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March 17, 2022 Dear Students and Families, I hope you are doing well and enjoying some time off during school vacation. Ahead of our return from school break, I am writing with some important updates regarding NYA’s COVID-19 Health and Safety guidelines. As of Monday, March 21, the use of masks will be optional in all school buildings. This decision ...

March 1, 2022 Dear Families, I hope you are all doing well and ready for March Break. As many of you know, the CDC recently updated its guidance for masks in indoor settings and has aligned school guidelines with these new community guidelines. NYA is following these guidelines as we assess mask wearing at school. The US CDC classifies and ...

February 8, 2022 Dear Families, It has been a couple of weeks since we shared information about COVID activity on campus, so I want to take this opportunity to provide a brief update. After a challenging December and January, we are fortunately seeing a continued downward trend in cases. The charts below indicates activity through February 8, 2022: The downward ...

January 14, 2022 Dear Families, I hope you are all doing well and will enjoy the long weekend. While we are no longer updating the community in real time on each positive case, we remain committed to keeping our families updated on current COVID-19 activity in the NYA community. The following are some recent data you may find of interest: ...

January 4, 2022 Dear Families, Faculty, and Staff, Below is an update on our return to class plans for the second semester: Our pooled testing results have not come back yet, so classes for students in Kindergarten through PG will begin on Thursday, January 6. As previously noted, Toddler and Primary classes will return to campus tomorrow, Wednesday, January 5, and will follow the usual ...

January 4, 2022 Dear Families, I am writing with an update on our return to class plans for the second semester. Toddler and Primary classes will return to campus tomorrow, Wednesday, January 5, and will follow the usual Wednesday schedule, including After Care. For students in Kindergarten through PG, we are still waiting on the results of yesterday’s pooled testing. ...

January 5, 2022 Dear Families, First, I would like to thank everyone in our community for your patience, support, and flexibility as we establish the plan for a safe return to school. We are ready for classes to resume for all grades on Thursday, January 6 and look forward to seeing everyone back on campus for the start of the ...

December 30, 2021 Dear Toddler and Primary Families, As a follow up to yesterday’s communication, I want to clarify our return to school plan as it relates to toddler and primary families. We are going to delay the start of school to at least Wednesday for this age group to allow for an extra buffer after the holidays and time ...