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On-Campus Learning Transition Plan
Spring 2020
I. Timeline for Resumption of On-Campus Instruction ................................................................ 3 A. Situation Overview ............................................................................................................................. 3 B. Emergency Care/Notbetreuung Students .......................................................................................... 4 II. Hygiene and Infection Prevention Plan .................................................................................... 4 A. Preliminary remark ............................................................................................................................ 4 B. Violation of Protocols ......................................................................................................................... 4 C. Personal hygiene measures................................................................................................................ 4 C. Conditions for Entering the Building .................................................................................................. 6 D. Requirements for Persons on Campus............................................................................................... 6 E. Infection prevention and hygiene measures in premises .................................................................. 7 F. Risk groups ......................................................................................................................................... 8 G. Infection prevention and hygiene measures in sanitary facilities ..................................................... 8 H. Hygiene Measures in Student Spaces ................................................................................................ 8 I. Hygiene Measures During Lunch and for Drink Water ........................................................................ 9 J. Hygiene Measures at School Events ................................................................................................... 9 K. Traffic Flow ......................................................................................................................................... 9 L. Obligation to report ............................................................................................................................ 9 III. Suspected & Confirmed Infection Protocol .......................................................................... 10 A. Symptoms Monitored ...................................................................................................................... 10 B. Return to School............................................................................................................................... 10 C. Parent Communication .................................................................................................................... 10 D. Confirmed Infection ......................................................................................................................... 11 E. Data Protection ................................................................................................................................ 11 IV. Communication Trees ........................................................................................................... 11 A. Confirmed COVID-19 Infection: ....................................................................................................... 11 B. General Issues .................................................................................................................................. 12 V. Schedules: Phase 2 ................................................................................................................. 12 A. New Daily Schedules ........................................................................................................................ 12 B. Grade 4 Weekly Schedule: Phase 2 .................................................................................................. 14 C. Grade 10 Weekly Schedule: (April 20 – May 15, 2020) .................................................................... 15 D. On-Campus Breaks: Phase 2 ............................................................................................................ 16 E. On Campus Lunch: Phase 2 .............................................................................................................. 16 F. Room Allocations: Phase 2 ............................................................................................................... 16 F. Cafeteria ........................................................................................................................................... 17 G. Traffic Flow: Entry and Exit .............................................................................................................. 17 VI. Academic Policies & Adjustments ......................................................................................... 18 A. Curricular Goals ................................................................................................................................ 18 B. Learning Content ............................................................................................................................. 18 C. Support ............................................................................................................................................. 19 D. Learning structures .......................................................................................................................... 19 E. Collaboration .................................................................................................................................... 20 F. Equal opportunity to learn and support ........................................................................................... 20 G. Assessment ..................................................................................................................................... 21 H. Year-End Reports ............................................................................................................................. 22 VII. School Calendar & Important Dates .................................................................................... 22 A. School Calendar ............................................................................................................................... 22 B. Tentative Virtual Events ................................................................................................................... 22 C. Cancelled Events .............................................................................................................................. 22 On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 2 05.05.2020
I. Timeline for Resumption of On-Campus Instruction
A. Situation Overview
Per the ministry’s mandate, the school aims to gradually bring our students back to school
building in a phased approach.
This is an emergency learning situation. The schedule for the phased return of students is
designed to limit the movement and contact of staff and students throughout the building
and thereby lower the risk of infection. The ISC Remote Learning Program will continue to run
parallel to the on-campus instruction, resulting in a blended model where students will spend
part of the week on campus and part of the week learning remotely. Students are obligated
to participate in the Remote Learning Program as part of their instruction.
One significant decision made by the Ministry is that all Afternoon Program courses will not
be permitted to take place on campus. As such, they must continue to operate through the
Remote Learning Program.
