Covid-19 & Keeping Our Community Safe

We can’t say for certain. We hope to be in Phase III before the start of school, allowing for all students to be in their classrooms. If Gov. Northam moves us back to Phase II, only Early Learners through third grade will be permitted on campus, with all other students going online. If we were reverted back to Phase I, all students would move to online learning.

Yes. Visitors must make an appointment with the respective main office. All visitors, including parents, will receive a health screen, before being allowed entry into either building. Anyone entering the school will be required to wear a mask at all times inside either building.

The disinfectant foggers will be used extensively, including daily in all classrooms, and several times per day in locker rooms, restrooms, and on PE equipment. Soap and hand sanitizer will be available in all classrooms, restrooms and common areas. No-touch hand sanitizing stations will be available in the hallways. Posters and signs with hygiene best practices are posted in both buildings. Students will not share supplies unless those supplies can be disinfected between uses.

Should the health department confirm a positive test within the Walsingham community, we will follow protocols required by VDH. Any student or staff member who had been in contact with the affected person for 10+ minutes in the previous three days without a mask or social distancing will be sent home and asked to quarantine. Spaces in which the affected person occupied will be deep-cleaned. In the event of a positive test you may be contacted by the Peninsula Health District when contact tracing begins.

All students will receive a health check, including a temperature check with an infrared thermometer and screening questions, before being allowed into the building. Students may not enter the building before 7:30 a.m. unless they are reporting for Madrigals, band or a scheduled meeting with a teacher. At 7:30, students may begin entering at the Chismer lobby and science wing doors only with their face masks on. Mrs. Baker will provide a more detailed description of the process for Madrigals, band and make-up exams.

Instruction ends in the Upper School at 2:47 p.m. By 3:15 p.m., all students should have either left campus, reported directly to their athletic coach or be with a teacher for academic instruction. After 3:30 p.m., we will not have supervision for students who are not in athletics, therefore, parents may need to adjust their schedule to ensure that students are off campus by that time.

Outside service requirements are canceled until further notice. Students will instead participate in a project that focuses on the Critical Concerns of the Sisters of Mercy.

Instruction ends at 3 p.m. in the Lower School and pick-up will commence immediately. All students must be picked up by 3:15 p.m.

Outside service requirements are canceled until further notice. Students will instead participate in a project that focuses on the Critical Concerns of the Sisters of Mercy.

Yes. Students will practice social distancing during recess and no games that involve touching, such as tag, will occur. The number of students on playground equipment will be limited. Playground equipment will be sanitized after recess. Students will also wash up after recess.

Yes, with the same safety guidelines used throughout the school day in place.

Clubs will begin after the new school year routines have been well-established. Club offerings may vary from previous years based on teacher comfort levels with club activities. All clubs will follow the same procedures as during a school day.