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ARLINGTON The transition to high school can be difficult for students in the best of circumstances, but even more so after a year or more of irregular, interrupted learning. Recognizing this, the teachers and administrators of Arlington Catholic High School created a new program called the Bridge Academy at the start of the 2021-2022 school year, offering eighth-grade graduates another year to prepare academically, socially, and emotionally for ninth grade.
Arlington Catholic High School creates program to bridge the gap for public school eighth-graders who fell behind due to COVID
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They’re in-between.
The program, which the school is referring to as a bridge program, was created out of need due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of students in Catholic and private schools in Massachusetts have been in-person learning since September, while some public school students have yet to step foot back in a classroom in more than a year.
“The parents are worried because [students] missed out so much on the academics,” said John Graceffa, principal at Arlington Catholic High School. “So we’re tailoring a program for them. It’s going to be a little different than a normal eighth-grade program.”