Please note: Mandatory School Attendance (Schulpflicht) will return to effect as of the first
day on which students are expected to be in the building. Students must arrive to campus on
the days for which they have been schedule to receive on-campus instruction. The Ministry
guidelines clearly state that fear of contracting COVID-19 at school is not sufficient grounds to
remain at home.
The following table details the approximate timeline for transition back to school for all
grades.
Phases Date Remote learning Blended Learning
(Remote + On-Campus)
Phase 0 17 March – 20 March All grades --
2020
Phase 1 20 April 2020 – 5 All grades Notbetreuung students return to
May 2020 school and follow remote learning
schedule
Phase 2 6 May – 22 May Grades Grades 4 + 10
2020 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Phase 3 25 May 2020* 5,6,7 1,2,3,4,8,9,10,11
Phase 4 To be determined by -- Grades 1 - 11
the ministry
*tentative
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 3 05.05.2020B. Emergency Care/Notbetreuung Students
Students who have participated in the Emergency Care/Notbetreuung program at any point
in time must remain under the supervision of this program. They will not be permitted to
reintegrate with their class groups on days when they are in the building. This is to ensure
that there is not the potential for infection across the various student subgroups in the
school. They will continue to participate in their online learning while being supervised at
school.
II. Hygiene and Infection Prevention Plan
A. Preliminary remark
With the help of the arrangements made here for the resumption of classroom teaching, we
would like to create a learning and working environment that minimises the risk of infection
with the novel corona virus. These regulations are based on the "Handbook of infection
prevention and hygiene measures" of the MBWK and were adapted to local conditions.
The novel corona virus is transmissible from person to person. The main transmission route is
droplet infection. This occurs mainly directly via the mucous membranes of the respiratory
tract. In addition, transmission is also possible indirectly via contaminated hands if they are
brought into contact with the mucous membranes of the mouth or nose and the conjunctiva
of the eyes.
B. Violation of Protocols
Important! Infection prevention and hygiene measures are of utmost importance and it is
essential that students follow all protocols and procedures. Violation of these guidelines will
result in the following consequences / actions:
1. 1st and 2nd violation - verbal warning by the supervising teacher
2. 3rd and 4th violation - talk to Student Life coordinators & email the parents
through the Student Life office.
3. 5th violation - the parents must immediately pick up the student from the school
and join a video conference with the headmaster.
4. Next offence: Student is prohibited from entering the school building for one
week. Student must participate in all learning remotely.
Staff who violate these protocols will receive disciplinary measures internally.
C. Personal hygiene measures
All those involved in school operations are responsible for the implementation of personal
hygiene measures. The pupils receive instruction on the hygiene measures from the teachers.
In addition, we provide the relevant information on the hygiene measures in advance. In
order to protect yourself and others from infection with the coronavirus, good hand hygiene,
adherence to the coughing and sneezing etiquette (coughing and sneezing in the crook of
your arm, keeping the greatest possible distance and turning away in case of doubt) and
keeping a distance of at least 1.5 metres are the most important and effective measures.
1. Distance
Contacts must be limited to the absolutely necessary extent. There shall be no
physical contact. Excluded from this can be e.g. medical emergencies, school escort
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 4 05.05.2020or similar. All persons must maintain the recommended distance of 1.5 m from each
other at all times.
2. Hygiene
Regular hand hygiene takes place by washing or, if necessary, disinfecting hands
i. Immediately after entering the school
ii. Before and after the meal
iii. After the use of the sanitary facilities
iv. After frequent contact with public objects e.g. door handles, stair railings,
handles
v. After nose blowing, coughing or sneezing
Washing hands is preferable as a measure: with soap for 20 - 30 seconds (see also
https://www.infektionsschutz.de/haendewaschen/ ). Proper hand disinfection is
useful when thorough hand washing is not possible. For this purpose, disinfectant
must be added in sufficient quantity to the dry hand and massaged into the hands for
approx. 30 seconds until completely dry. It is important to ensure that the hands are
completely wetted. If disinfectant is used, students should be supervised as
necessary according to age and maturity.
