Opening School During a Pandemic

And we're back.

Here at ReDesigning School, we've had our collective heads down for the past months, and now we're ready to look up.

As have many in schools across the world, the Hawken administration and faculty have had to redesign just about every facet of school while staying true to our purpose, which is to deliver "Forward-focused preparation for the real world through the development of character and intellect."

No easy task, but we've learned a few things that we can share.

In Episode One of Season Three, Scott Looney, Head of Hawken School, and Garet Libbey, Hawken’s  Associate Head of School for Program, join to discuss the hows and whys of Hawken's  decision to open in person in early September.

This season of ReDesigning School features a few exciting shifts:

• Our aperture is widening. This year, we'll explore how and why schools Pre K-12 are reassessing their approaches and redesigning their programs.
• We have a new co-host: Garet Libbey will share co-hosting duties with Julia Griffin, who is quite busy being the Director of the Mastery School of Hawken, our brand new high school.
• We plan to use portions of this season to go behind the scenes of the Mastery School during its inaugural year. 
• We also plan to hear from experts and practitioners in other schools about opportunities and pitfalls in this very unusual school year.

Thanks for listening! Please share and review, and don't forget to go to redesigningschool.org for more content.