Mumbai: After three foreign schools in Mumbai were allowed to reopen their campus this academic year, other international schools offer Baccalaureate or Cambridge programs are now written to BMC to request permission to be in school people.
The American School of Bombay (ASB) in BKC, Deutsche Schule Bombay (etc.), a German school in Breach Candy and under Parel, and Lycée Francais International de Mumbai (LFIM), a French school in Lower Parel, as reported in TOI On Wednesday, it has been approved for doing offline classes.
The International Baccalaure (IB) Association of School has been quoted by their example to request BMC permission for offline schools for all 20-odd member institutions.
They have mentioned the obstacles caused by online teaching and the loss of social learning and development as a reason for the need to return physical space.
Schools in Mumbai have closed since March 2020 Kuncian.
ASB, etc.
and LFIM are members of the same association.
Frank Braccia, Chair, India IB Heads, West Division, said the IB school has conducted a physical board exam in February-March and has zero Covid case.
International schools have low-teacher ratios and all Covid protocols in place to reopen in physical mode, representatives to BMC.
With other board exams because in November, these schools now want to bring students back to class.
School members of the International Association (MISA) representing 110 Cambridge Board Schools, including 82 in Mumbai, have also made the same request.
More than 45 of them have written earlier in January seek approval to reopen.
Dr.
Kavita Aggarwal, Mass Chair, said, “The best time to start is when the case decreases.” Cambridge’s school wants 9-12 class students to have in people to learn.
All international schools are ready with their plans to reopen, said Dr.
Aggarwal.
The principal of the State Council was also interested in bringing older students to return to class.
“We can easily bring 8-10 students to school.
Many parents have shown willingness to send their children, the principal said assisted.
A resolution issued by the government on August 10 has hinting to reopen schools in urban and rural areas, but concerns revealed by the state task force in Covid-19 have caused delayed decisions.
Francis Joseph, a school development expert, the reopening school said would not produce a covid surge if prevention was taken.
“The BMC must consider approving more schools at the case-to-case’dasar instead of one size suitable for all of whirectives,” he said.
Dr.
Swati Popat Vats, President, Early Childhood Association and Associations for Basic Education and Research, also wrote for BMC to reopen pre-school, elementary school and central service centers.
“Prolonged losses of two years in learning are setbacks for children.”