Last week, Saint Mary's Hall announced the ONE|SMH: The 2020-2021 School Year plan, addressing the reopening of school for the 2020-2021 academic year. Classes will begin virtually on Monday, August 17 with the aim of bringing students back to campus the week of Tuesday, September 8.
ONE|SMH acknowledges the important nature of the student experience, with an academic schedule and programming that offers in-person, hybrid, and online-only instruction, and various phases to respond to the ever-changing nature of the pandemic.
The Campus Reopening Task Force consultation with local and state health officials is extensive. Together, as a School, we have made the appropriate decision to open with care and begin our school year in the ONE|SMH Virtual (Red) phase. The school will continue to assess current pandemic conditions and respond by shifting appropriately into one of our three models:
ONE|SMH Learning Phases:
- ONE|SMH Virtual (Red): Distance learning for all students with faculty teaching remotely and from classrooms
- ONE|SMH Hybrid (Yellow): An open, in-person campus for students and faculty with concurrent use of virtual and online learning for those who, for whatever reason, opt for off-campus, online instruction
- ONE|SMH On Campus (Green): A return to the SMH experience we all knew before the pandemic
To give our School the maximum amount of flexibility, in each learning phase we have outlined schedules, policies, guidelines, and procedures that will allow for us to move between phases to adjust to the current pandemic conditions. As we map out the beginning of the school year, we are ready to bring students to campus or successfully educate them virtually.
To learn more, visit our ONE|SMH: The 2020-2021 School Year resource page at www.smhall.org/one-smh