Schools in Singapore begin home-based learning

All schools in Singapore will start full home-based learning (HBL) from May 19 until May 28 when the school term ends, amid a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases in the community, Minister of Education Chan Chun Sing has announced.
Schools in Singapore begin home-based learning ảnh 1Children study online (Photo: www.straitstimes.com)
Singapore (VNA) – All schools inSingapore will start full home-based learning (HBL) from May 19 until May 28when the school term ends, amid a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases in the community,Minister of Education Chan Chun Sing has announced.

This applies to all primary, secondary andjunior college students, as well as those from special education schools, theminister said at a media conference held by the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force.

Parents working in essential services orare unable to secure alternative care arrangements may approach theirchildren's primary schools for assistance. Schools will remain open forstudents who require additional support.

Institutes of higher learning will alsoreduce attendance on campus, by moving more classes online where possible.However, this does not include essential sessions that need to be conducted inperson, such as labs, practicals and final year projects.

All centre-based tuition and enrichmentclasses must also move activities online till the end of Phase 2 (heightenedalert), or until further notice is given.

Seven primary schools in Singapore earlier appliedHBL after several of their pupils tested positive for COVID-19. The cases arelinked to tuition centres, and none of the pupils appeared to have caught thevirus while in school thus far.

In Malaysia, amid the ravaging pandemic, PrimeMinister Muhyiddin Yassin on May 16 spoke highly of and thanked the country’seducators on the occasion of the 50th Teachers Day.

He said despite the limitations andchallenges, educators have made use of the online platform, with manysuccessfully producing various materials for the teaching-and-leaning methodsso as to ensure that their students would not be left behind in education./.
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