July 30, 2021

Dear Prince Families:

The faculty and staff are excited about the students’ return to campus for our first day of school on August 9. There is plenty of on-campus activity before then, which you can see posted on our school calendar here. Whether you are attending a laptop deployment session, a grade party, fine arts camp, athletic practice, or one of our back-to-school Wolverine Welcomes, we hope you make time to enjoy our school’s strong sense of community before the school year officially starts.

The following are our back-to-school COVID-19 protocols:

Masks
All PreK-12 students, faculty, staff, and visitors are not required to wear masks, but they are welcome to do so if they feel it is in the best interest of their safety.

Vaccinations
The choice to be vaccinated is an individual family decision. We have no plans to document vaccinated and unvaccinated students, faculty, or staff.

Positive COVID-19 Test
Any student, faculty member, or staff member who tests positive for COVID-19 will be quarantined at home consistent with CDC guidelines, which is typically ten days from the onset of symptoms.

Contact Tracing
Any student, faculty, or staff who has a “known exposure” to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 may continue to come to school. Students with known exposure will undergo a daily COVID-19 symptom health screening by the school nurse for the ten days following exposure. Parents of students who have a known exposure at school will be notified by telephone and email.

Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Assemblies, and Visitors
All-day trips, overnight trips, and assemblies will resume this year, and campus visitors are welcomed.

Campus Sanitation
The campus will continue to be equipped with hand sanitizer stations, and we will emphasize handwashing with students.

Your performance last year under very challenging circumstances was exceptional and a testimony of what a community of believers can do when it seeks to ensure the welfare and safety of its children. This pandemic has taught us that environmental conditions can change, and we will make changes to our operating plan, if necessary, to promote the health and safety of our family-school community. We look forward to seeing you on campus soon!

With warm regards and in His service, 
Seth Hathaway, Ed.S.
Head of School