All classes will be divided into two groups, A and B. Students in group A will return to school this week, whereas group B will attend classes as of 18 May.
Many corridors have been transformed into one-way systems, with instructions clearly marked on walls and arrows stuck on floors. In the case of Fieldgen, teachers await children in the entrance hall and help them understand the new system. Certain staircases are only open for ascending, others for descending.
The classroom itself has undergone quite a transformation, too. To guarantee a minimum distance of two metres between students, a maximum of 14 students can be taught in larger classrooms, whereas only seven may sit together in smaller rooms. Many tables and chairs have been reorganised and placed in storage.
Those classrooms which have the teacher’s table right in front of the first row have been fitted with Plexiglass. Each classroom has also obtained bottles of disinfectant, soap and paper for hand-washing. New contactless rubbish bins had to be ordered.
The school’s infirmary distributed five masks to each student on Monday morning.
With regards to timetables, each class of 40 minutes is followed by a 10-minute break to ensure a smooth transitioning with the new rules in place. A school day only lasts til 12.50pm. The canteen, open only to boarding school children and no longer to external students, no longer works with self-service, but dishes are prepared by the kitchen staff. Students are however urged to eat as much as possible at home.
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