Guys… it’s Ben. I have news about my job I want to share with you. It’s like this… Ty and Damien have been “self-quarantined” for a while and will be moving to their “cabin” next week. That left the question of where I’d be having “school” with the kids. Ty insisted we keep using their place – but I didn’t think that was fair to them. I mean, it’s their home and they don’t need it to be a school house. So I mentioned that to Jim and he said he had an idea. Long story short, last Friday Jim and I met with “Dr. Jen…” who is a retired dentist. He owns a little free-standing building that housed his dental practice for the last 25 years of his career, and has been vacant for the last two years since he retired.
So Jim and I went to look at it. It’s empty now – he sold all the fixtures and furniture so it’s just an empty building. It has a small reception area, three “exam and treatment rooms,” two bathrooms and a little break area. The minute I saw it, I knew it was perfect for a little school-house. So, I called “Dr. C” and told him about it. The thing is… we’ve already announced that our school will be entirely “virtual learning” for the first semester of the 2020-2021 school year. Our students all have the necessary equipment and almost half of our teaching has been on-line anyway. “Dr. C” was really excited about what he’s calling our “Table Rock campus.” We’ve leased the building and the Northland gang is going to paint the interior this weekend. Alex is in-charge, of course and we’ve already chosen the colors… flooring and window blinds.
“Dr. C” is sending a truckload of tables, chairs, media equipment, cameras, lighting equipment and white boards. It’ll be here next Wednesday. WOW! I don’t know how long we’ll be living here at the Lake… but it looks like the “Table Rock campus” is going to be “home” for a while 🙂