This page serves as a resource for updates regard­ing Waverly’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We will continue to commu­ni­cate impor­tant updates to our fami­lies via email, and we will regu­larly post addi­tional resources on this page.

Updated: Decem­ber 7, 2020

Since our last update, we’ve received some posi­tive news about having some students return to campus safely. Our systems and proto­cols were approved by the Pasadena Health Depart­ment to allow for up to 25% of our student popu­la­tion to be on campus each day. Of course, there are signif­i­cant limi­ta­tions in place, but this is a crucial first step to allow­ing in-person expe­ri­ences for our students. Like many of our peer schools, our plan­ning began with our youngest, the K‑3; our hope had been to have these students with us at the farm this month. Unfor­tu­nately, we had to post­pone due to the alarm­ing increase in infec­tions in Los Angeles County. 

When the situ­a­tion in the county improves, we intend to offer in-person expe­ri­ences for all of our students. To do this, we have to be mindful of several limi­ta­tions as outlined in our full Decem­ber 7 and October 23 messages.

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Decem­ber 7, 2020 (PDF)
October 23, 2020 (PDF)
July 31, 2020 (PDF)
July 17, 2020 (PDF)
July 9, 2020 (PDF)
April 17, 2020 (PDF)
April 3, 2020 (PDF)
March 20, 2020 (PDF)
March 13, 2020 (PDF)
March 12, 2020 (PDF)

Los Angeles County Depart­ment of Public Health
Centers for Disease Control and Preven­tion (CDC): English | Español
Cali­for­nia Depart­ment of Public Health: English | Español
Pasadena Public Health Depart­ment
Hand-washing steps using the WHO Tech­nique by Johns Hopkins Medi­cine (Video)
How to Talk to Kids About Coro­n­avirus by Jessica Grose (The New York Times)
Just for Kids: A Comic Explor­ing the New Coro­n­avirus by Malaka Gharib (NPR)
Talking to Teens and Tweens About Coro­n­avirus by Donna De La Cruz (The New York Times)