Connections is the first place your child will go in the morning upon arrival at Salem Academy.  In other schools this might have been called "Home Room".  During the Connections time your child is provided with a daily opportunity for teachers to begin to establish trusting relationship with your child, while exploring issues related to social attitudes and behavior. This provides daily structure for students and a sense of belonging in the school community.

Salem Academy supports the belief that all students benefit from strong ties to their schools and positive, caring adult role models in addition to those provided in the family. The Connections class includes structured activities to establish and explore school norms and to investigate themes related to civics within and outside of the school. It also allows for time to discuss pertinent issues relating to individuals, the school, or the community. Connections is intended to be student run, though in First Form teachers model facilitation skills so that students can learn how to take on increasing levels of responsibility over time.  In addition, this time period is used for school-wide Community Meetings once each week.