Next academic year may mix online and school study
All schools and high educational institutions have had to remain closed in Georgia since the end of March as a measure to prevent the spread of new coronavirus. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The next academic year may mix online and school studies, said Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabuania, noting that this method will give Georgia an opportunity to start and continue the academic year safely and avoid the spread of the coronavirus.
As of now, she noted that there are no fundamental risks related to the resumption of school taking into account the epidemiological situation, but said that the school environment should be maximally safe.
All schools and high educational institutions have had to remain closed in Georgia since the end of March as a measure to prevent the spread of new coronavirus.
Starting March 30 the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) has been holding live lessons for school students in three languages – Georgian, Armenian and Azerbaijani.
Georgian citizens will have free access to 2093 electronic books on www.lit.ge for a month due to prolonged school holidays amid coronavirus, the information was announced at a meeting held by the Ministry of Education today.
Public schools will be closed in Georgia until March 16 as a measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus. As of today, three Georgian citizens have tested positive for COVID-19, while 170 others, who have been travelling to countries with high risk of the virus, remain under the quarantine in Georgia.
As Georgia begins to ease lockdown, reopening of schools needs to be prioritised, says UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund) Georgia in an official statement. The statement reads that the longer children stay out of school, the more exposed they are to various risks.
The study process will not be resumed at schools until September 1, however, distance learning will continue in Georgia.
Kindergartens and theaters will be opened on October 1 in Georgia, while schools and cinemas will open on September 15, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has announced.
Blind and visually impaired students from four to six grades will have audio textbooks for the first time, says the Ministry of Education, noting that this will give them the opportunity to gain full education even in the conditions of the pandemic.