Archdiocese: Catholic schools to fully reopen for in-person instruction next year; no remote learning Updated Apr 29, 2021; Posted Apr 29, 2021 Staten Island's Catholic schools plan to reopen for full-time, in-person instruction for all students in September 2021, according to the Archdiocese of New York. (Staten Island Advance/Annalise Knudson) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island’s Catholic schools will fully reopen for in-person instruction, five days a week, for all students next September, bringing an end to all remote and blended learning, the Archdiocese of New York has announced. On Tuesday, the Archdiocese announced the plan to bring all students back to the classroom on a full-time basis next year, so long as health directives from government officials allow for it and the community’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection rate “remains at an appropriate level.”