According to current health guidelines, quarantine is not required. Every student will be required to complete an online health screening form before their return and admittance to campus.

In alignment with the CDC’s recent guidance, WRA will not require mass testing prior to entry to the school. However, students will be required to complete an online health screening form before their return and admittance to campus. Moreover, WRA is partnering with bioIQ, a leader in COVID logistics and testing, to ensure the provision of protocols and services to our community. Also, WRA is adopting guidance provided by Environmental Health and Engineering, an organization that is preparing a full assessment of best practices for the opening of boarding schools.

We ask that returning students attend Registration with one guardian only. New students should consider the same but will be permitted to arrive with two guardians.

Belongings that were stored at WRA over the summer will be delivered to boarders’ rooms by the time they arrive.

As has been the case in past years, even without the challenge of COVID-19, we suggest boarding students do not travel home for the first six weeks of the school year. This allows them to integrate into the WRA community most fully and happily, and this year carries the safeguard of mitigating exposure to COVID-19 risks by geography.

This is a crucial time for students to integrate into the WRA community most fully and as in years past, even without the challenge of COVID-19, we ask that you not plan visits during these early six weeks of school, unless under the close advisement of school Administration.

Our Fall Family Weekend will not happen in person this year, it will be virtual in an effort to keep our community members, including our families, healthy and safe.

Registration will span three days, with different cohorts of students registering each day. This will allow us to limit the congregation of crowds. As another layer of caution, we ask that returning students attend Registration with one guardian only. New students should consider the same but will be permitted to arrive with two guardians.

WRA faculty, staff and student-leaders will be trained to follow strict health and safety guidelines when moving boarders into the dorms this year. Move-in times will be specified for every boarder in order to limit overlap. Other precautions on our end include wearing masks and gloves and meticulously sanitizing surfaces.

WRA will continue to monitor all available information closely and make any necessary modifications to support both health and campus programming. Plans and updates will be shared with the school community when available.

If a second wave starts, we do have the authority to institue a campus-wide quarantine if deemed necessary.

Every student will be required to complete an online health screening form before their return and admittance to campus. Every student's arrival on campus will begin at the Health Center.

Face coverings/masks will be required in all classrooms and meeting spaces. Students will be provided with a mask for each day of the week. All masks belonging to boarding students will be collected daily and laundered by the school. We ask that day students wash their masks at home and follow the same guidelines by wearing a clean mask every day.

WRA does not plan to administer routine testing but will administer COVID-19 testing on campus when a student is symptomatic.

If a student tests positive for COVID-19 while at WRA, isolation for that student will be required. We are able to isolate boarders on campus. Any student testing positive for COVID-19, boarder or day student, will be given permission to leave for a home setting isolation. We have asked parents to please consider a plan for your student’s exit from campus, should this be their choice in the case of a positive COVID-19 test. We reserve the authority to institute a dorm-wide or campus-wide quarantine if deemed necessary after a positive COVID-19 test result. If a student requires hospitalization, the WRA Health Services team will work with local health care providers and guardians to ensure transportation, supervision and care. Hobart House will be solely reserved/utilized/outfitted for isolation or quarantine should it become necessary for students, faculty or staff.

Hobart House will be solely reserved/utilized/outfitted for isolation or quarantine should it become necessary for students, faculty or staff. Any student testing positive for COVID-19, boarder or day student, will be given permission to leave for a home setting isolation. Please consider your student's exit from campus, should this be your choice in the case of a positive COVID test.

If a student requires hospitalization, Health Services will work with local health care providers and guardians to ensure transportation, supervision and care.

If a student is required to quarantine due to COVID-19, their academic program will be supported via online classes with an instructor for the duration of their stay at the Health Center or quarantine location.

• Stay Connected — Practice physical distance but reach out virtually to friends and family members.

• Stay Positive and Proactive — Focus on what you value and be thankful. Make a “gratitude list."
• Stay Involved — Help those in your family who are vulnerable. Check on the elderly in your neighborhood.
• Stay Focused — Maintain daily routines and hygiene habits. Get enough sleep, eat nutritionally and exercise.
• Stay Mindful — Practice deep breathing, relaxation techniques, yoga, listen to music, draw, color.

Yes! The WRA Counselors are available. We are available using Ring Central Meetings, by phone or email. Please contact us at counseling@wra.net to schedule an appointment.

Yes! The WRA Counselors are available to all WRA students — existing or new. Please contact us at counseling@wra.net.

COVID-19 symptoms may begin with a loss of taste or smell. This virus also causes people to have a cough with or without a scratchy throat and nasal congestion, maybe nausea and diarrhea, a fever, headache, body aches and chills, marked fatigue, a worsening cough and shortness of breath, and in severe cases, difficulty breathing. For more information, read this well sourced article from Business Insider.

Health and safety protocols related to COVID-19 will be covered during orientation in early August and throughout the year.

In accordance with public health guidelines about preventing transmission of the virus, students will be expected to follow three basic principles: physical distancing, wearing masks and handwashing/sanitizing. Students will be required to wear face coverings/masks in all classrooms and meeting spaces. Students will be provided with a mask for each day of the week. We will also administer daily temperature checks for all students, faculty and staff. These will be accomplished in the dorms and, for day students, at home with parental cooperation and the help of a reporting app, the details of which will be shared soon.

As we return to campus, we will need to begin with stricter health protocols to minimize the presence of the virus on campus and possible transmission. Medical Director Dr. Vish Hegde, MD and Director of Health Services, Ms. Cindy Rocco, BSN, RN, LSN, NCSN, will monitor conditions on campus and in the local area closely and may relax the initial restrictions if and when circumstances make it safe to do so.

