Across the globe, COVID-19 has disrupted education. Yet, the Mandela team has faced every challenge head on, prioritizing scholar success. When the virus first began shutting down the country in March, Mandela closed its doors. However, almost immediately, teachers were sending packets home, distributing computers, and teaching remotely. The school also stuck to its year-round schedule and continued instruction throughout the summer. Since starting the 2020-2021 school year, the school has toggled back and forth between face to face and remote learning.
The efforts to continue instruction have not been for nothing. Test data from the Measure of Academic Progress (MAP), a computerized assessment that measures a child’s academic growth from year to year, reveals Mandela scholars are right where they are expected to be for the beginning of the school year, and on average, there was little loss in learning. Genevive Core, principal, states, “We can clearly see the results of our hard work and determination.”
Mandela educators remain committed their mission: to maximize the success of all their scholars and bridge learning and achievement gaps. Scholars will engage in distance learning for two weeks beginning Tuesday, January 5, 2021 following their winter break and resume in-person learning on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.