![Advice for the Class of 2021]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1593457607/woodsacademyorg/kl1jqbnq3ixncng6o0je/Advicefor2021.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1593457607/woodsacademyorg/kl1jqbnq3ixncng6o0je/Advicefor2021.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1593457607/woodsacademyorg/kl1jqbnq3ixncng6o0je/Advicefor2021.jpg","width":800}])
Just before graduation, we asked the Class of 2020 for the most important piece of advice they have for rising 8th Graders.
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![Books to Support Conversations on Race]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1593378162/woodsacademyorg/sjol0jysnh3fu6jprt4w/ThumbnailCollage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1593378162/woodsacademyorg/sjol0jysnh3fu6jprt4w/ThumbnailCollage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1593378162/woodsacademyorg/sjol0jysnh3fu6jprt4w/ThumbnailCollage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1593378162/woodsacademyorg/sjol0jysnh3fu6jprt4w/ThumbnailCollage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1593378162/woodsacademyorg/sjol0jysnh3fu6jprt4w/ThumbnailCollage.jpg","width":1250}])
We have compiled a list of children's books for all ages to help facilitate conversations about race.
![Ten Years from Now...]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1593373867/woodsacademyorg/dsj7hes6b4uqyyvban8p/TenYearsfromNowFrance.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1593373867/woodsacademyorg/dsj7hes6b4uqyyvban8p/TenYearsfromNowFrance.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1593373867/woodsacademyorg/dsj7hes6b4uqyyvban8p/TenYearsfromNowFrance.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1593373867/woodsacademyorg/dsj7hes6b4uqyyvban8p/TenYearsfromNowFrance.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1593373867/woodsacademyorg/dsj7hes6b4uqyyvban8p/TenYearsfromNowFrance.jpg","width":1344}])
Just before graduation, we asked the Class of 2020 what they thought they would remember the most about The Woods ten years from now.
![Just One Word]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1593048726/woodsacademyorg/vujduokiouhtcqlsqek0/OneWord2020.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1593048726/woodsacademyorg/vujduokiouhtcqlsqek0/OneWord2020.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1593048726/woodsacademyorg/vujduokiouhtcqlsqek0/OneWord2020.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1593048726/woodsacademyorg/vujduokiouhtcqlsqek0/OneWord2020.jpg","width":1024}])
Just before graduation, we asked the Class of 2020 if the could use just one word to describe The Woods, what would it be?
![Teachers, Friends, and the Community]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1593047962/woodsacademyorg/bsxtfsxdulxf8gds9n4g/Friends.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1593047962/woodsacademyorg/bsxtfsxdulxf8gds9n4g/Friends.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1593047962/woodsacademyorg/bsxtfsxdulxf8gds9n4g/Friends.jpg","width":800}])
Just before graduation, we asked the Class of 2020 what they would miss the most when they left The Woods.
![Maintaining Sanity and Structure Throughout the Summer Days]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1591301206/woodsacademyorg/karn39o2gq2ihz7vlbof/SummerSanity.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1591301206/woodsacademyorg/karn39o2gq2ihz7vlbof/SummerSanity.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1591301206/woodsacademyorg/karn39o2gq2ihz7vlbof/SummerSanity.jpg","width":800}])
With the goal of helping our students (and parents) stay well this summer, we are writing to offer suggestions on how to maintain mental, emotional, and physical health during the summer months.
![Congratulations Class of 2020!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1591638097/woodsacademyorg/tcabryqlwufbddcicnot/Diplomas-JoePowers.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1591638097/woodsacademyorg/tcabryqlwufbddcicnot/Diplomas-JoePowers.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1591638097/woodsacademyorg/tcabryqlwufbddcicnot/Diplomas-JoePowers.jpg","width":800}])
On Friday, May 29, we celebrated and recognized the Class of 2020 for their outstanding contributions to The Woods community.
![End of Year Montessori Parade]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1591645211/woodsacademyorg/q1pwlyldurxswiuf6t3g/woods_academy_montessori_parade-417.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1591645211/woodsacademyorg/q1pwlyldurxswiuf6t3g/woods_academy_montessori_parade-417.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1591645211/woodsacademyorg/q1pwlyldurxswiuf6t3g/woods_academy_montessori_parade-417.jpg","width":800}])
On Friday, May 29, our Montessori students and families drove through campus to pick up gift boxes, yearbooks, and awards.
![Virtual Field Trip to Catskill Animal Sanctuary]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1591120209/woodsacademyorg/rervl7n7nc4uj2imq8k5/FarmAnimals1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1591120209/woodsacademyorg/rervl7n7nc4uj2imq8k5/FarmAnimals1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1591120209/woodsacademyorg/rervl7n7nc4uj2imq8k5/FarmAnimals1.png","width":800}])
Mooooo! Cluck cluck! Baaaa! Oink oink! These were just some of the sounds that the fourth graders heard through Zoom on our virtual field trip to the Catskill Animal Sanctuary.