Yes, students will be provided with a mask for each day of the week. All masks belonging to boarding students will be collected daily and laundered by the school. We ask that day students wash their masks at home and follow the same guidelines by wearing a clean mask every day.

All masks belonging to boarding students will be collected daily and laundered by the school. We ask that day students wash their masks at home and follow the same guidelines by wearing a clean mask every day.

Students will be contacted directly if Health Services deems it necessary to quarantine. In keeping with normal practice, parents and guardians will be notified directly as students are evaluated and treated. Parents and guardians will also be notified by the Summit County Health Department.

Dorms will be double occupancy with beds configured to provide maximum distancing between students. We will also have triples in North Hall and there are some quads in Wood House and Bicknell.

Our food service team has created plans for single-serve meals at all times. We have joyful surprises in store with the support of Chef Eddie and the amazing Ellsworth Dining Hall team. Meals will not look like they have in the past, with dining innovations spanning campus from picnic blankets to food trucks to tents. We can’t wait to share all we’ve cooked up.

Our expansive campus and small class sizes naturally lend themselves to social distancing, but we have comprehensive plans in place for safety including proper distance between desks and creative use of alternative spaces — particularly our beautiful outside grounds.

Dorms and other facilities will stay open all year, including during breaks, for students unable to travel home for any reason.

WRA already thoroughly cleans shared spaces daily, including door handles and light switches. Our facilities team has worked with industry experts to enhance our rigorous cleaning protocols. Students and faculty will wipe down commonly touched surfaces between uses of classrooms and in other campus spaces (the dorms, for example.)

Currently preseason athletic practices are planned to run August 17-21, which is Orientation week. At this point, we expect to play our fall sports season, but state guidelines are fluid. Regardless of the outcome of our seasons, preseason practices will occur in the mornings and evenings throughout the week of August 17, with orientation activities in the afternoon. Athletic practices will continue as always when the school year starts, after classes are completed each day.

We imagine that the students will need to remind each other and that faculty, coaches and the adult on duty in the dorm will need to remind students to maintain social distance. Furniture in classrooms and the dorms will be configured to encourage social distancing.

We recommend that trips home be minimized during the first six weeks of school, as previously mentioned. We anticipate hosting on-campus weekend activities during this period as well. School sponsored off-campus trips will begin in earnest once it is safe to run them.

As mentioned above, we ask that you not plan visits during the first six weeks of school, unless under the close advisement of school administration.

We will commence classes in person on August 24, with Registration beginning on August 14. Registration will span three days, with different cohorts of students registering each day.

Our curriculum will stay the same but our method of deployment will change. We have created a flexible curriculum on a schedule of four modules of 40 days each, to allow for pivots to online learning if necessary, either on a mass or individualized scale. Students will take a maximum of four classes during each 40-day module, with one free period. Science, language, some arts and hands-on classes will be Module Green (Quarters 1 and 3). Courses that are more easily deployed online will be in the second module, Module White. These include courses in English, mathematics, history and some arts.

A unique remote learning program, in essence a school within our school, will be offered for students who are unable to commence the year on campus. This program will be enhanced by a small cadre of teachers dedicated to online learning.

Yes, a unique remote learning program, in essence a school within our school, will be offered for students who are unable to commence the year on campus. This program will be enhanced by a small cadre of teachers dedicated to online learning.

Taking into account there will be 34 school days affected and that WRA is currently on a rotating class schedule where classes meet 4 out of 7 days, the total number of classes affected per course will only be 19.

We do not want finances to prevent any Pioneers from returning to WRA. One-year emergency financial aid funding is available for families whose finances have been significantly impacted by COVID-19. Please contact Jennifer Corby in the Financial Aid Office for application instructions..

Students who wish to defer admission or take a gap year will need to reapply to WRA for the 2021-22 school year. Those in good standing will receive priority consideration, but admission is not guaranteed.

Yes, a unique remote learning program, in essence a school within our school, will be offered for students who are unable to commence the year on campus. This program will be enhanced by a small cadre of teachers dedicated to online learning.

We acknowledge that some students may arrive at campus on their own schedule. To fill any gaps, we are committed to deploying an online program that builds on lessons from our experiences this spring and delivers a top-quality online experience until farther-flung Pioneers can join us in person.

We have created a specialized online learning cadre of teachers to develop and deploy an exceptional online learning experience. This team will be devoted to this process and program, building bridges virtually between students, teachers, programs and learning. We believe the integration of remote learners back onto campus, on their schedules will be seamless. We are here to work with you and individualize your plans when necessary.

Currently there is no mandate for students to quarantine upon arrival. We will update you if this changes. Students will be required to complete an online health screening form before their return and admittance to campus.

Currently, non-US citizens may not enter the US if they have been in certain countries within 14 days of their arrival. Please make arrangements to spend 14 days in a place without arrival restrictions before entering the US.

Airport shuttles will be arranged. We will work with the transportation company to ensure that safety guidelines are followed. This will likely require students to be masked in cases when social distancing is not possible.

The Advancement Office is open, staffed and happy to discuss opportunities to support Reserve; please contact us by phone at 330-650-9701 or visit our methods of giving page. https://www.wra.net/alumni/support-reserve/methods.

As previously announced, all on campus and regional events have been cancelled through the end of June. In light of the COVID-19 news, we have postponed Reunion Weekend 2020 and, for the first time ever, will introduce a Double Reunion in 2021. Mark your calendars for June 11-13, 2021, during which we will celebrate all the classes ending in ‘0 and ‘5, as well as ‘1 and ‘6!

The Advancement Office is developing tools and opportunities for classmates to connect with each other and with the school and will be announcing them soon. If you have ideas for virtual or remote events, please share them with us by emailing Director of Alumni Relations Abbey Baker ’94 at bakera@wra.net.