The Weekly Raider
September 1, 2020
 

We are excited to welcome our students back to our campuses beginning Tuesday, September 8! We have developed robust health and safety procedures and protocols to allow us to reopen. To keep each other safe and to be able to keep our campuses open, every student and family must strictly follow all of our safety protocols. Click on the buttons below to watch our welcome back videos and to view our Back to School web page. Here, you can view Family and Student COVID-19 Procedures, email communications and schedules by division, our staggered return schedule, and more. 
 
 
SCHOOL NEWS AND UPDATES
 
 

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Kokozos
This past spring, Dr. Michael Kokozos, Upper School International Baccalaureate Faculty, was selected to participate in The New York Times Teaching Project, a program created to bring a community of educators together to share ideas and best practices and to develop projects that use Times resources in imaginative ways. Chosen from hundreds of applicants, Dr. Kokozos was one of 60 teachers from across 29 states to attend the program’s virtual summit this summer. To learn more about Dr. Kokozos’ involvement with The Times, his curriculum project on virtual activism, how he plans to implement new ideas in the classroom at Gulliver Prep, and more, click on the button.
 

RSN Shares Study Tips
Raider Student Network anchor Julia Piquet '25 recently took to the RSN morning broadcast to share her top 10 study tips for Zoom. Although students will be returning to campus for in-person learning very soon, it is important to practice good study habits no matter how, or on what platform, learning is taking place. Many of these practical tips can be translated to in-person or hybrid learning models. We invite you to take a deeper dive into how you can adapt some - or all - of Julia's tips by clicking on the button to watch.
 
 

Dining Services
We have selected SAGE Dining Services for our food management and provisioning for the 2020-21 school year. Prior to the 2018-19 school year, SAGE served as our Dining Service provider for more than 15 years and has been exclusively focused on the independent school market for 30 years. Known for their consistent quality, attention to detail, and creating fantastic food for students and staff, SAGE will offer delicious food made from scratch in small batches. Dining services will be a little different as we ensure that food is distributed in an alternative safe and speedy way with meals pre-packaged in a grab and go format. Daily menus are available via the Touch of SAGE mobile app, the myGulliver portal, or by clicking on the button below.
 
 
Health Checks: AUXS Safety App
Prior to coming to campus each day, parents will utilize the AUXS Safety App to complete daily, self-administered health checks. You will receive an email from SafetyApp@auxs.org in which you will be asked to validate/update the required information, and a second email that will include your temporary password, as well as a link to download the application for both Apple and Android devices. A health check should be completed for each child, each day, before coming to campus. Click on the button for a step-by-step guide.
 
 
Tori Hagenlocker ‘22 Wins Technovation Award
This summer, Victoria “Tori” Hagenlocker ’22 was awarded the Technovation Technology Award in the Senior Division for her app “RecycleRight.” Technovation is an international app/entrepreneurship competition. This year, there were more than 5,400 competitors from over 60 countries. Tori’s app submission made it through the first several rounds, and she was selected as one of five finalists. As a finalist, she had an opportunity to pitch RecycleRight in front of industry professionals, and represent the United States at the Technovation World Summit. Click on the button to learn more.
 
 
RESOURCES AND REMINDERS
 
 
Mandatory Health Forms
It is critical that all health forms are submitted. If these requirements are not met, your child will not be permitted to return to campus when we resume in-person learning. Once you are logged on to myGulliver, click the "Magnus Health Forms" button. When you log in to your Student Medical Record, any action needed will be marked with a "To Do" flag.
 
Academic Calendars
Our academic calendars have been updated to include a list of back to school activities, including upcoming virtual Back to School Nights. Click on the button to view the Academic Calendar for Families, Middle School A/B Day Rotation Calendar, and Upper School A/B Day Rotation Calendar.
 
 
UPCOMING EVENTS
 
 

Wednesday, September 2
Virtual Back to School Night, Grades 1-4

Wednesday, September 2
Virtual Student-Athlete College Recruiting Summit

Thursday, September 3
Virtual Back to School Night, Grades 7-8

Monday, September 7
Holiday - No Classes

Tuesday, September 8
Return to Campus for In-Person Learning, Grades PK-SK

Wednesday, September 9
Return to Campus for In-Person Learning, Grades 1-4


Wednesday, September 9
Virtual Back to School Night, Grades 9-10

Thursday, September 10
Return to Campus for In-Person Learning, Grades 5-6 and Grades 9-10

Friday, September 11
Return to Campus for In-Person Learning, Grades 7-8 and Grades 11-12

Wednesday, September 16
Virtual Back to School Night, Grades 11-12
 
 
 
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