Today is the start of Franklin Academy’s third and final two-week cyber summer session. We offer classes during the morning and afternoon, Monday through Friday. There are online evening activities as well. We filled eighty-eight class slots, and fourteen...
We welcomed students to campus today as one of several schools in the Northeast to host the ACT’s July 18 test administration. Thirty-three test-takers came from New Jersey, New York City, Long Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Parents were...
I reported in mid-June that Franklin Academy’s trustees and administrators would decide on August 14, whether statewide conditions permit a safe return to campus in September. Frankly, we wanted additional time to review all available numbers to make a...
The tempo of this pandemic summer is keeping everyone busy. Administrators are on the job every day, and the six-week cyber summer program is at the mid-way point. At the same time, focus groups are meeting to improve our distant learning platform and strengthen our...
We expect to be back on campus in September. Still, there will be some students from across the country and around the world who might not be able to join us. Pandemic hotspots, travel difficulties, quarantine, or underlying health conditions could keep them home. To...