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5 GREAT REASONS WHY GASTON DAY IS AN ESSENTIAL INVESTMENT GASTON DAY SCHOOL STABILITY Business as Usual Campus may be closed but learning continues virtually. Daily class schedules are modified, gathering through chats, calls, and group meetings but providing consistency and stability we all need right now. We are proud to continue our mission to educate our students and prepare them for academic success and responsible, productive lives. ADAPTABILITY Successful Transition We were ready to shift to virtual learning and so were our students! While already using virtual learning in certain subjects - it made for a smooth transition. Others scrambled to come up with a plan but we were able to pivot and be flexible. Our team continues to learn new techniques and modes of communication that best fit our students needs. COMMUNITY Virtual Gatherings Staying connected is important and not just for learning but for FUN! We continue to hold Community Homeroom, have athletic practices, offer game night, daily workout sessions and Facebook Live Family Challenges. Our food service provider, Flik, is preparing home-cooked meals for families. School goes beyond books, it's also the bond we have with each other. GDS United. ENGAGEMENT Open to Everyone During this time we have many initiatives that make us proud to be part of GDS. A faculty member is involved with a local effort to make masks, using 3D technology, for people on the front lines. Students writing support letters to medical staff, Lower School students sending pictures of virtual hugs to essential workers. Even individuals outside the GDS Community are welcome to take part in our efforts, classes, and gatherings. PEACE OF MIND Familiarity & Connection At Gaston Day we're family. We personally know our students, our parents, our alumni, our grandparents, our donors, and prospective families that have reached out to us. We're strong and we're in this together. Let us be your rock during this evolving time. We've got your back- we'll make sure you get through. Spartan Strong. MORE INFO: [email protected] WWW.GASTONDAY.ORG

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Page 1: INVESGTASTMON DAEY SCNHOOLT IS AN ESSENTIAL WHY …5 GREAT REASONS WHY GASTON DAY IS AN ESSENTIAL INVES GT ASTM ON DAE Y SCN HOOLT S T A B I L I T Y B u s i n e s s a s U s u a l Campus

5 GREAT REASONSWHY GASTON DAYIS AN ESSENTIAL

INVESTMENT

G A S T O N D A Y S C H O O L

STABILITYBusiness as Usual

Campus may be closed but learningcontinues virtually. Daily class schedulesare modified, gathering through chats, 

calls, and group meetings but providing consistency and stability we all need right

now. We are proud to continue ourmission to educate our students and

prepare them for academic success andresponsible, productive lives.

ADAPTABILITYSuccessful Transition

We were ready to shift to virtual learning and so were our students! While already

using virtual learning in certain subjects -it made for a smooth transition. Others

scrambled to come up with a plan but wewere able to pivot and be flexible. Our

team continues to learn new techniquesand modes of communication that best fit

our students needs.

COMMUNITYVirtual Gatherings

Staying connected is important and notjust for learning but for FUN! We continue

to hold Community Homeroom, haveathletic practices, offer game night,

daily workout sessions and Facebook LiveFamily Challenges. Our food service

provider, Flik, is preparing home-cookedmeals for families. School goes

beyond books, it's also the bond we have with each other.

GDS United.

ENGAGEMENTOpen to Everyone

During this time we have many initiativesthat make us proud to be part of GDS. Afaculty member is involved with a local

effort to make masks, using 3Dtechnology, for people on the front lines.

Students writing support letters tomedical staff, Lower School students

sending pictures of virtual hugs toessential workers. Even individuals

outside the GDS Community are welcometo take part in our efforts, classes, and

gatherings.

PEACE OF MINDFamiliarity & Connection

At Gaston Day we're family. We personallyknow our students, our parents, our

alumni, our grandparents, our donors,and prospective families that have

reached out to us. We're strong and we'rein this together. Let us be your rock

during this evolving time. We've got yourback- we'll make sure you get through.

Spartan Strong.

M O R E I N F O : D H O B S O N @ G A S T O N D A Y . O R G W W W . G A S T O N D A Y . O R G