Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) is continuing distance learning as October begins,based on mandates from state health officials, reported Principal Alyssa Branchaud-Warren. School staff is preparing to reopen the campus; they hope they will receive permission to do so later this month. When school does reopen, Mrs. Warren reported, plans are being put into place to reopen at 50% capacity for half days. Changes are taking place on campus to increase safety when students return.
Families can expect to see less furniture in classes, spaced apart for social distancing, individual student supplies to limit sharing, handwashing stations, pathways outlined on the ground, and much more! We have been working hard to create plans to keep everyone safe and healthy when they return to campus. She cited some of the exciting things going on during distance learning: School Counselor, Shaina Sullivan, led an online lesson with her “sidekick” Mrs. Potato Head, and ACE Nanette Mendoza took her class on a virtual field trip to the aquarium to see creatures of the ocean.
