WSOC COVID-19 Safety Plan (CSP)
COVID-19 School Guidance Checklist WSOC COVID-19 Health and Safety Plan February 1, 2021 WSOC COVID-19 Prevention Program (CPP)...
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Leadership Circle: Mask Update
Leadership Circle Message on Masks Dear WSOC Community, Several weeks ago, we wrote to you to let you know that the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) was revising their health & safety guidelines for schools - public and private - and were providing a Covid-19 and a...
Current WSOC Health & Safety Plan, OCHCA Symptom Tree for Staff, OCHCA Symptom Tree for Students
Please click on the links below for the current Health and Safety Plan and Staff and Student Symptom Trees. Health and Safety Plan Updated January 2021 OCHCA Symptom Decision Tree - Staff 12.10.20 OCHCA Symptom Decision Tree - Student 12.10.20...
Student Symptom Decision Tree
Please click here to access the Student Symptom Decision Tree as created by the OC Health Care Agency. Source: https://coronavirus.egovoc.com/guidance-child-care-schools-and-institutions-higher-education...
Preparing Your Child for Back-to-School
https://phillywaldorf.com/preparing-your-child-for-back-to-school/ ...
Outdoor Classrooms and Exciting Return to School Announcements!
We've moved outdoors! Outdoor classrooms are something many Waldorf schools have embraced for years, particularly in the Early Childhood programs. Certainly, nature has been a front-and-center teaching tool since our inception. In compliance with current Health and Safety protocols in light of Covid, WSOC has successfully...
WSOC 2020-21 Virtual Back to School Packet
Dear WSOC Families, We are pleased to share our WSOC 2020-21 virtual Back to School Packet! You have special letters of warm welcome from your College of Teachers and Board of Trustees, and your School Administrator. For ease of reading and referral, each blue bolded document provided...
Friday Message from Your Faculty and Administrative Teams 8/28/20
Dear Community, The faculty has spent this past week in our annual back to school meetings: learning new Health & Safety protocols, engaging in a faculty-wide study around diversity, equity and inclusion, and finalizing plans and documents for next week’s Back to School Parent Mailing. This year,...
WSOC PK-6 School Waiver Application, Return to School Guide, and Health & Safety Protocols
WSOC PK-6 School Waiver Application WSOC Return to School Guide WSOC Health & Safety Protocols...
Friday Message from Your Return to School Committee 8/21/20
Dear families, Good morning! If you were able to attend the Town Halls (if not, see below!), you learned about our new on-campus enrichment program that will take place along with remote learning. To properly facilitate this, we need your help. We need to quickly know...
Friday Message From Your Leadership Team 8/14/20
Dear Waldorf Families, Last week we encouraged you to enjoy and make the most of these “dog days of summer;" at the same time we assured you that we would continue our work on firming up plans for the upcoming school year. Well, there have been...
Friday Message from Your Leadership Team 8/7/20
A word from our College of Teachers and Board Chairs Dear families, As the weeks of summer pass, this is the time of year where many of us would be lolling about in a relaxed and peaceful manner … far from home at a beautiful vacation destination,...
California Department of Public Health Schools Guidance FAQs
SONIA Y. ANGELL, MD, MPH State Public Health Officer & Director State of California—Health and Human Services Agency California Department of Public Health GAVIN NEWSOM Governor August 3, 2020 TO: All Californians SUBJECT: California Department of Public Health Schools Guidance FAQs For PDF version click here. General What schools guidance has CDPH issued? All CDPH and...
Friday Message: WSOC Return to School Guide & Upcoming Town Hall Registration
Dear families, Our team has been working around the clock to create a Return to School Guide with the most up-to-date information and guidelines for resuming school instruction on September 8. Included in the guide: the revised Tuition Agreement Release Date, our Adaptive Tuition models, Learning...
WSOC Community Town Hall Q & A: Your Questions Answered
Please click here to view the Community Town Hall in its entirety. At the Town Hall on July 22, WSOC committed to answering every question provided by participants. Following is the total of all questions asked (on Slido and Zoom) along with answers for you from...
Friday Message from the WSOC Leadership Team 7/24/20
Dear Community, Thank you for participating in our Community Town Hall on Wednesday evening. We presented a breadth of information and we hope the following resources will help in your review as we continue to move through the process of returning to school. If you missed the...
Friday Message from the Return to School Committee 7/17/20
Dear Families, As we reach mid-July, your Return to School Committee continues to plan, strategize and revise as shifting circumstances arise. Whatever comes next, please know that we have a dedicated group of faculty, staff and Board members who continue to strive on your behalf. Your...
