Under the mantle of the TCS Connect online program, the School is excited to launch new co-curricular and student life options for Senior School students. On Tuesday, April 7th, in conjunction with the start of the revised schedule, students got their first taste of the program, which includes activities such as house events, social media challenges, programming in the arts, service learning and physical fitness, as well as time for clubs to meet.

In its first week, the “Bears @ Home” website for students offered:

• An arts site where students can post pieces they’ve been working on at home
• A fitness challenge
• The Pay It Forward movement, where students can track how they are giving back
• The #PetsofTCS social media challenge through which students can share photos of their pets wearing TCS clothing
• House activities, organized by the students’ housemasters
• Fun live events such as trivia contests, full-body workout, yoga and Zumba sessions, online guitar lessons, and a drop-in art session where students learned “Painting the Bob Ross Way”

In addition to an hour at the end of classes (2:00 to 3:00 p.m.) set aside for activities, the new schedule also includes a block from 11:00-11:30 p.m. for chapel, house meetings or advisor meetings, depending on the day of the week. Altogether, TCS Connect represents a school-wide effort to provide connection, engagement and a sense of community for our students wherever they are in the world.

Thank you to the dedicated staff who made these options possible. Our Bears @ Home website will be updated each Monday with that week’s activities. Stay tuned!