“There are four priorities for school systems: maintaining health and safety of students, staff, and the community; maximizing student learning and thriving; supporting teachers and staff; and establishing a sound operational and financial foundation.
In each case, we believe that issues regarding equity—that is, ensuring that the needs of the most vulnerable are met—should be front and center, both during the closure and after students return to school.”
QUESTIONS LIST:
- When will school reopen?
- Will it be a hybrid program and what will that be like?
- What are the features of CoL (Hybrid)?
- How will attendance be handled?
- How do you combine working with students on-site and students online from home?
- Will my child be on a screen all day long?
- What if my child, or I, require technology support during CoL@Home?
- Will there be a reduction in tuition fees while students are not on campus?
- What are the health and safety protocols for on-site days?
When will school reopen?
Orientation week with staggered attendance begins for pre-assigned batches on August 29-31. Emails will be sent with specified dates for your children.Will it be a hybrid program and what will that be like?
SY 23-24 from August 2023 to June 2024 is a hybrid program with mostly on-site as well as online classes.For fully vaccinated children (aged 6 and above as of August 2022), the science of Covid19 so far says that when safety protocols are observed, it is safe to attend on-site classes.
The Hybrid program has following components: a) four days of on-site classes for most students with one day fully online (Fridays) b) for those who wish to enrol in the COL School for Children but are physically unable to come for onsite classes we will continue to offer the CoL@Home hybrid classes.
Well-implemented health and safety protocols will remain in place and preventive measures will be enforced with your cooperation. (see Parents COL Hybrid Health, Safety and Student Work Guidelines)
More detailed guidelines are provided for enrolled students. Parents should register with the School for Children Section of the website after enrolment.
What are the features of CoL (Hybrid)?
These are the main components:- On-Site days when children are in school.
- Real-time Online Interaction with Teachers and Classmates via Zoom and /or Google Meet.
- Asynchronous and synchronous Student work uploaded to Google Classroom and Seesaw (for Lower School to younger Middle School) for individual and group projects, tasks, assignments. These tech platforms and digital libraries that have been effectively used since SY 2020-21 will continue to be part of the Hybrid Program.
- Use of Learning Kits, books and compilations and supplies (both at home and in school) The school will continue to pay for licenses and services for long term and expanded use of selected digital platforms.
- After-school programs (language or math tutorials, music lessons, dance teams) will resume both on-site and online.
- The CoL@Home Family Resource Center
How will attendance be handled?
The School for Children will continue to monitor attendance during CoL@Home. Hybrid whether it is on-site or online. If your child will be unavailable for learning on a given day, please send a message (viber, sms or email) to the child’s HOMEROOM teacher the night before or much earlier in the morning before the scheduled start of classes. The less disruptions to school attendance, the better for each student.If a student is not feeling unwell after testing positive for Covid 19 or has been exposed to someone and must stay home, we expect that the student will attend classes online. This is especially expected of Middle, Upper and High school students.
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