3. Monitoring and Documentation
Upon arrival at the school, a daily survey is made of the students' health status and
cold symptoms. For contact person tracking, illness-related presence and absence of
staff and students are recorded and it is documented which learning groups they
were in.
4. Persons with Symptoms
Persons with respiratory symptoms may only take part in school attendance lessons
after a medical examination or a credible self-declaration of the cause of the
symptoms. In case of signs of illness (e.g. fever, dry cough, breathing problems, loss
of sense of taste/odour, sore throat, aching limbs), stay at home in any case and
contact the hotline 116117, the public health department or your family doctor.
Please inform the school office of the ISC as soon as possible.
5. Mouth and Nose Cover (Facemasks)
The use of a facemask by students is not required upon their return to ISC. The school
does, however, give its strongest recommendation for students to use a mask while
on campus. The school has ordered a textile facemask for every student and staff
member in the school. They can be picked up at the front desk upon a student’s
return to campus. Students using our shuttle service, however, are required to wear
a facemask.
By wearing a textile barrier (mouth and nose cover (MNB), community mask or
makeshift mask), droplets that are emitted when you speak, cough or sneeze can be
intercepted. The risk of infecting another person by coughing, sneezing or speaking
can be reduced in this way (protection of others).
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 5 05.05.2020However, wearing a mask must not cause the distance to be unnecessarily reduced.
In spite of the mask, the current hygiene regulations, in particular the current
recommendations of the Robert Koch Institute and the Federal Centre for Health
Education, must continue to be observed.
After taking off the mask, the hands should be washed thoroughly in compliance with
the general hygiene rules.
Masks should be washed when soaked or dirty and otherwise daily at a minimum of
60°C and then dried.
Ultimately, the procurement, care, and the proper handling of masks is the
responsibility of students, their parents and the school's staff.
C. Conditions for Entering the Building
Only those persons who are exempt from the prohibition to enter the school in accordance
with the "General Decree on the Prohibition and Restriction of Contact in Special Public
Areas" may stay in the school. These groups of persons must leave the premises after the end
of their activities. In other words, there are only two groups of individuals allowed to enter
the building:
1. Students who have been informed by the school that they may return to campus
or who participate in the Emergency Care/Notbetreuung program.
OR
2. Individuals directly involved in their care or education.
For all other persons not directly involved in the running of the school, the ban on entering
the school remains in force. This means that parents, siblings and other people collecting
children are not allowed to enter the school grounds. Excepted from this are parents who
have prior, written approval from the school for an appointment or to collect teaching
materials.
Infection protection has priority over school operations for all those involved, so that the
procedures are adapted to their requirements.
If acute (even mild) symptoms of a coronavirus infection occur during the day (e.g. fever, dry
cough, loss of sense of smell/taste, scratching/pain in the throat, muscle or limb pain), school
attendance must be terminated immediately. In this case, the student must wait in a
quarantine room for immediate collection by the guardian. A return to attendance classes is
then only possible after medical clarification.
D. Requirements for Persons on Campus
1. School management
The school management is responsible for working towards the implementation of
these hygiene recommendations. If there are any uncertainties, the school consults
with the local school authorities and, if necessary, with the local health authorities.
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 6 05.05.2020The school management ensures that supervisors (§17 Schulgesetz) are present on
the school premises at all times. They ensure that students do not form groups, keep
minimum distances and leave the school premises after the school attendance
events. In addition, the school management is responsible for regulating the
procedure in the event of violations of safety measures and hygiene rules. This
responsibility also extends to emergency care.
2. Teachers and other employees
Teachers and other staff work towards the implementation of hygiene measures by
the pupils.
The presence of the students is documented by the respective teachers. Group
building and disregard of the distance regulations, especially during breaks, are
prevented by additional supervision.
