Everyone at Alpine Montessori is eager to get back to the school, and it is our goal to continue to offer the most enriching education possible while following safe guidelines. We expect to welcome students back to campus on August 19th.
The staff and administration have participated in many discussions with doctors and the greater Montessori community to establish safe practices and anticipate possible modifications to our normal schedule. At this point we are planning to have a few different instruction formats in place for possible scenarios that may arise during the school year.
We will be operating at a smaller capacity in each classroom as part of our social distancing measures, and we currently have a waitlist for each classroom. If and when the pandemic poses less of a threat in our region, we will maintain strict sanitation procedures and implement social-distancing measures to minimize student contact in the classrooms, which we’ve outlined in new health and safety policies. If the pandemic risk is great, our teachers will be prepared to quickly transition to a cohesive distance-learning program.
Our brainstorming and research is on-going, but we expect to begin the school year strong and continue offering a great Montessori education to families in the Big Bend region.