On March 12th Match made the decision to close our schools to prevent the spread of COVID19 in Boston. The following Wednesday, after three days of preparation we started our first phase of remote learning, including work like this morning message from Ms. Olukoga.
Six weeks in, our staff, with the typical Match spirit of innovation, have found a rhythm, have removed a myriad of barriers as a team for both students and adults, and have learned a ton. Thank you for all you have done to be creative, flexible, and student-centered during this time. Because of your hard work each day our students are connected to our school and each other by your amazing outreach and support - check out these videographers at work:
While it is still uncertain what the summer and fall hold, we know that our community and world will be different. I am personally having trouble imagining the future, but I am hopeful that some of the changes to our community are for the better. We are now settling in for a longer remote learning period than first expected. With that in mind, we wanted to capture and share some of the lessons we are learning that I hope can inform the future of our school.
There are certainly still challenges we are solving, but our staff have done so much work of which to be proud. I am excited to celebrate it. Some stand out lessons learned so far are 1) put people first, 2) center student and family feedback, 3) embrace asynchronous learning, 4) slow the pacing of units, lessons, and tasks, and 5) get creative with format and offer choice. In the coming weeks we will share details on these lessons from across our three campuses with some examples to celebrate our work.
Until then, thank you for all that you’re doing to serve our students and families during these uncertain time!
Emily Stainer, Chief Academic Officer
