Guiding Principles
The task force is guided by these goals:
- We must stay true to the educational quality of Lausanne
- The safety of our students and the health of the community must be protected
- The situation may change quickly, and we must remain adaptable
With those goals and
recommendations from the Center for Disease Control guiding us, we developed policies and procedures. Knowing the situation can change daily based on local, state and federal recommendations, guidelines and mandates, we are prepared to adapt to the situation as necessary, and to educate students on-campus and online.
Our Phased Return to campus
Our Task Force, in consultation with educational institutions around the world, developed a phased start to the 2020-21 school year to help implement procedures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
lausanne's campus is currently in Stage 3.
Social and Emotional Needs of Students
Lausanne is facilitating an even greater level of student support for the 2020-2021 school year, increasing
SEL opportunities for all grade levels. Teaching students ways to regulate their emotions and cope with the stress of living in an accelerated culture is essential to student maturation.
Additionally, Lower School Counselor
Angie Valadie, Middle School Counselor
Amanda Pearson and Upper School Counselor
Samantha Douglas are available if you have a question about your
Lausanne student's emotional health, and continue to work with students one-on-one to help them process their emotions. Contact your division's counselor by email at any time.
COMMUNITY AGREEMENT
Knowing that our students will be interacting, and to protect our community, all families must agree to minimize their risk and exposure to the coronavirus, including maintaining social distancing, wearing face coverings, and avoiding situations as much as possible that could expose us to the virus.
In an effort to keep our community up to date with health information surrounding COVID-19,
we've compiled this list to track situations involving coronavirus on campus.
QUESTIONS OR CONCERN?
As we move ahead, we know you'll have questions about specific areas. Below you'll find answers to some of the questions we've received, but if you have a concern, let us know
by sharing it with us here. It will be shared with the task force, and we'll try to address it as soon as possible.
LATEST UPDATE
Being Prepared for Different Scenarios
While we're confident about our
return to campus, we're also preparing for the possibility that the Health Department or Governor of Tennessee may order schools to close campus.
As parents, students, teachers and faculty are all aware: recreating the Lausanne experience online is extremely difficult. While the difficulties of conducting Lower School classes virtually are obvious, project-based learning for students in middle school and upper school suffer from the medium.
As the year continues, we do so determined to make the online experience better mirror the one on-campus.
Plans for distance learning for each division are now available on our website. Understanding that some parents may not feel comfortable with their child returning to campus in August for in-person learning, we're offering
an optional distance learning plan for students to continue learning from home.
OTHER COMMUNITY CONCERNS
Reopening campus required us to think through lots of different questions, some of which we've addressed
on our FAQ page. You can also submit your question or concern to the task force using this anonymous form.