EDUCATION & SCHOOLS
VIRTUAL SUMMER CAMPS AND PROGRAMMES DURING COVID-19 For families opting or compelled to remain abroad, Enjoy Education’s home-schooling team is setting up programmes for international clients for the autumn term. This is helping to keep children’s learning on a par with their school peers. “Families are also using the opportunity to build in creative subjects, skills- based learning and project learning that a one-on-one programme allows for,” says Beatrice. Creative and enrichment activities also support academic
learning. Sarah Travis, senior associate director of Student Recruitment and Admissions at TASIS, oversees the group’s award-winning Summer School Programme, which has run for 40 years. Anticipating that Covid-related travel restrictions would prevent students from gathering on the School’s beautiful 46-acre campus close to London, the team has designed an exciting range of online courses for young people aged 11 to 17. “This summer, we are delighted to bring education to students
around the world by offering a wide variety of online courses, including EAL, STEM, IB revision, SAT test prep, fashion and textile design, and Leadership Academy,” said Sarah. “Our online courses supported by our highly qualified and experienced teachers allow students of various nationalities to study alongside each other, improving their knowledge and skills while also having great fun.” Highlighting the wellbeing concerns for children and young
adults during and after lockdown, Sarah says, “It has never been more important to provide opportunities for young people to be proactive and engaged.”
“IT HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE PROACTIVE AND ENGAGED.” SARAH TRAVIS, TASIS
VALUE OF A BILINGUAL EDUCATION The lockdown is also a great opportunity to prepare for an international relocation, especially where the national or business language is not English. Many parents working in an international environment are particularly keen to ensure their child is bilingual. At EIFA International School in London, children from nursery to senior school are taught in a bilingual environment in French and English. Head of school, Françoise Zurbach, says “an important message
to come out of the coronavirus pandemic is that we are all connected across the world and that kindness and understanding matter. Most parents would agree that it is important for our children to grow up a global citizens that are open and accepting of different cultures. This must start with language. It is language that frames our lives and by being bilingual we gain an insight into other cultures.”
PREPARING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN THE AUTUMN RETURN With parents in the UK told in early July by the government pupils must return to school in September, how are international schools facilitating a smooth return and supporting students’ transition back into school, and possibly a new school and a new country? At International Education Systems’ The Grantham International
Preparatory School in the UK, the autumn term return should see the school operate largely as it is now if the local and national rates of Covid-19 infections remain low. “We are a relatively small school and 96% of our children have been back with us since June 15,” says headteacher Kathryn Korcz. “We hope to be able to continue in the same, safe way following government guidelines and keeping school years and teaching staff in small bubbles.” Following government advice and adhering to social distancing
protocols, the school has fortunately been able to show prospective families around the school. New joiners in September will also be able to start to make their transitions during July. For children moving up into their next stage of the education in the autumn, Zoom and other virtual conferencing platforms have been invaluable in place of school visits for induction days. Oakham School, a UK independent boarding and day school in
TASIS Summer Program
Rutland for 11-18 year-olds, is among those using this approach to support families and introduce students to each other before they meet in person. “This is incredibly important to help them to settle in, to be confident and happy,” says Sarah Gomm, deputy head (pastoral) at Oakham. Many boarding schools, like Oakham, have also signed up to
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