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>>> IT
>>> IT IS
>>> IT IS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THOUSANDS OF
STUDENTS IN COLORADO.
I AM LIVE IN HIGHLANDS RANCH AS
DOUGLAS COUNTY STUDENTS HAD
BACK FOR ORIENTATION STARTING
TODAY WITH CLASSES STARTING UP
NEXT MONDAY.
NEXT MONDAY. IT IS NOT THE ONLY DISTRICT
THAT HAS KIDS HEADED BACK.
CHERRY CREEK STARTED TODAY AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. IT
WELL. IT IS THE FIRST DAY TOMORROW.
WE ARE JOINED NOW BY LIZ, AND
THEY WERE ONE OF THE FIRST TO
ANNOUNCE THEY WOULD YOU ONLINE
LEARNING.
LEARNING.
LEARNING. >> THAT IS RIGHT.
THEY MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT ON
JULY 24 THAT ALL OF THEIR
STUDENTS WOULD BE LEARNING
ONLINE THROUGH AT LEAST THE
FIRST QUARTER OF THE SCHOOL
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. HERE IS WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR.
THE SEMESTER ENDS ON OCTOBER 8,
AND THE FIRST DAY OF THE SECOND
QUARTER BEGINS ON OCTOBER 12.
IT IS NOT CLEAR AT THIS POINT
IF STUDENTS WILL RETURN ON
OCTOBER 12 LIKE OTHER
DISTRICTS, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT
IS GOING ON WITH THE PANDEMIC
AND WHAT OUR ENVIRONMENT LOOKS
LIKE AT THAT TIME.
EVERYONE HAS SPENT THE PAST
WEEK OR SO GETTING THEIR HOME
SETUPS READY FOR VIRTUAL
LEARNING.
LEARNING.
LEARNING. TAKE ROXANNE FOR EXAMPLE, SHE
IS A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER IN
THE AURORA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND
SHE HAS IT ALL FIGURED OUT.
THIS IS HER SET UP .3 K IN
KINDERGARTEN CLASSES DON'T
START UNTIL THE 24th, BUT SHE
IS TOTALLY READY FOR IT.
THIS WILL HELP PARENTS GET
IDEAS FOR WHAT THEY SHOULD DO
IN THEIR HOME.
THIS IS A TOUGH TRANSITION FOR
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. FOR THOSE STUDENTS WERE MISSING
THEIR PEERS WHILE THEY ONLINE
LEARN, FOR THE TEACHERS WHO ARE
HAVING TO DO ALL OF THIS AS
WELL AND FOR THE PARENTS WHO
HAVE TO WORK FULL-TIME WHILE
MONITORING THEIR KIDS WHO ARE
ONLINE LEARNING.
ONLINE LEARNING. THERE IS ONE BUSINESS IN DENVER
HOPING TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF
THAT STRESS.
IT
IT IS
IT IS TIME FOR LUCY TO ASSUME THE POSITION, COMFORTABLE
CHAIR, LAPTOP READY, AS SHE
ENTERS A VERY UNIQUE SOPHOMORE
YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL.
>> NOW I AM BACK IN THIS BUBBLE
DOING WORK AND I CANNOT SEE ANY
OF MY FRIENDS.
>> LIKE MANY, LUCY WILL BEGIN
THE SEMESTER ONLINE, AND
EXPERIENCE SHE SAYS WAS NOT THE
EASIEST TO THRIVE IN IN MARCH.
>> MY SISTER AND I SHARE A ROOM
AND OUR DESKS ARE RIGHT NEXT TO
EACH OTHER, AND SO WE ARE
EASILY DISTRACTED BY EACH
OTHER.
OTHER.
OTHER. >>
OTHER. >> WHICH IS WHY SHE WILL BE
HERE A FEW TIMES A WEEK.
A PLACE IN DENVER CALLED THE
RISE COLLABORATIVE, WORKSPACE
AND COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORT
PROFESSIONAL WOMEN ON THE PATH
TO SUCCESS.
TO SUCCESS. >> WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO USE IT IS
A PRIVATE OFFICE OR A MORE
PROFESSIONAL COFFEE SHOP.
>> SHE IS THE FOUNDER AND CEO
AND HER FOCUS IS ALWAYS BEEN ON
EMPOWERING WOMEN AND GIVING
THEM A SPACE TO BE SUCCESSFUL
BUT THE PANDEMIC HAS CHANGED
EVERYTHING AND STACY HAS COME
UP WITH ANOTHER WAY TO HELP.
>> IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE HEART
OF THE COMPANY, INCLUDING HIGH
SCHOOLERS, BUT SINCE COVID, WE
REALIZED OUR MEMBERS ARE
WORKING FROM HOME AND THEY ARE
STRESSED AROUND THEIR KIDS, NOT
JUST THE GIRLS, BUT THE BOYS
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. AND,
TOO. AND, WE WANT TO BE A RESOURCE
AND IT WILL FOR OUR MEMBERS.
>> THEY HAVE OPENED UP TO
STUDENTS, THE HOPE IS TO GIVE
THEM A SAFE, QUIET PLACE TO
WORK AND AN ADULT AROUND IF
THEY NEED HELP AND A
PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT TO
LEARN FROM.
LEARN FROM. A WAY FOR PEOPLE LIKE LUCY TO
MAKEACE-TO-FACE CONNECTIONS
MAKEACE-TO-FACE CONNECTIONS DURING A UNIQUE BUT STILL
SIGNIFICANT TIME IN THEIR
LIVES.
LIVES.
LIVES. >>
LIVES. >> I THINK THAT THE CORONAVIRUS
IS ALSO A PART OF WHO I AM
GOING TO BECOME AS AN ADULT AND
IT IS GOING TO HELP ME BE
STRONGER AS WELL BUT IT
DEFINITELY SUCKS THAT DEFINING
MOMENT IN MY LIFE IS BEING
SHORTENED.
>>
>> SO,
>> SO, LUCY IS A DPS STUDENT BUT RISE COLLABORATIVE IS OPENING
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ALL HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS.
SCHOOL STUDENTS. IT IS NOT FREE, BUT THEY HOPE
THEY WILL GET DONATIONS FROM
PEOPLE WHO ALSO HAVE
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE STUDENTS
WHO MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD
THIS KIND OF SERVICE.
ALL THAT INFORMATION IS ON OUR
WEBSITE RIGHT NOW, 9NEWS.COM .4
ANYONE ELSE WHO MAY BE LOOKING
FOR AN OPTION OR A PLACE TO PUT
THEIR KIDS WERE LITTLE BIT,
YMCA, THEY ARE GOING TO