In light of the difficulties and stress that students are facing due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 U.S. presidential election, the Student Council has been working to support students.
A proposal by Fourth-Form Class President Ava Maha ’23 created in response to student concerns over increased homework levels passed on October 20. “Part one is a 10 to 15 percent reduction of the current homework expectations, and part two is an efficient homework survey, collaborated with the Choate Programming Union,” explained Maha. Students will be able to fill out the survey if they feel that a specific teacher is assigning too much homework.
A proposal focused on cultural understanding, proposed by Fifth-Form Representative Abby Lu ’22, has passed. The new initiative hopes to improve cultural understanding at Choate by offering an array of monthly events at which students can discuss different cultures.
The Council has also been developing other proposals, such as mental health awareness conversations, remote form events, new parking spots for day students, dorm competitions, and online study spaces.
