Earlier this week, Minister Tarek Shawky made an anticipated announcement on how public and language schools are going to look like during the pandemic. This plan, he said, is only successful if it is based on each school’s own capacity and capabilities. His main priority is to complete the full academic year without any interruptions made towards the curriculum. HOW ARE THE SCHOOLS BEING STRUCTURED? Two proposed plans are in place with school administrators having full freedom to choose which is appropriate for them. The first option is students attending class four times a week, while the second suggests students attend class every other day, for three times a week. “This year we’re giving administrations plenty of leeway in order to fully strengthen their schools’ system during this time,” he said. But it is critical that administrators divide the days efficiently, where students, for example, in kindergarten do not attend school the same day students in elementary school do — “in an attempt to keep at least a one meter difference between each child in class or otherwise,” the Minister stressed. KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 3 With over 8 million children…
Everything You Need to Know About the Ministry of Education’s New Plan for the Academic Year
September 10, 2020
