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COVID-19 Updates and Resources

Check this page for up-to-date guidance regarding COVID-19 protocols and other helpful resources.

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  • Current Guidance (updated 3.17.22)

    3/17/2022 Mask requirements update 3.17.2022
    1/4/2022 EOHHS Guidance for Congregate Care Facilities
    1/4/2022 Isolation and Quarantine Guidance for the General Public
    1/3/2022 Guild Community COVID Update 1.3.2022
    12/30/21 Guild to Follow OSHA COVID Vaccination/Testing Mandate for Staff
  • Vaccine Information

    Benefits of Getting Vaccinated
    COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs
    COVID-19 Vaccinations for Congregate Care Settings
    Facts about Vaccination
    Video - Facts about Vaccine for Direct Support Professionals

     

  • Community Updates

    3/17/2022 Guild mask requirements update 3/17/2022
    1/3/2022 COVID-19 Update 1/3/2022
    12/9/2021 COVID-19 Update 12/9/2021
    8/25/2021

    COVID Response Flow Chart 8/25/21

    8/25/2021 Updated Visitation Protocols 8/25/21
    8/25/2021 Updated Quarantine Protocols 8/25/21
    8/25/2021 COVID-19 Update 8/25/2021
    8/16/2021 COVID-19 Update 8/16/2021

    6/18/2021

    Updated Visitation Protocols 6/18/21

    4/12/2021

    Off-Site Visitation Attestation Form
    4/12/2021 Quarantine Protocols Updated
    4/12/2021 Visitation Protocols Updated
    4/7/2021 COVID-19 Update 4/7/2021
    3/10/2021 COVID-19 One Year Ago Today
    2/26/2021 COVID-19 Update 2/26/2021
    1/19/2021 Vaccine Information and Vaccination Process
    1/11/2021 Surveillance Testing Results as of 1/7/2021
    12/10/2020 Guild Community COVID-19 Update Post-Thanksgiving
    11/24/2020 Guild COVID-19 Update for Thanksgiving
    11/16/2020 Letter from Secretary Sudders Regarding Holiday Visitation
    11/6/2020 Guild-Wide Update: Family Visitation and Concord Building
    11/2/2020 Updated COVID-19 Results - 10/30/2020
    10/21/2020 Updated COVID-19 Results - 10/21/2020
    10/1/2020 Guild-Wide Update: Testing Results and Next Steps
    9/21/2020 Testing and Quarantining at The Guild
    9/10/2020 September Newsletter - The Guild and COVID-19
    8/27/2020 Guild-Wide Update: Enhanced COVID-19 Protections
    7/28/2020 Guild-Wide Update: Next Steps
    7/17/2020 Guild School Learning Update
    7/2/2020 Updated Visitation Policy
    6/26/2020 Guild-Wide Update
    6/18/2020 In-person learning for day students to resume 7/9/2020
    6/5/2020 Visitation Protocols
    5/26/2020 Guild Update for Families
    5/13/2020 Visitation at Guild Facilities
    4/22/2020 School Closure through Remainder of Academic Year
    4/20/2020 Quarantine Update and FAQs
    4/9/2020 How to Make Masks
    4/2/2020 Guild School Distance Learning Plan
    3/26/2020 Governor Baker Extends School Closures
    3/23/2020 Governor Baker Issues Stay-at-Home Advisory
    3/20/2020 Want to help? Here's how...
    3/18/2020 Parents Helping Parents of Massachusetts
    3/18/2020 Family Visits during COVID-19
    3/15/2020 Governor Baker Closes Schools
    3/13/2020 Guild School to Remain Open
    3/11/2020 Preventative Measures at The Guild
    3/3/2020 Information about COVID-19

     

  • Remote Learning

    Expressive Therapy
    Music Therapy
    Speech and Language Therapy
  • Guild Resources

    Contact Information
    COVID-19 Response Plan
    Remote Learning
    Resources for Employees
    Social Stories
    Universal Precautions for Employees

     

  • External COVID-19 Resources

    ARC Mass Weekly Webinar Series
    COVID-19 Fact Sheet
    COVID-19 Symptoms
    COVID-19 Vaccine
    DDS Visitation Guidance Translated
    DEEC Updates and Resources
    DESE Family Resource Toolbox
    DESE Letter to Families
    DESE Updates and Resources
    EOHHS Day Program Reopen Approach
    Home Learning Activities for Individuals with Low Vision
    Mass.gov Updates
    Northeast ARC Virtual Family Services for April 2020
    Parents Helping Parents of Massachusetts
    Proper Hand-Washing by Dr. Sajnay Gupta
    Self-Care for Caregivers during COVID-19
    WBUR: How Health Workers Are Isolating From Their Families
    Who will hug my son when I can't visit? A blog by youth parent, Julie McKinney
  • Adapted Physical Education Resources

    Dancing - Simple and easy dancing videos

    Gonoodle - Movement and mindfulness activities

    Little Twisters Yoga - Activity cards and other movement printables 

    Sworkit - Kid-friendly workouts

    Yoga for Kids - Various poses to be completed in succession for 20 minutes

  • CE Alternatives (Shopping, Community and Restaurant Trips)

    Disney World Virtual Field Trip

    Educators' Spin on it Virtual Field Trips - List of virtual field trips

    Google Street - Map out a route to go for a walk

    Mrs. Fahrney's Virtual Field Trip List - List of virtual field trips

    Museum Tours - Free tours to museums around the world

    Online Shopping - Practice budgeting, saving and making choices

    Restaurant Menus - Download restaurant menus and practice social skills, choice making and vocational skills

    Virtual Farm Trips - Free recorded virtual farm tours

  • Educational Videos (Facebook Live, Netflix, YouTube)

    Americana Highways - Watch 30-minute sets every weekday on Facebook Live

    Artrageous - Interactive videos to stimulate creativity and hands-on activity at home

    Atlantic White Shark Conservancy - Daily shark story on Facebook Live at 10 a.m.

    Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - Daily zoo video on Facebook Live with follow-up activities

    Educational Shows on Netflix - List of over 150 educational shows on Netflix

    Operation Live Storytime - Information on children's book authors having virtual storytime

    Virtual Disney Rides - Frozen Ever After, It's a Small World, Little Mermaid, Slinky Ride

  • Learning Sites

    123 Homeschool for ME - Free printable worksheets and educational activities

    3P Learning - A suite of learning resources designed for schools and families

    ABC Mouse - 850 lessons in ten levels

    Adventure 2 Learning - Video-centered education platform providing core curriculum

    All Kids Network - Free educational resources, worksheets, writing prompts, coloring pages, and more

    Anywhere Teacher by School Zone Publishing - Online education app

    Arcademics - Boost student engagement and fact fluency with educational games

    Beanstalk - Interactive education children's content

    Boddle Learning - Math platform for 1-6th grade

    CK-12 Foundation - Each lesson has reading passage, optional review questions and self-graded practice questions

    Classroom Cereal - Grammar practice in free, printable short stories

    Coolmath Games - Brain-training site where math meets fun and games

    Coolmath4Kids - Amusement park of math games for ages 12 and under

    Dictionary.com - Free app with more than two million definitions and synonyms, spelling and grammar tips, and more

    DOG ON A LOG Books - Fun books designed for anyone learning to read with phonics.

    DreamBox Learning Math - K-8 online math program that looks at how a student is solving problems to adjust accordingly

    EBLI - Non-fiction read alouds for PreK-12 graders

    edHelper - Free learning workbooks and activities

    Education.com - Digital resources, tools and learning materials

    Eduprintables.com - Thousands of free printables, games, quizzes and fun activities

    Emile - Game-based learning activities

    Enchanted Learning - Over 35,000 K-12 pages covering a wide range of topics

    Engineering Games and Projects - Overview of field of engineering and science games for all

    ExploreLearning Gizmos - Over 400 online simulations covering math and science for grades 3-12

    ExploreLearning Science4Us - Thousands of online and offline science lessons for K-2 students

    Exploring Nature Educational Resource - Science education website with more than 6,000 pages of resources for K-12

    Facts4Me - Research site for elementary-level readers. Social studies and science, especially for grades 1-5

    Freckle - Empowers teachers to differentiate instruction across math, ELA, social studies and science

    Fun Based Learning - Fun games to teach hard concepts; algebra and chemistry games

    Glose for Education - Social reading app to help students read more and learn better

    Heifer International - Free resources from Heifer International's school programs with topics in social studies, geography, economics, science and language arts

    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Carmen Sandiego - Around the world activities

    i-Ready - Free printable K-8 math and reading packets for students

    ICivics - Free games, infographics, lesson plans and other resources to encourage students in civics activities

    Izzit - High-quality educational materials to educators for anyone interested in learning and/or teaching

    Kahoot - Engaging and easy-to-use learning games

    Learning A-Z / Headsprout - Adaptive, online reading program that is easy to implement and easy to use

    Lego Stem Challenges - Activities to complete with Lego bricks

    MathPlayground - Hundreds of math games, logic puzzles and educational resources

    Me and My INKlings - A library of educational and printable resources

    PBS Learning Media - Free, digital media services including 25,000+ videos, interactive lesson plans, media galleries and more

    Robotics and Engineering Project Guide - Free tutorials for robotics and engineering projects for students

    Scholastic - A learning hub that provides 20 days of learning experiences for PreK-9+

    Science Buddies - Free K-12 resources for hands-on STEM learning

    Science Journal for Kids - Hundreds of scientific articles written for kids and approved by scientists

    Starfall - Learning in an environment of collaboration, wonderment and play

    Teachers Grow - Storybook read alouds, model lesson videos, activity ideas and training webinars for teachers

    Typing Club - Learn and practice touch typing

  • Other

    Circletime - Classes from home including yoga, storytime, cooking and sing-alongs

    Coloring Nature - More than 675 free printable coloring pages

    Doodles Academy - Ways to explore choice-based art education and free art project ideas

    LessonPix - A shared site with visuals to download and print

    Nomster Chef - Illustrated recipes designed to help kids cook with their grown-ups

    Pinna - Screen-free, ad-free audio streaming services with podcasts, audiobooks and music

    QuaverEd - Teaching and learning for PreK-8 general music teachers and their students

    Smarty Symbols - Create visual support for children for in-home visual support and schedules

    The OT Toolbox - Free resources designed to build skills in children through movement and play

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