The Prime Minister announced on Tuesday 23rd March that we are moving to Level 3 for the next 48 hours and then from Thursday 26 March we move to Level 4 in the COVID-19 Alert Level structure for a further period of 4 weeks where people are instructed to stay at home. For Tuesday and Wednesday, the expectations are that teachers go work to teach the children of essential workers, including children of teachers, and to prepare online work. They will not be able to access the school site from midnight Wednesday and will work from home. Teachers will need to provide them with learning opportunities there to the greatest extent practicable. For those with online learning already in place, implement your online learning programme.
School holidays brought forward
School holidays are being brought forward so that they are completed within the current 4 week period. Holidays will now begin from Monday 30 March to Tuesday 14 April inclusive (a reminder that the Tuesday after Easter Monday is always a closed day for schools). However, at the end of the school holidays, schools will be open for distance learning but not physically open for staff to work at the schools. Note the instruction to stay home (Alert Level 4) will continue beyond the new school holiday period but schools will be technically open for distance instruction. Teachers will be working offsite.
Supporting learning from home
Here in Manaiakalani I have been helping my 21 classes, across 8 schools, to make their students learning visible, accessible and available in an authentic way. Here are just a few examples of how we're doing learning in a ubiquitous way from Y0 - Y8. Rm 10 GTS Yr 3 @ PBS Team 2 (Y2/3) PES Every class has a class blog, and most students have their own individual blog, which will allow connections to be maintained despite the current physical restrictions we are currently having to abide by.
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