Radical Acceptance Is Not A Passive State of Contentment

Learning to come to terms with circumstances beyond our control

By Kara Kidder

Having collectively faced several weeks of adjusting to an entirely unanticipated and drastically different lifestyle here on campus, our counseling team shares thoughts on how we can best cope with our new circumstances and continue to maintain a strong connection to the Proctor community while being physically distant. This new narrative we are facing is […]

Strengthening Relationships Through Simply Being

The importance of human interaction is amplified by its absence

By Scott Allenby

One of the few consistent pockets of human interaction on campus occurs at meal times as faculty and staff migrate to the west end of campus by foot or bike to gather to-go meals from our Dining Services team. Toddlers sprint by on their balance bikes, dogs strain against their leashes to say hello, and […]

Annual Andover High School Reunion Cancelled for 2020

COVID concerns resulted in decision to wait until 2021

By Judy Perreault 53

The annual Andover high School Reunion scheduled for July 11, 2020 has been cancelled. Due to the virus and the uncertainty of group meetings in the future, the committee has decided to cancel the meeting for this year. Hopefully things will be back to normal in 2021, and we will plan to meet on the […]

AE/MS Student Shares Her Reflections On Remote Learning Experience

The best thing is the ability to control the pace of learning

By Trinity Delaney

Recently, due to COVID-19, students at AE/MS have started an online learning system. When the epidemic reached the point where we were sent home, I felt nervous and excited to be doing the work at home. I was mainly excited because of the idea of being able to work at my own pace, but I […]

Kasey Schoch Shares Her Reflections on Remote Teaching

AE/MS ELA teacher misses the face-to-face interactions

By Kasey Schoch

On Friday, March 13, as we were informing our students that there would be no school on Monday so that teachers could plan for “just in case,” I truly believed I would see all of my students back in class on Tuesday, the 17th of March. That belief quickly vanished (and my stomach dropped) when […]

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