Distance Learning at The Langley School

#LivingLangleyAtHome

This page summarizes how we are bringing the "secret sauce" of Langley to students' homes virtually from April 1 through the end of the school year. That means excellent academics, enhanced by our unique social-emotional learning program, in a community that shares similar goals and values. To achieve this goal, we must be adaptive to changing conditions and needs, responsive to feedback on what is working and what isn't, and focus on the quality of instruction.

Elements of Our Academic Learning

Lessons are designed and guided based upon our inquiry-based model that includes five essential instructional practices -- community building, investigation, modeling, practice, and feedback. This method is familiar to our students and privileges curiosity, critical thinking, and problem solving above rote memorization and passive learning.

Age-appropriateness along Langley's Arc of Development

An intentional blend of live, recorded and self-paced instruction

Grade-level homepages provide a structured set of lessons and academic tasks for students by week. You will see moments of connectivity (e.g., morning meeting, read alouds, advisory meetings), live lessons led by homeroom, subject area, or specialist teachers, recorded videos by teachers with instruction and modeling, and self-paced lessons. You will find a focus on the quality of the lessons that are laid out with the following instruction:

Lesson Topic
Learning Target to communicate the intended outcome of the lesson.
Lesson Length, which is between 20 and 30 minutes to ensure tasks are clear and understandable.
Academic Task and Check for Understanding, including clear directions for how students will achieve the lesson’s intended outcome, as well as how to know if they’ve got it.
Extension opportunities for students to explore, extend and challenge their learning.
Resources & Materials indicates what students will need for the lesson.

A mix of mediums to support engagement

You'll see a mix of mediums used, including videos, practice sets, interactive technologies, inquiry-based projects, and hands-on activities. For interactivity, teachers have been leveraging tools such as discussion boards, videos, surveys, slides and collaborative documents. Our goal is to provide ways for students to express their creativity and remain curious.

Consistency and alignment

Direct feedback and individual support

Example Lesson Grids

Sample Schedules

Elements of Our Social-Emotional Learning

During this time, the tenants of Langley’s REACH program are more important than ever. The following elements are embedded into the weekly grids:

Weekly REACH lessons focused on core elements of social and emotional well-being. Examples of lesson topics include the following: mindfulness, relaxation, self-care, healthy habits, connection, resilience, self-regulation, and empathy, among others.
Parent resources to help incorporate additional social and emotional skills, such as emotional check-ins, mindfulness, and healthy habits, into your daily routine.
Ways to set routines, manage time, organize spaces, and create an environment that supports learning.
Digital citizenship, leadership, and safety.

We offer resources to parents as well, particularly on how to model SEL behaviors so children feel safe and supported.

Elements of Community Engagement

The Langley community is at the heart of who we are, including the friendships and relationships our students and parents have built.

Students and teachers have moments to connect in real-time (and have some fun).
We have found ways to keep the Langley spirit alive as a community (e.g., spirit days, virtual field day).
PALS is planning ways for parents to virtually connect and support each other.

Additionally, each week we are adding a series of after-school engagement activities to our Community Engagement webpage. You will find activities like Story Time with Batman, Middle School Movie Night, Soccer Drills, and more.

In the meantime, please share what you are up to by uploading #LivingLangleyAtHome photos to the MyLangley photo gallery. We will be sharing photos via social media and other Langley communication channels.

Parent Feedback

Parent/guardian input is essential as we navigate uncharted waters together as a school community. We continue to gather your thoughts via a parent survey and continue to use this input to make adjustments moving forward. Teachers, division heads, and administrators are here to support your family along the way.

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