The new academic year will start soon. Lots of parents and
students worry of arrangement or whether go back on campus or stay learning at
home. The Education Bureau had made the decision to help ease the worry a bit.
It had announced that international schools can resume classes with their
original start dates. However, due to the pandemic and recent cases increased,
school cannot hold in person classes and school activities until further
notice.
During the period of starting the new academic year, schools can
offer classes in other methods to help students learn, for example online
learning, artwork, reading, supplementary work. By having different learning
method, it can help and engage students to learn at home, stay in progress and
help catch up when they resume in person classes. For example, schools can
allow students to be creative to do air work or give out worksheets to assist
students learning. Especially for kindergarten students, this allow them to
study well and protect kids’ eyes health.
As for the timing of resume classes on campus, The Education
Bureau would consider the pandemic situation and listen to experts ‘opinion for
decision making. The Education Bureau would stay in touch with schools, it is
still undecided so far, so it will probably announce new arrangement with the
pandemic slows down.
Although students would have online learning from home, but
Education Bureau suggested school should keep campus open for take care
students that return to school if they are needed to. The school should arrange
staffs to be on campus during these times to take care of students that go to
school, for general inquiries that assist parents and schoolwork. It is important
for staff that return to campus to maintain social distancing as well.
Schools should consider adequate, and schedule resume
classes to school in phrases, and keep great safety measures. The Education
Bureau have faith in schools can do well to help students learning at home,
especially with the experience how schools handle classes suspended in last few
months and learning arrangement due to the pandemic.
After meeting with Education Bureau, English Schools
Foundation had decided to start school on 8/10. On the first week, schools can
teach classes online, students are not required to back on campus. It says
probably the earliest by 8/17, will begin to resume in person classes starting
from higher academic levels of students. Students and parents can look out for
news and announcement from their schools.