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Hello PNB School Families, 

There will be no PNB School classes on Monday, January 17th in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 

We wish you all a safe and healthy holiday! 

Dear PNB School Families, 

Due to shortage of staff while we await post-break COVID-19 test results we will be cancelling classes tomorrow, Tuesday, January 4. We apologize for the short notice and any inconvenience this may cause. We are very anxious to begin this new year with your students but want to make sure we do so as safely as possible, taking special consideration to the increased spike in COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant.

Starting Wednesday, January 5th we will have a zoom option for all classes. We will encourage all students who have not recently been tested for COVID-19 or who are anxious about the increase in COVID-19 cases to participate in classes virtually. Some faculty may also choose to instruct remotely at this time. That being said, we currently plan to still have studio space for students who pass the daily health screening and are unable to participate in the virtual learning option. As before the winter break, students at the studio will need to pass their daily health screening, remain masked at all times and remain socially distanced from staff and their peers.

Pas de deux classes are cancelled for the next two weeks while we monitor COVID-19 cases with the hope that we can reinstate them later this month.

We intend to provide updates, as necessary. Our staff will be working to ensure that we make decisions that keep our families, students, and staff safe and in good health.

In the meantime, we strongly encourage all our families to:

• Get vaccinated. Vaccinations are now available for individuals ages 5+.
• Get a booster shot. Boosters are now available for individuals ages 16+.
• Avoid large gatherings.
• Continue to wear masks and social distance.
• Wash your hands frequently and disinfect high-touch surfaces regularly.

If you or your student are experiencing any COVID symptoms, please stay home and contact the School at pnbschool@pnb.org, or call us: 206.441.2436 (Phelps Center) or 425.451.1241 (Francia Russell Center.

Please note: we will not track attendance the first two weeks of January, and we respect your decision to stay home and know that virtual learning is not ideal for many students.

Lastly, we recommend a COVID test if possible before students return to in-person classes so that our school communities stay as healthy as possible.

Thank you for all that you do to keep your family and others healthy and ready for the second half of the school year.

Dear PNB School Families, 

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading quickly, and PNB continues to track public health here in Seattle. Though we don’t know the full impact that Omicron will have on our schools and community, we currently plan to cancel classes tomorrow, Monday, January 3 and re-open PNB School for classes as scheduled on Tuesday, January 4. This extra day is to enable more of our faculty to receive COVID test results before returning to classes, as COVID testing has become more challenging in the past weeks.

That said, we are also preparing for the possibility we may have to go remote at some point in January. Uncertainty at any time is challenging, but no more so than now, after the stress and anxiety of the last several weeks. We are sharing this information with you now so you can be as ready as possible should PNB School need to switch to remote learning.

With summer program auditions beginning this January we are also monitoring visiting auditions. Some schools are switching to zoom for their auditions, and some are canceling their in-person auditions and accepting video auditions instead.  Please check the website of each school for more information.  PNB will work with each school and will ensure COVID protocols are followed for all still visiting for in-person auditions.

We intend to provide updates, as necessary. Our staff will be working to ensure that we make decisions that keep our families, students, and staff safe and in good health.

In the meantime, we strongly encourage all our families to:

• Get vaccinated. Vaccinations are now available for individuals ages 5+.
• Get a booster shot. Boosters are now available for individuals ages 16+.
• Avoid large gatherings.
• Continue to wear masks and social distance.
• Wash your hands frequently and disinfect high-touch surfaces regularly.

If you or your student are experiencing any COVID symptoms, please stay home and contact the School at pnbschool@pnb.org, or call us: 206.441.2436 (Phelps Center) or 425.451.1241 (Francia Russell Center.

Please note: we will not track attendance the first two weeks of January, and we respect your decision to stay home.

Lastly, we recommend a COVID test if possible before students return to school on January 4 so that our school communities stay as healthy as possible.

We hope that you were able to enjoy a winter break that was restful and rejuvenating. Thank you for all that you do to keep your family and others healthy and ready for the second half of the school year.

Hello PNB Families,

Please click here for the wellness program schedule for each level level VI and up for January through May of 2022. Schedules were also emailed out by level.

Hello,

Both locations will be closed with all classes canceled between December 20, 2021 and January 2, 2022.

Classes will return on Monday, January 3, 2022. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 numbers in Seattle and will email and post for our families if the January 3rd start date is adjusted.

Hello PNB Families, 

Winter break is right around the corner and we know many of you are planning to travel during those two weeks. We wanted to remind you that we have specific testing and quarantining protocols for staff and students to follow in order to return to the studio. Please find detailed information and our travel forms below. 

Unvaccinated students: Click here for your travel form and guidelines for domestic and international travel.

Vaccinated students: You do not need to complete a form for travel within the country. Click here for your travel form and guidelines for international travel. 

Please remember that students are not considered vaccinated by PNB School until two weeks after their second vaccine dose and only if PNB school has proof of vaccination. 

A reminder that ALL students (vaccinated and unvaccinated) are required to complete the daily COVID screening each day they are at the studio and that all unvaccinated students are required to receive a weekly test for COVID-19.

Please contact the school if you have any questions! We wish you all a wonderful holiday season! 

Hello PNB Families, 

Both the Phelps Center and the Francia Russell Center will be closed and regular classes will not be held from Thursday, November 25th through Saturday, November 27th due to the Thanksgiving holiday. 

We wish you all a happy and safe holiday! 

This holiday season PNB is giving back! Join us November 19-21 for the Heart of Washington Drive. We’re partnering with WashMasks and Seattle Rep to bring culturally responsive food, household items, and art supplies to several farm working communities across our state. We’ll be in front of Seattle Rep collecting food, health and hygiene supplies, and art supplies at the following times:

Friday, November 19 from 4 – 6 pm

Saturday, November 20 from 10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Sunday, November 21 from 10:30 am – 4:30 pm

A full list of requested supplies and other info here: https://bit.ly/WASHMASKS_HeartofWADrive

Thanks for considering!

Hello PNB Families,

We are very excited to once again be hosting other ballet schools for their Summmer Course auditions this coming January and February of 2022. Below is important information about the auditions this year:

*Please note that this year the majority of the auditions are being held at our Francia Russell Center in Bellevue. Students are excused from classes if they conflict with auditions they will be participating in.

*For further audition details and times please check with the auditioning school.

*Some summer programs are continuing with video auditions this year. If you are interested in a summer program not on our list of schools visiting Seattle, we recommend contacting that school for their audition information.

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST OF VISTING SUMMER COURSE AUDITIONS AND THEIR DATES

Updated 11/29/2021

Dear PNB School families,

We are so pleased to have students back in our studios again, and we thank you for your diligence and cooperation in following our health and safety protocols to ensure safety in the classroom.

As you know, the FDA and CDC have recently approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination for children ages 5-11. PNB strongly encourages vaccination for every student in the PNB School.

All students are considered unvaccinated and are required to do weekly testing until PNB receives proof of vaccination. Please have your student continue the weekly testing protocol until 2 weeks after their second dose of the vaccine (when they are considered fully vaccinated). Once your child is fully vaccinated for COVID-19, please submit proof of vaccination to PNB School via email – PNBSchool@pnb.org . If you have already sent your vaccination information to PNB School, you do not need to resubmit.

PNB expects to mandate the vaccine for all PNB students at some point in the future. At this time our current COVID-19 protocols for PNB School classes remain in effect. Unvaccinated students must continue to test weekly, and ALL students need to remain masked at all times in the Phelps Center and Francia Russell Center. PNB School families will be notified immediately of any updates to protocols and procedures as the pandemic conditions evolve and change.

As always, please reach out to the school if you have any questions.