Start of school｜Primary school resumes full-time face-to-face instruction. The low grade affects the principal: many people stay in class

School will start in 3 days, but the threat of the epidemic in Hong Kong is still lingering.

The vice chairman of the Hong Kong Island School Principals Association, James Hanming, said on a commercial TV program today (29) that because most elementary school students are under 12 years old and have not been vaccinated, there is little chance for elementary school students to resume full-time face-to-face classes in the new school year.

He admits, only half-day face to face greater impact on low-grade pupils, especially the weaker students self-discipline, performance declines significantly, "Zo people stay more than before classes compared."

Secondary School Heads Association Chairman even Zhenbang finger, special attention will Students who are entering Form 6 this year are expected to have a greater incentive to get injections to resume full-time classes because they are approaching DSE.

He also pointed out that he has contacted parents and class representatives to inform them of the latest lunch and activity arrangements. He believes that some classes will resume full-day classes after school starts.

▼8.23 Sheung Shui Fengxi No. 1 Primary School held the first day of adaptation class for primary two to six students▼

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Zhan Hanming, who is the principal of a primary school, said that the latest regulations of the Education Bureau require school staff and students to reach 70% vaccination rate before they can resume full-time face-to-face classes.

However, most elementary school students are under 12 years old and have not been vaccinated against the new crown. Therefore, it is believed that elementary school students have little chance of attending school full-time in the new school year.

He also pointed out that the school has already begun preparations, and only half-day face-to-face lessons will be arranged in the new school year, and online lessons or other extracurricular activities will be arranged for the remaining half-day.

Primary school principal Zhan Hanming lamented: I didn’t recognize the students for two years

Zhan continued that the epidemic broke out last summer and the school failed to start as scheduled in September, which brought great challenges to the school.

He explained that the school needs to notify students of the information such as the name, class, and student number of the student's head teacher, so it tries its best to notify them through different methods, such as telephone, intranet system, etc.

He believes that the inability of teachers to teach face-to-face is also a challenge. "To be honest, I haven't recognized the students for two years. Wearing a mask is not the same as wearing a mask."

Half-day face-to-face instruction affects the performance of students with weaker self-discipline and a significant drop in performance

Zhan said frankly that half-day face-to-face teaching has a greater impact on primary school students in the lower grades, especially those with weaker self-discipline. The performance decline of students with weaker self-discipline is significant. It is 5%, so the student’s performance will be reflected to parents.

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Class vaccination rates vary

Lian Zhenbang said that the academy will continue to spend a different summer vacation this year, saying that the school is making a flexible timetable to record the vaccination records of teachers and students through a computer system.

As for the detention arrangements, he pointed out that the school also handles it in a flexible and relaxed manner, and pays special attention to the students who have entered the sixth form this year, because they are the first group affected by the epidemic. They are expected to resume full-time classes due to the approaching DSE. The incentive for injections is greater.

Lian also pointed out that parents, class representatives, etc. have been contacted to inform the latest lunch and activity arrangements. I believe that some classes will resume all day after school starts.

The Education Bureau recently announced guidelines, including seating arrangements for students during lunch, health protection requirements, etc.; at the same time, schools can resume water sports and land sports if they meet the 70% vaccination rate.

Cross-border students apply for suspension and drop out of school: some students will not see their dad as an adult

However, there are also students who can’t wait for the school to relax its epidemic prevention measures. Lian Zhenbang said that there are about 27,000 cross-border students in Hong Kong, and some students have applied for suspension this year.

"Some parents have reported with us that students don’t want to see their father’s adulthood, so they don’t want to drop out." He believes that the problem of cross-border students requires the joint efforts of the two governments, emphasizing that class is not pure learning, and students’ emotional and mental health It is also very important.

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