Best In Class Adapts To Distance Learning Due To Coronavirus

Three Best in Class franchisees, including one in South Jersey, are adapting to distance learning amid the outbreak of new coronavirus. When Gov. Phil Murphy told schools to close, Ruchika Arora at the Moorestown school, printed all the homework and personally delivered them to students' homes.

Dr. Alissa Gardenhire from South Orange and school administrators in Oregon were in the same position. Packets, whenever possible, were dropped in front of each home. The doorbell was rung, and then they rushed back to their car, to ensure a 6-feet distance in case someone responded to the door.

Happy families and center owners waved and exchanged greetings safely from porches and cars. If no one picked up the packet, they would call the home to notify them of the homework delivery.

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Parents were so appreciative and touched with the extraordinary effort, according to Best in Class. The franchisees all automatically enrolled their students in the new program and assumed parents would continue to invest in their child’s education, according to Best in Class.

The franchisees understood that some may opt out after receiving the homework packet; however, it was a minimal risk and any efforts regarding education are always worthwhile.

Ruchika successfully retained more than 80 percent of her students in April. They all strongly believe that all these students will continue with Best in Class for the foreseeable future.

Ruchika’s three girls, Rhea, Reet, and Vari read stories aloud on Facebook Live. They called it “Distance Reading,” and did it three times a week, for 15-30 minutes each time.

There are over a dozen young students eagerly listening in. To those in need, she offers free online school homework help for students in her neighborhood. The Arora family’s story is featured on the cover page of the April issue of Moorestown Living.

“This is a unique, overwhelming, unprecedented challenge. These franchisees were not crushed by this crisis,” Best in Class said in a statement. “Between the lines, there are unsaid hours of stress, frustration, and uncertainty. Despite this, they stayed positive, adapted quickly, and worked through these new challenges. Determined to keep their business and fueled by their passion for education, they embraced Distance Learning and made the impossible possible at a local level. They are great examples to their fellow Best in Class franchisees. They encourage and inspire others, in their community and among fellow franchisees, to do the same.”

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