Friday Message from the Return to School Committee 7/10/20
Dear families, Please join us for our next Virtual Town Hall on Wednesday, July 22 at 6pm. See flyer for details; registration information is below. Please register in advance! When: Jul 22, 2020 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: WSOC July 22 Community Town Hall Register for...
Friday Message from the Return to School Committee 6/26/20
SUMMER CAMP UPDATES Ms. Rusty’s Guitar Camp Grades: Rising Grades 4-7 Dates: July 6-10, July 13-17, July 20-24 Time: 12:30pm - 2:30pm Number of students: Total of 10 per session Location: Meadows Hall, WSOC Cost: $60 per week or $180 for all 3 weeks Sign up and details here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090944abad2fa1ff2-msrustys SAVE THE DATE for...
Friday Message from WSOC Return to School Committee 6/19/20
Dear Families, We are very grateful for your participation in our recent surveys and are pleased to share your feedback in this message. These questions will be used to inform our return to school planning. If you have specific questions regarding any of these surveys, please email...
FRIDAY MESSAGE FROM THE RETURN TO SCHOOL COMMITTEE 6/12/20
Dear families, It's official! The last day of school for our 2019-20 school year! We wish you a summer filled with relaxing times with your family and hopefully lots of moments outside in nature. The weather has been very un-June-like with lots of warmth and sunlight....
FRIDAY MESSAGE FROM THE RETURN TO SCHOOL COMMITTEE 6/5/2020
Dear Families and Friends, Thank you for attending Wednesday evening’s Community Town Hall! We appreciate your flexibility in switching gears so quickly upon discovering we had a Zoom Meeting limit of 100, which was excluding waiting attendees. In the end, nearly 200 people were in attendance...
FRIDAY MESSAGE FROM THE RETURN TO SCHOOL COMMITTEE 5/29/2020
Dear families, This week, we are transitioning from our weekly Friday Leadership Message to a Friday Message from our Return to School Committee, comprised of Kim Eijpen (chair), Gina Garrison, Brooke Natzke, Douglas Garrett, and Board member David Kruse, M.D. Please enjoy the following video message from...
FRIDAY MESSAGE FROM THE WSOC LEADERSHIP TEAM
Friday Message from the WSOC Leadership Team Andrea Hubert, College of Teachers Chair Megan Brown, Board of Trustees Chair Douglas Garrett, School Administrator Dear WSOC Community, Wishing everyone a relaxing 3-day Memorial Day weekend! Returning to School Update….. One of the commitments your school leadership has made to you is to be...
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR DOUGLAS GARRETT
Dear WSOC Community, Last night, the Board of Trustees voted, in collaboration with the College of Teachers and school directors, to approve the following: The enrollment contract date for withdrawal without financial obligation has been extended to July 31, 2020. The Friday Leadership Team message will have...
FRIDAY MESSAGE FROM THE WSOC LEADERSHIP TEAM
Friday Message from the WSOC Leadership Team Andrea Hubert, College of Teachers Chair Megan Brown, Board of Trustees Chair Douglas Garrett, School Administrator Learning Beyond the Classroom Update This past week, we have received important questions worth pondering from you, and we thank you for that. Questions such as, “What...
FRIDAY MESSAGE FROM THE WSOC LEADERSHIP TEAM
Friday Message from the WSOC Leadership Team Andrea Hubert, College of Teachers Chair Megan Brown, Board of Trustees Chair Douglas Garrett, School Administrator Learning Beyond the Classroom Update This week has seen much activity on campus – as I share with you this update, there are still a number of...
THE NORTH STAR (Stand Together Assistance Relief) Fund
The North STAR (Stand Together Assistance Relief) Fund Dear Waldorf School of Orange County Community Members, Family and Alumni, In times of uncertainty, returning to one’s fundamental values becomes a North Star of sorts, a guiding light for one’s course. It is the commitment of the Waldorf...
North STAR Fund Application Form
Dear WSOC Community, In the Friday message, we announced the The North STAR (Stand Together Assistance Relief) Fund, an initiative to help those families in our community who have been hurt financially and are unable to pay tuition costs at this time. Any family who is struggling...
FRIDAY MESSAGE FROM THE WSOC LEADERSHIP TEAM
Friday Message from the WSOC Leadership Team Andrea Hubert, College of Teachers Chair Megan Brown, Board of Trustees Chair Douglas Garrett, School Administrator Dear WSOC Community, Waldorf education was founded in 1919 as a response to a world then in crisis. Its purpose is to heal the future through educating...
