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6   |  Y E L LOW S P R I N G S N EWS  2 O 2 0 – 2 1 S C HOO L G U I D E LET'S GIVE A CHEER FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR! Sun–Thurs 11–6; Fri–Sat 9–7 · 237 Xenia Ave · 937-767-8291 · www.currentcuisine.com Think Current Cuisine for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. · Breakfast sandwiches · Baked goods from scratch · Overstuffed sandwiches · Daily lunch specials · Freshly-made soups · Freshly-baked bread · International groceries & gourmet cheeses · Party trays · Birthday cakes · Catering | THE ANTIOCH SCHOOL AUG 29 Opening of School Work Bee 9 a.m.–2 p.m. 31 Nursery and Kindergarten Room Meetings SEP 1 Younger Group Room Meeting 6 p.m. Older Group Room Meeting 7 p.m. 2 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 3 School Welcome Picnic 6–8 p.m. 7 NO SCHOOL Labor Day 15 Faculty Panel/Orientation (mandatory for new families) 27 Anything On Wheels (raindate: Oct. 4) SEP. 28–OCT. 2 Annual Fund Pledge Week OCT 2 Grandfriend’s Day (dependent on volunteer help) 9 NO SCHOOL Conference day 16 NO SCHOOL Conference day NOV 6 Harvest Soup Supper (dependent on volunteer help) 24 Thanksgiving Feast (early dismissal) 25–27 NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving break DEC 9 Holiday Concert 18 Children’s Cookie Exchange DEC. 21 2020– JAN. 1, 2021 NO SCHOOL WINTER BREAK JAN 4 SCHOOL RESUMES 18 NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King Day 22 NO SCHOOL Conference day 29 NO SCHOOL Conference day FEB 15–16 NO SCHOOL Presidents Day and Mid-Winter Break 19 2021–22 Intention Form and First Enrollment Deposit Due 21 Open House MAR 6 Comedy Show and Auction Gala 22–26 NO SCHOOL SPRING BREAK 29 SCHOOL RESUMES APR 2 NO SCHOOL Conference day 9 NO SCHOOL Conference day APR. 30–MAY 3 Older Group and Thirds Spring Musical (tentative) MAY 3 NO SCHOOL Faculty Planning Retreat (tentative) 11 2021–22 Contracts Due 17 2021–22 Final Enrollment Deposit Due 19 Annual Picnic and Graduation, 6–8 p.m. 28 Last day of school 29 Closing of School Work Bee, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. We hope you have had a healthy and restful summer. The faculty and staff of The Antioch School are looking for- ward to a positive, safe and fun school year during what will likely be the most challenging and unprecedented time in our 99-year history. With the help of national, state and local recommenda- tions, our faculty, board and community have formulated a plan to provide in- person schooling this fall. The Antioch School is uniquely posi- tioned when it comes to maintaining a safe learning environment during the pandemic. For starters, we are a small school with small class sizes. The fewer number of students means less individu- als available for contact, which means a safer environment. Antioch School stu- dents also spend a significant amount of time outside every day. We have outdoor classrooms that are used year round — even in winter! Outdoor learning has been an intricate part of the school since its inception — it isn’t an add-on to the curriculum because of COVID-19, it is one of the core principles of the Antioch School. The outdoors provides unlimited possibilities for learning, and our teach- ers are eager to explore those with our students. The school building itself has some advantages. Each classroom has direct access to the outside, so students can arrive and leave without ever having to go through crowded hallways. The classrooms also have tall ceilings with overhead fans to circulate the air up, and lots of windows that actually open, to ventilate the rooms. In warmer weather it is possible to get cross ventilation throughout the school through strategic opening of those windows, and we are installing additional window fans to help with that process. We have also pur- chased medical grade UVC light air filtra- tion units for our entire facility, including the restrooms. More details about our evolving Safe Schooling Plan can be NATHAN SUMMERS, SCHOOL MANAGER found at www.antiochschool.org. The Antioch School always meets chil- dren where they are, and this year will be no exception. Our core principles of play and curiosity, self-discovery, inclusion and diversity, and collaborative learning will continue to inform our priorities and processes. We are looking forward to welcoming back our students and fami- lies and finding new ways to incorporate those values. Although we will be limit- ing the adults in our building during this year for safety reasons, parent involve- ment will be more important than ever as we navigate new challenges. Please feel free to contact me with questions at nathan@antiochschool.org or 937- 767-7642.