Forman School

• Forman School Welcomes Students Back to Campus - 09/09/2020 - On Monday, September 7, 2020, Forman School in Litchfield, Connecticut held its first day of classes for the new school year. Students returned to campus in small groups over the ...morelast two weeks in an orderly process designed to minimize the possible transmission of the COVID-19 virus. All students were tested upon arrival at campus before being allowed to move into their dorms. "We have also completed our first round of re-testing with no positive results," said Head of School Adam Man. "We are in the second round right now." Like all schools in the country, Forman closed its campus in March and moved to remote learning to finish last year. Since then, the School has been working diligently toward this week. "We have had to reimagine everything. There is no facet of the School that we have not had to re-work," said Man. "And of course, there was no blueprint because no one has had to do this before." Man and his staff started making reopening plans back in April. "I`ve never seen a group of people work so hard over a summer. And it paid off," says Man. "Registration and orientation both went well." The changes were implemented with two basic goals; to prevent the transmission of the virus and to contain it if someone is found to be infectious. In order to maintain social distancing, every large space on campus has been repurposed to become a classroom, from the Risley Gymnasium to the Jake Cloobeck `16 Theater. New desks and tables have been moved to these new spaces and the School now has over 150 new desks so every regular classroom can accommodate six feet of social distancing comfortably.There are hand sanitizer dispensers in every classroom and at the entrance of every building. Central air systems have been upgraded and there are HEPA air purification systems all over campus. Forman purchased outdoor furniture to encourage safer, outside gatherings. Tents have been set up to provide an Outdoor Student Center and Bistro. The School has also upgraded its cleaning procedures and has taken a dorm offline to be an isolation center if anyone should contract the virus. "Our students are grateful for the effort put in to reopen the School. Most of them have been away since March and they are excited to be back," says Man. "Six months is a long time to be away from your friends. Yet there is some trepidation as we are asking them to wear masks and practice social distancing. But so far, so good." Jaime Feinman, Forman`s Director of Admission, reports that Forman`s enrollment has remained steady with some new students coming on board over the year as families evaluate remote learning this fall. "Our students are very energized right now," says Feinman. "Even though our first assembly was held outside on the Green, with everyone wearing masks and socially distanced, it was a great moment. The Forman family is back together again." Adam Man agrees. "The overall response by faculty, staff and students has been heartwarming. We are all dedicated to making this work." hide

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