I launched a questionnaire to get to know the opinions of students' parents about the model for reopening schools

"Education and Knowledge" is studying the extension of distance education in Abu Dhabi

The Department of Education and Knowledge launched a five-question survey with the aim of getting to know the opinions of students’ families about the model for reopening their children’s schools next week, and it called on all students’ families to participate in the survey before the door for participation closes tomorrow, “Tuesday, January 11,” at 12 noon. With the aim of identifying the most appropriate model for students to receive their education, starting next week.

The questionnaire included inquiring about basic information and schools attended by children, and whether the participants’ children attended school with the classroom education model in the last semester, and the education model that families prefer for their children during the next few weeks, noting that the students’ families can later change their choice and send their children to school after January 31 current, given the high number of cases.

The department identified four models of education that called on students’ families to choose among themselves, which included distance education, a rotation model in weeks, a gradual return based on the age stage, in addition to the full return model, and asked if the classroom education option was not available, what other option do families prefer for their children And you were given three options, which included distance education or education in rotation for weeks (a week in school and a week of distance study), in addition to the option of a gradual return to age groups, with a week apart. 

Questionnaire questions included a question about the extent of families' ability to manage their children's education remotely, the availability of the option to work remotely in the employers of the students' parents, or if there is someone to help them at home or if their children are old enough so that they do not need supervision.

The Committee for the Management of Emergencies, Crises and Disasters caused by the “Corona” pandemic in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, in coordination with the Department of Education and Knowledge in Abu Dhabi, adopted the “distance education” system for the first two weeks of the second semester, to ensure the safe return of students to schools, and to strengthen precautionary measures. During the two weeks, intensifying examinations on those belonging to the education sector, as well as reviewing the epidemiological situation and updating protocols for returning to educational facilities after that period.

This decision was applied to all public and private schools in the emirate, including training centers, colleges and universities, in the interest of the health and safety of the school community, as part of the preventive measures taken in the emirate to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus and maintain a low rate of infection.

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