I want to offer the best glimpse forward that we can and to comment specifically on questions I know are on everyone’s minds, even as there are so many unknowns.
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The Book Fair Returns!
The Fair will be open from Thursday, April 30 through Monday, May 11.
Burgundy’s Day of Silence
On Friday, April 24th, the Burgundy middle school community honored GLSEN’s Day of Silence.
A Note for Grandparents & Special Friends
Today was supposed to be the day that we all gathered together on our beautiful campus to celebrate you, our Grandparents and Special Friends.
Video: Earth Walk by Art Teacher Annie
On Earth Day—Wednesday, April 22, 2020—art teacher Annie Rocha shared this video she created. In it, she plays a Native American flute song while filming a mindful walk in nature to remind us all of the beauty and preciousness of our planet.
The Most Important Thing
If we had known in advance that we’d be homebound for this long, with no certain return to life as we knew it in sight, many of us might nervously have joked that a reasonable goal for such a scenario, aside from keeping physically healthy, would be just being nice to our families!
A Letter from Burgundy’s Admin Team
We’ve been working hard here this week and want you to know we’re thinking of our parents and our faculty and staff along with our students, first and foremost, and recognizing that this is an enormously challenging time for everyone.
VA Governor’s Announcement
We are aware, and wanted to be sure that you are also, of the Virginia Governor’s announcement early this afternoon that Virginia K-12 schools, including independent schools, will remain closed for the remainder of the school year.
Important Updates
As we enter into a spring break likely very different from what any of us had planned, I wanted to give you a couple of updates relating to our response to the pandemic we are experiencing: one on the outlook for how long our remote learning and closed campus situation may persist and a second on the School’s communications role.
Burgundy Closed: Friday, March 13 through Sunday, April 5
As most of you know, the World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday declared the COVID-19 coronavirus a global pandemic. The situation is elevating quickly as is our sense of urgency.