Frank Heberlig and Rev. Judi Herrold are the classroom volunteer coordinators for the new Community Classroom held inside the Newburg United Methodist Church on North High Street in the Borough of Newburg.
A new Community Classroom has opened inside of Newburg United Methodist Church on North High Street. The classroom can hold up to 27 students, each socially distanced and wearing masks. The classroom provides a safe, secure learning environment for those challenged by virtual learning during the pandemic.
Frank Heberlig moderates students inside the new Community Classroom at Newburg United Methodist Church on North High Street Tuesday.
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Frank Heberlig and Rev. Judi Herrold are the classroom volunteer coordinators for the new Community Classroom held inside the Newburg United Methodist Church on North High Street in the Borough of Newburg.
A new Community Classroom has opened inside of Newburg United Methodist Church on North High Street. The classroom can hold up to 27 students, each socially distanced and wearing masks. The classroom provides a safe, secure learning environment for those challenged by virtual learning during the pandemic.
The phrase “thinking outside the box” would be an appropriate way to sum up 2020. Seven days into the New Year that phrase still fits, particularly when it comes to educating our children during this pandemic.
While students have been forced to learn in place via virtual school during this pandemic, community members and concerned parents worry that virtual learning isn’t quite cutting it for all students. To help ease the burden of those parents and students who would benefit from a little extra help, the Shippensburg Community Resource Coalition (SCRC) and the Newburg United Methodist Church have put their heads together and come up with an outside-the-box learning alternative.
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