b'Greenwood Goes VirtualLike all Toronto schools, Greenwood made the shift to online learning in March 2020 in response to the COVID\x7f19 pandemic. Greenwood feels strongly about preserving the well-being of our students, sta and families, and about doing what we can to ight COVID\x7f19. Advice and directives from public health authorities and government bodies have been our guides in the last several months.While our building may have been closed, Greenwood was open. All students participated in an online learning program, Ms. Clarke and her designed by Greenwood sta\x05. This programming delivered the Advisees meeting. same learning experience that takes place in the classroom and incorporated as much interaction as possible. Learning and community-building were more important than ever in Greenwoods online environment. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, we were still able to educate our students, celebrate the achievements of students and sta\x05, share voices from the Greenwood community and strengthen connections.Greenwood sta\x05 were quick to respond to the rapid shift to online learning. Immediately following March Break, students and sta\x05 met virtually through Google Meets and continued on with their curriculum as they would in a regular classroom setting.Through virtual assemblies, morning announcements and events, Greenwood clubs and committees provided opportunities for the community to participate in initiatives and activities. From Womens Week hosted by our Diversity Committee to Earth Mr. Vachon welcomes Week hosted by our Environmental Committee, students and Ally MacLellan 11 to speak sta\x05 listened to many incredible guest speakers, took part in to his marketing class. educational quizzes and participated in games and challengesin relation to the themed week. Nothing is as personal as a face-to-face conversation, but during these diicult times, we made strategic use of technology and resources to enable our community to stay strong together.Greenwoods doors are now open for the 2020 school year using a mix of in-person and online synchronous learning. As always, student and sta\x05 safety are paramount. We have hired a nurse, installed sanitization stations across the school and set up a variety of protocols to reduce the risk of the spread of COVID19.This year will be di\x05erent than previous years, but we are happy and excited to see Greenwood students, sta\x05 and families in person again.Sarah Ross 13 joinsMs. Watsons Elite Athlete class.Abbey Holmen 21 working from home with her pup.Ms. Fosters Grade 8 PE class talking about gratitude.6 evergreen Oct. 2020GRWD206_Evergreen_2020_v5.indd 6 10/9/20 4:22 PM'