Even under the circumstances, a lot has been happening regarding use of space in the Outreach Center:
Because the risk of Covid-19 remains so high, the Hilton playgroup who met in the basement will not be gathering again until there is a vaccine.
The Families in Transition (FiT) ministry is still planning on using space along the short length of hall. Given constraints of Covid and inconsistencies of the families they serve in following Covid protocols, they will be waiting until later in the year to resume their work. This will be five days a week after school (roughly 3:00 to 5:00 or maybe 6:00 pm).
The Carrington Institute (a tutoring organization) will be using a couple of the classrooms plus the office at the end of the long hall. They will likely resume their work sometime later this month. This will be five days a week, usually 11:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Sprouting Roots, a speech and language organization, will be using the art room and space in the music room beneath the art room as needed, allowing for use of that space by other groups. This will be five days a week through regular business hours.
The Classical Conversations (CC/homeschool) group will no longer be meeting in the school building. Because of Covid, they were not comfortable with other groups using some of the classrooms in proximity. I’m sorry this is CC’s decision, but they only used the space one day a week. Most of the other groups coming in will be using the space each weekday, allowing us to more fully realize our vision for use of that space.
On the other hand, the Homeschool Co-op, a new homeschool group forming largely out of the CC group (about half the number of kids) will be meeting in the remaining classrooms basically in the center of the long hall. As with the CC group, this will still be only one day a week, either Tuesday or Thursday (yet to be clarified), likely gathering sometime this month.
With Bishop Haynes having exempted school building-related work from the restrictions the church must follow, we are in full consideration of the Bishop’s directives as we work with these new groups coming in, ensuring Safe Church certifications, as well.
Marc
