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IN PERSON LEARNING: GETTING READY FOR LEARNING

The Student Experience - Darien High School Students at DHS will be welcomed through the main entrance, library entrance, cafeteria entrance, and ath- letic loop entrance. All students will be directed to classrooms. Through expansion of Open Ends, all students with parental permission who do not have classes in the first time slot will be allowed to remain at home until their schedule requires their presence in school; this will also allow students with the last time slot free to leave campus early. We will be using a block schedule model with each class meeting for 85 minutes every other day. There will be “mini blocks” to accommodate part time classes. Lunch will be embedded during the third class block, and students who are in scheduled classes will eat lunch in their classrooms. Students who do not bring lunch to school will have the opportunity to order boxed lunch in advance, which will be delivered to classrooms. The cafeteria and designated outdoor spaces will be available for lunch for students who are not scheduled for class. Seniors who have the entire third time slot free, and who have parental permission, will be allowed to leave campus through an Open Campus policy, developed for the 2020-2021 school year. The hallways and stairwells at DHS will be one-way, whenever possible, and there will be 10 minutes of passing time between classes to allow students the necessary time to move to their next class. Students, fac- ulty, and staff will be wearing masks at all times, except while eating lunch or while taking a mask break in a designated outside space during passing periods or a free period. During free periods, students can go to the cafe, the library, the Chill Zone, or outside, weather permitting. We will encourage students to spend time outside when possible to allow for mask breaks throughout the day. In addition to our embedded SEL programs, including weekly Advisory meetings, our school counselors, psychologists, and social workers will be available throughout the day for any students who need emotional support. Our Guidance Seminar will also meet regularly and will serve as another support for students in the transition back to school. At this time, fall athletics are scheduled to proceed with ongoing guidance from CIAC. Extracurriculars are an important part of student life at DHS, and clubs will meet virtually with the opportunity to propose in-person meetings as well.

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