Return to School & COVID-19 Info - Maple Village Waldorf School

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass…It’s about learning to dance in the rain.”

-Vivian Green

The intent of Maple Village Waldorf School is to have in person on campus learning to the extent possible under COVID-19 based on recommendations from the local and state health departments as well as the CDC and CA Dept of Education. The Return to Campus Task Force Committee is the coordinating body that is acting as a central source of real-time information and actions, maintaining close communication between all work streams, Board of Trustees, faculty and administration. The Task Force is not a decision-making body, but rather a temporary advisory committee focused on reopening efforts, integrating health and safety, scenario planning, financial and legal implications, facilities, and curriculum delivery methods. The updated policies and procedures will remain in place with an indefinite end date.

WAIVER UPDATE

The Long Beach Public Health Department announced that the California Department of Public Health has released updated daily case rates indicating that Los Angeles County reached an adjusted case rate below 25 per 100,000 population for five consecutive days. As outlined in the CDPH Reopening Framework, schools that are in compliance with the State and Long Beach reopening directives may now apply to reopen for in-person schooling for grades TK-6. We will resume in-person learning on our campus for 3rd – 6th grade classes on Monday, March 8th. Kindergarten – 2nd grade classes will remain at the Girl Scout Camp until March 26th, and will return to our main campus after Spring Break on Monday, April 12th. Masks will be required (unless medically excused) and everyone will remain six feet apart. Please click the link below for more details and refer to this page for up-to-date information.

HEALTH & SAFETY PROTOCOLS

As students return to in-person learning the MVWS community will become a cohort with their safety linked. They must agree to keep as up-to-date as possible on State regulations and recommendations. They must agree to immediately communicate if any member of their family or household is currently afflicted with Covid-19, and must not have knowingly been in contact with someone afflicted Covid-19 within the last 14 days and must agree to cease their attendance until they are no longer a risk of contagion. You may read our Model COVID-19 Prevention Program (CPP) for Main Campus 3rd – 6th Grade here. Please click below to read our Model COVID-19 Prevention Program (CPP) for Outdoor K – 2nd Grades..

RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING

One of the most important aspects of our reopening plan will be for each family to
maintain a similar level of vigilance regarding health and safety in their own
households, just as we are requiring of children and teachers while in school. Any effort
that we put into maintaining social distancing and cohort groups on campus will not be
effective unless students and their families exercise a similar level of caution in the
evenings and on the weekends. The more that we can safeguard the individual health
of each member of our community, the greater chance we have for an “in-person”
school experience this year. Please click below for more information.

RETURN TO SCHOOL OPTIONS

Maple Village Waldorf School will need to remain flexible in our response to return to school for the safety of our students, their families, and our staff in the 2020-21 school year. While the goal is to have in person on campus learning, the Task Force has examined 4 scenarios and their related cost. Please click below for more information.