Scholastic Corporation (SCHL) 2020年年度报告「NASDAQ」.pdf

1、2019/2020ANNUAL REPORT557 Broadway,New York,NY 10012 212 343 6100 The people of Scholastic were focused on the same thing in 1920 that we are todayunderstanding what matters most in a childs life.By engaging children through reading and learning with powerful stories and information,we can help them

2、 understand themselves,relate to others and help create a better world.This is what keeps us relevant,and has driven us every day for the past 100 years.Chairman,President and Chief Executive OfficerRichard RobinsonFellow Shareholders,Scholastic has faced many challenges in our 100-year history.But

3、as our centennial year kicked off in January 2020,we could not have predicted the societal upheaval caused by a global pandemic,massive economic slowdown and the most significant social uprising in the U.S.in fifty years.Just weeks into our all-important fourth quarter in March,nearly every state in

4、 the U.S.had shut down schools because of the coronavirus.As Scholastic staff met the challenges of the pandemic head-on,two important themes emerged:first,the reliance of our school and family customers on Scholastic for reading and learning,even with schools closed;and second,the opportunity to ac

5、celerate our move to digital learning resources for both school and home.We quickly shifted focus to find inventive ways to provide reading and learning for millions of families and educators reeling from school shutdowns.Here are some highlights of how our teams made the pivot from schools to homes

6、,even while coping with disruption in their own lives and communities:The classroom magazines team mobilized to create virtual learning journeys through Scholastic Learn at Home,a free resource hub advancing our transition to digital learning and reaching 80 million page views by June.The education