Bank Street Monday Memo

A quick hello from JB and Doug and then a replay of the Town Hall on Testing.

Obviously, a big part of our Back to School plan is around how the testing will work and how the community will respond. The Town Hall answers lots of live Q&A.

Happy Back to School everyone!

Doug shares the latest updates on the work being done to prep Bank Street for back to school.

Town Halls for each division happen this week.

Stay safe. Stay strong. 

Welcome to Summer Break 2020! In today's episode, we reflect on the end of the school year with Jed and Doug, discuss communication plans for the summer and the process that will lead us to a safe opening day of school in the Fall of 2020.

A new email address is available for families to ask questions and have those questions directed to the team that can best help: schoolforchildren@bankstreet.edu.

Be safe, stay healthy and strong and have a great week!

As we approach the end of the school year, we want to appreciate and honor our 8th Graders moving on. And considering the world into which they are moving, the Bank Street values of social and racial justice are as important as ever.

In this episode, Saara Mahjouri and Jed discuss and highlight the student activism that is a part of the global protests against brutality, racism and injustice. We also discuss the week ahead and the ceremonies and new activities to honor, celebrate and graduate the class of 2020.

Wednesday at 3:00pm the Graduation Ceremony will be livestreamed. Links to come.

Have a healthy, strong, just and powerful week!

Shael, Doug and Jed follow up on the two Town Halls from last week by answering the questions that were submitted but unanswered.

Also, BankStreet Connects this week will be a community forum to come together and explore how to communicate with our kids about the major social and racial justice issues at the core of current events. The forum will be at 7pm Tuesday June 2.

Stay strong and healthy.

We dive into Social Emotional Learning this week with Laura, Laurie, Gabby and Jed. 

Big topics include the complicated dynamics of everyone being home together all the time and trying to learn, trying to work, trying to teach and trying to parent. We get some specific advice on action and regulation. And how Restorative Practices is woven into it all. There's also flying Stuffies. 

Plus a check in on this week's BankStreet Connects Tuesday at 4:30PM ET with Adam Brown, clinical psychologist and parent and husband, on dealing with STRESS right now.

In this Episode, Shael, Doug and Jed answer questions that were submitted during the Town Halls but were unanswered due to time constraints. 

The community has excellent questions around pressing issues including: Re-Opening, Staffing, Schedule and Curriculum, Class Groupings and Finances. All those topics are covered today, and even a bit more.

Stay safe and strong. Have a great week!

Today we dive into an important project from the Upper School: The Quarantine Diaries.

We talk with 13/14s Humanities Teachers Ali Mckersie and Jo Stein and 13/14s students Melany and Millie about what the Quarantine Diaries are, how they came to be, and what type of creative projects are being made. We get to hear some exceptional examples of the work directly from Melany and Millie.

You can explore the Quarantine Diaries here: https://sites.google.com/view/quarantinediaries/home

We also get updates from Jed about upcoming Town Halls, and Bank Street Connects.

As BankStreet@Home enters May, we discuss the big news from Jed and talk with Doug Knecht, who will be Interim Head of School for the coming year. We discuss timelines, transitions, and community. Plus we get to know Doug a little bit more.

Tuesday's Bank Street Connects - 4:30pm ET - will be a smart one on staying healthy at home led by Anne Marie.

As always, feel free to connect with any feedback, questions or interests.

Miss you all. Have a healthy happy week!

Another week. Another discussion of BankStreet@Home. We talk to Jed about the latest developments, plans and mission for the community.

Special Guest Laura Guarino joins us to discuss an exciting plan for a May 1 day of Arts & Rec, including magic, karate, chess, The Giant Room, Spanish and more.

Miss you all, Have a great week and stay Strong!

Happy Monday! Or Happy Day! Jed joins us and we discuss latest schedule updates and Tuesday Bank Street Connects. 

Special Guest Maria Richa drops by to talk about art, creativity and spicy paints.

Thanks for listening and if you have feedback, questions or topics you'd like to hear discussed, please reach out. There's a voice message option on the home page for the Memo.

Stay strong and have a great week!

A look back at lessons from Week 2 of BankStreet@Home, and a preview of Week 3 initiatives. Special guest Coy Dailey shares the BankStreet@Home approach to Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice as it continues in this new era.

Week 3 highlights include: 

• Jed will host the Virtual Lobby on Thursday morning. 
• Nurse Robin is the featured speaker at Bank Street Connects Tuesday @ 4:30PM ET.  https://bit.ly/2V52aCn
• Active virtual play date advice for younger scholars

We connect with Jed again and review the takeaways from Week 1 of BankStreet@Home and look ahead to Week 2. Updates in how communications will be adjusted and introducing Bank Street Connects.

Bank Street Connects will begin Tuesday April 7 @ 4:30pm.

More info here: https://school.bankstreet.edu/events/bank-street-connects-bank-streets-virtual-gathering-place/

Welcome to the Monday Memo for Bankstreet@Home. 

In this episode, we talk with Jed about the plans for Bankstreet@Home, how the school will stay connected with students and families, what routines will be a part of this process, and the art of iteration and paper airplanes.

Talk with Jed about the strategic plan, the vision for Bank Street and initiatives underway.