Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, September 23 (Reporter Zhang Yashi Lin Ning) The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has gradually eased, and all primary, secondary and kindergartens in Hong Kong will resume face-to-face classes in two stages from the 23rd.
In the early morning of the same day, the school bus shuttled on the road, the scene of parents sending their children to school recurred, and the long-silent campus also became lively.
The Education Bureau of the Special Administrative Region Government announced on August 31 that students in Junior One, Senior Two, Senior Three, Primary One, Primary Five, Primary Six and Kindergarten Class can take the lead in resuming classes, and students in other grades can resume face-to-face teaching from September 29.
The Sheng Anglican St. James Primary School in Wan Chai is well prepared for the first new school year since the outbreak.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, students in neat school uniforms arrived at the school one after another. In addition to the principal and the teacher, there was a little talking robot who greeted them at the school gate.
"Please wear a mask, clean your hands, take your body temperature..." The little robot repeatedly reminded students to do 3 basic epidemic prevention steps.
Zhang Yongbang, principal of St. James' Primary School of the Anglican Church, said that the reminders of the small robots help deepen the memory of students and thus enhance their awareness of hygiene.
The epidemic continues for a long time, and wearing masks, washing hands frequently, and maintaining social distancing have become the norm.
Walking into the elevator of the school, the reporter found that the ground was divided into 12 grids with tape, one grid per person to prevent overcrowding.
"When the epidemic is severe, there are only 9 bars." Zhang Yongbang said that in response to the epidemic, the school has also taken a number of epidemic prevention measures, including spraying nano-sterilization coatings throughout the campus and setting up book sterilizers in the library.
"It's a great time to go to school. I can meet my classmates, play and chat together!" Chen Ruitong, who is studying in the fifth grade, told reporters excitedly.
His mother, Mrs. Chen, said that although the children can keep up with the progress of the course at home, the effect of face-to-face teaching is better, and more importantly, they can restore their normal social life.
Schools in Hong Kong have been suspended for a long time due to the impact of the epidemic. During this period, most schools used the Internet to teach classes, so as to ensure that "classes are not suspended".
Many parents believe that in addition to absorbing new knowledge, school is a place for children to learn interpersonal communication, which will help them develop in an all-round way.
Ren Siheng, who is in Primary Six, is a member of school discipline, and returning to school has a special meaning for her.
"I am responsible for taking care of the students in Primary One. I am very happy that everyone can reunite in school." Ren Siheng and the students around said that they are looking forward to playing group games together. Of course, the main premise is to take preventive measures.
The first, second and third grade students of Pui Kiu Middle School in North Point returned to the school one after another. The students were full of energy. Some students had small bottles of disinfectant hanging on their school bags.
The school has also added a machine containing alcohol disinfectant and an infrared temperature detector.
At present, face-to-face classes are conducted in a half-day manner to prevent students from having lunch at school to reduce the risk of infection.
Despite this, Peiqiao Middle School has made a special arrangement for the dining hall, separating the dining tables with splints, so that students can maintain a safe social distance during future meals.
Peiqiao Middle School is one of the first schools to adopt online real-time teaching during the epidemic. The principal Wu Huanjie said that they will maintain a combination of face-to-face classroom and online teaching to meet the normalized teaching needs of epidemic prevention.
At the same time, the school will focus on the education of reflection on the epidemic, encourage teachers to combine daily courses with the development of the entire epidemic, and let students and teachers think about what can be done for society in the epidemic.