focusing on initially returning to our Upton Campus as it is the one campus that we own and fully control. However, do know that we are working with our landlords at our other campuses as we make plans to launch programming at those locations. For example, planning is well underway for an in-person Camp Levine this summer at our Upton Campus with the possibility of camp activities happening at additional locations as well.
At Upton, we plan to utilize our outdoor spaces as much as possible and we have secured an 82' x 70' tent to cover a good portion of our back parking lot to serve that objective. This is a clear-span tent with removable side walls, overhead lighting, and a safety package. Additional smaller tents will be purchased or rented as needed.
As plans progress over the coming weeks and months, we will keep you informed through more regular updates.
As a reminder, Levine's Spring Break is March 29 - April 3. Instruction may take place during spring break if it is mutually agreed upon by the student and teacher.
Thank you for your ongoing commitment to Levine, music education, our faculty, and our mission to serve our community.
Wishing you all best,
