The Sharjah Private Education Authority held a remote meeting with the Board of Directors of Private Schools in the emirate to discuss the preparations for the next academic year 2020-2021, chaired by the Chairman of the Authority, Dr. Mohadeth Al Hashemi, members of the council and a number of department managers and heads of departments in the authority.
The meeting discussed a proposal to continue working on the distance learning system if the new epidemic of the Corona virus continues. During the meeting, the attendees discussed three future proposals for the first semester of the coming academic year early September.
The proposals included the continuation of the distance learning system in the event of the continuation of the new Corona virus epidemic, and the proposal to "merge between direct and virtual education" through the return of education in schools with a rate not exceeding 50% of the strength of each school, and the continuation of the remaining number of distance for the purposes of limiting gatherings and maintaining On the issue of social divergence as one of the important preventive measures to prevent the spread of the disease, in addition to the third proposal, which is the complete return of students within strict controls and procedures with an emphasis on the importance of continuing to employ technology and e-learning programs, within the study plans and continue to apply it as an integral part of education strategies used in educational institutions all.
Al-Hashemi said that the authority continues to provide its usual support to all schools, given the vital role it plays in the service of education, noting that leadership attaches great importance to supporting the educational infrastructure, and that preparing for the next comes within the framework of taking the appropriate decision based on the health situation and precautionary measures, And the extent of the disease recedes or not.
She pointed out that the direction of the commission will undoubtedly be in harmony with the orientations of the state, and if the disease continues to spread, the schools of the authority will continue to implement the distance learning system for the next academic year while working to improve it, taking advantage of the gaps and weaknesses that were monitored during the third semester and work to solve it, and in the event of receding The health pandemic The work will study and analyze the risks for each scenario that has been put forward, to be in harmony with the precautionary measures and procedures followed.
The proposals also included the full return of students to join their schools on the shifts system so that direct education is fully applied to 50% of students during the first half of the school day and after their return to their homes the second group of students begins their traditional classes in school during the second half of the school day , That each class is divided into two groups so that the number of students in each semester does not exceed 15 students.
The attendees stressed that each proposal has mechanisms and controls that will be studied and analyzed to take the necessary to serve the education sector in general and ensure its continuity and keep pace with technological development and mixes with direct classroom education and e-learning, stressing the importance of developing the educational electronic system, and work to keep pace with development through refining skills and developing competencies Through producing electronic educational contents and smart means, and focusing constantly on training and professional development for teachers and taking advantage of the programs, courses, workshops and services provided by the authority.