Return to Campus 2021-2022

Wyndcroft strongly recommends that all members of our community (students and staff) receive the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as they are eligible. 

MCOPH suggests being vaccinated as critical to helping schools resume operations fully. 

As of August 1, 2021, 93% of our faculty and staff have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Faculty and staff are required to be fully vaccinated by October 15, 2021.

Per the announcement by PA Governor Tom Wolf on August 31, 2021, masks will be required for all persons when indoors at The Wyndcroft School. This includes students, staff, visitors, etc. For outdoor activities, masks are optional.

Meanwhile, a federal mandate requires masking when using  both public and private school transportation. As such, all students will be required to wear a mask while using school transportation. This may be to/from school, for athletics and/or field trips.

Movement on campus will be controlled and directed to reduce the mixing of student groups. In classrooms, students will be seated with spacing to minimize transmission risk but allowed to interact more closely for limited periods with additional safety measures and greater supervision in place.

Students and faculty will follow a regular schedule of hand washing or use of hand sanitizer throughout the day. Hand sanitizer dispensers will be available in every classroom and building entrance to ensure regular access.

Daily cleaning practices will be compliant with CDC recommendations, including the types of cleaning products used and the frequency of cleaning. Special attention will be paid to the cleaning of high touch surfaces throughout the day.

Each morning during the year, families will be asked to fill out an online health screen before coming to school. Parents will be asked to verify that they are not sending their child to school sick.

Students with COVID-19 symptoms will be separated from other students, and parents/guardians will be contacted to arrange pick-up within the hour. School guidelines regarding sick policies for students and employees will be strictly enforced.

If a student or employee has a COVID-19 infection, school officials will support the Department of Health’s efforts for contact tracing and enforcing quarantining of those infected and their contacts. 

All students are asked to bring a reusable water bottle to school everyday.

Snack will be provided for Early Childhood, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten.

Students in grades 1-8 are asked to provide their own snacks. 

Information on lunch options will be provided later in the summer.

1:1 deployment of tech devices for students in K-8 classrooms. Teaching methods will be adjusted to minimize shared equipment or learning materials.

Classroom practices will provide greater attention to student mental health and well-being through Responsive Classroom and Advisory practices.

All health and safety protocols will be conscientiously followed.

Wyndcroft looks forward to welcoming parents and other visitors back on to campus again this year. In accordance with MCOPH guidelines, all visitors will be required to wear a mask when inside our campus buildings.

Wyndcroft community members should avoid unnecessary travel. It is recommended families practice social distancing and avoid large indoor gatherings 2 weeks prior to the start of school.

Based on current guidance from MCOPH, all large group indoor gatherings will require participants to be adequately masked and distanced.

Athletics plays an important role in the educational experience of our students. We are thrilled that inter-scholastic team sports will be returning at the start of the 2021-2022 school year.

A positive case of COVID by a Wyndcroft athlete will need a physician’s clearance to resume athletic activities.

Opportunities for playing outdoors remain vital to our students’ health and well-being. Students will have planned opportunities to play and learn outside. These activities will be scheduled and supervised to maintain safe conditions.

After-school Care will be offered; we are continuing to evaluate other extra curricular activities.

When individual students are at home due to sickness, asynchronous learning will be organized by the homeroom teacher/advisor. If an entire grade is at home, virtual synchronous learning may be arranged.