Nicolás Trotta projected the return of face-to-face classes at AMBA before the end of the year

07/15/2020 - 13:08

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The Minister of Education of the Nation, Nicolás Trotta, was optimistic about the development of the coronavirus pandemic in Argentina and projected a return to classrooms in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) before the end of the year. . 

"Our expectation is that yes, classroom teaching will resume at the AMBA before the end of the year , but we cannot talk about dates. We must wait to see how we are doing these days from the enormous effort of Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires to achieve lower the contagion curve and from there have a clearer horizon, "said the official.

Within this framework, he confirmed that "in-class classes will begin in August in those provinces that are in phase 5, starting in small towns and in rural areas."

"It is essential that unanimously accepted health protocols are respected. Any institution that is not organized to guarantee security measures will not be able to receive students. That is why we are investing in infrastructure and supplies such as gel alcohol and bleach in schools. with more deficiencies, "he added.

In addition, he warned that "it will not be the same school that was seen in March", given that "there will be social distancing in the classrooms" and staggered admission to institutions will be regulated.

On the other hand, he explained that it will seek "to reconstruct the face-to-face link between teachers and students, which is essential in the teaching process." "We are training teachers to acquire tools that help children process the impact of the quarantine," he said.

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