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When I first learned about senior projects last year, I knew I needed to do one. I have a deep appreciation for the environment and art. Therefore, I knew I wanted my senior project to combine my two main interests.

When I learned that the Senior Project program was to be canceled for the Spring 2020 trimester, I was dismayed. I had been preparing for months with Mr. Sanford, Tabor’s CFO, to embark upon an exploration into the world of investing.

Since March 12th or so, when it looked unlikely that school would resume as usual, I started communicating with my Advanced Studio Art students. Tabor had enabled me to participate in a Design for Distance Learning workshop from GOA (Global Online Academy) over the March break and I had learned about some tools and ideas that would be helpful in the coming weeks. I decided to try one of the social tools similar to the Microsoft Teams platform we are using now. Twist (a product from Doist) allowed me to connect with my students and start a conversation about how we would “continue.” The thread I started was called simply “continuing,” and one by one 8 of my 12 students started letting me know if they had their sketchbooks with them, wherever they were. They all expressed how essential to their mood and sanity continuing with their art practice would be, so we started using the Twist platform to share a little before the distance version of Tabor Academy officially began.

As we settle deeper into this sudden shift away from everything we once felt familiar with, it has become undeniably clear that many of us are experiencing a deep sense of GRIEVING.

The church that I go to with my family, Newman UCC in Rumford, RI, is the site of the Bread of Life Food Pantry. The pantry is a collaboration of six local churches that distribute food two Tuesdays a month.

It feels good to be back in school. Although it is true that we would all prefer to be together on our beautiful campus, I am increasingly grateful for the fact that our students are still connected and they are still learning.

When the first cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in Maryland back on March 5^th, I knew my life as a doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital was about to change. That feels like a lifetime ago now, and it has only been one month.

Tabor’s college counseling team wanted to share this blog post by Jeff Schiffman, director of admissions at Tulane.

Hello from the Tabor Academy Counseling Service! It has been quite a stretch as we have all been adjusting to a very different way of life.

Although we are only entering our third week of being away from Tabor, it feels like an eternity since I finished my last mid-term and was headed home for spring break.

^{Excerpts of a Chapel Speech Delivered February 27, 2020}

On May 28th of last year, my mind was spinning: I was about to teach my last class ever at Tabor, coordinating a coast-to-coast move to San Diego for a new job in biotech, and attempting to put on a brave face as I edged closer to the date when I would leave the place I’d called home for the past 6 years.