SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR

As always, safety and security for our students is our highest priority. We would like to share with you our plans and procedures for reopening the school in July. We will create a transitional opening process that is slow, prudent and cautious. We will do all we can to keep all our SIS-PIK families safe. 

On July 19^th 2021, we will open our hybrid program. This will include both face-to-face learning as well as our well established virtual learning program. Parents may choose to continue with the virtual learning program if it makes them feel more comfortable.

To meet this goal we commit to:

0 transmission by teachers and staff

• Full vaccinations (2 injections) for all on-campus teaching and non teaching staff.
• Each morning, all teachers and staff will go through the disinfection chamber and temperature check. 
• As teachers and staff enter school they must either:                                                   
  • Wash hands with soap or
  • Use hand sanitiser
• All teachers and staff must wear a mask
• All teachers and staff must social distance
• No handshaking 

0 transmission from facilities

• Ventilation will be improved to enable airflow in and out of the classrooms. 
• Classrooms, corridors, desks/chairs, light switches etc will be disinfected twice a day at a standard above the national and international health and safety regulations. 
• Each week the school will be sanitised with UV lights
• Toys in Preschool will be disinfected each day. No soft toys will be allowed.
• The bathrooms will be disinfected many times each day.

Reduced risk of transmission between students

• Teachers on duty will provide a visible symptom check and temperature check to students each morning 
• Students must wear a face mask to and from school and throughout the school day
• These face masks can be used:
  • Disposable medical masks (three layers), which should be replaced every 4 hours/ school day or immediately after being damaged, polluted or wet. 
    
  • N95 medical protective masks can be used for 24 to 48 hours without damage or pollution
• Students must bring a spare mask each day
  
• Although hand sanitiser will be available in corridors and in the canteen, students should bring their own personal hand sanitiser for personal use
  
• All Preschool and Primary classes will receive a demonstration on where and how to wash their hands at school. Teachers in Preschool and Primary will guide the children to wash their hands between classes. 
  
• Hallways, corridors and stairways will have a one way system to decrease congestion.  Children must walk on the left hand-side of the corridors.
  
• Students must social distance

We will provide more updates on our reopening procedures in each Community Update.

We thank you for your trust and support. We are strongest, when we stand together.