All teachers are involved in ensuring the school's operation. Employees with a proven
risk assessment should remain in the home office. This also applies to employees who
live in the household with a relative with a relevant previous illness.
3. Students
Pupils who are at risk of a serious illness due to a risk assessment and who belong to
the group of persons with a higher risk of a serious course of illness can be given
leave from attending the classroom lessons at school after consultation with the
school management (§15 School Act). Individual solutions are developed together
with the school management, class and subject teachers. This also applies to pupils
who live in a domestic community with persons who are preloaded due to a risk
assessment.
E. Infection prevention and hygiene measures in premises
Compliance with the infection protection and hygiene measures applies to all rooms in the
school building: classrooms and specialist rooms, lounges, administration rooms, teachers'
rooms and corridors.
In order to comply with the distance rule, the tables in the rooms must be set far enough
apart so that a distance of at least 1.5 m between people can be maintained at all times.
Each learning group should be taught in only one room. In this room, students should only be
assigned their own, unchanged workstation. The unused rooms of the school will be
permanently locked.
It is important to ventilate the rooms regularly and correctly, as this will allow the indoor air
to be exchanged. Several times a day, at least during each break, the rooms should be
ventilated for several minutes by means of fully opened windows. Rooms in which
appropriate ventilation is not possible must not be used.
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 7 05.05.2020The rooms are to be cleaned professionally and thoroughly every day with appropriate
cleaning agents. This applies in particular to tables, door handles and handrails. Routine
surface disinfection in schools is not recommended even in the current COVID19 pandemic
by the RKI.
In classrooms, BzgA information signs are posted to prevent infection, informing students
about general protective measures such as hand hygiene, distance rules, and the cough and
sneeze label.
F. Risk groups
For the purposes of risk assessment, the following advice from the Robert Koch Institute can
generally be used to determine whether an individual belongs to the “Risk Group.”
1. Persons over the age of 50
2. People with (chronic) diseases of the liver, kidney or lung
3. People with cardiovascular diseases
4. People with diabetes
5. People with cancer
6. People with immunodeficiency or immunosuppression
ISC will adhere to the above qualifications for all official decisions regarding membership in
the “Risk Group.” All students and staff who feel that they qualify as a member of the Risk
Group must provide a statement from their doctor that they have legitimate medical reasons
not to participate in required, on-campus activities.
G. Infection prevention and hygiene measures in sanitary facilities
The sanitary facilities are professionally cleaned daily. The availability and regular refilling of
soap dispensers and disposable towels is ensured. The appropriate collection containers for
disposable towels and toilet paper must be kept available. Reusable drying / hand towels are
not permitted for hygienic reasons. When entering the sanitary facilities, it is particularly
important to maintain the minimum distance. Hygiene instructions for proper hand washing
are hung up in a clearly visible position in all sanitary rooms.
The school staff makes sure that not too many pupils are in the sanitary rooms at the same
time. At the entrance to the toilets, a clearly visible notice will be posted stating that only
individual pupils may be in the toilets at any one time, and that individual cabins may have to
be closed permanently.
H. Hygiene Measures in Student Spaces
The organisation of school attendance events and break activities are also subject to the
general regulations of infection control. Deviating from the previous, uniform rule on the
length of a regular lesson, creative concepts must be found in the current phase.
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 8 05.05.2020The following points must be observed when school operations are resumed for the
attendance units and the breaks:
1. In classrooms as well as in the breaks, the distance rules of at least 1.5 m must be
observed.
2. Also during the breaks, care must be taken to ensure that there is no physical
contact.
3. Efforts will be taken to avoid congestion in areas of frequent occupation, such as
teachers’ rooms, lounges, etc. This should be ensured by the increased use of
supervisory staff.
Partner and group work is only possible with special attention to the distance rules.
If it is not possible to adhere to the distance rules within the framework of the teaching
impulses, these contents are not to be made the subject of the school attendance event, but
are to be replaced by suitable alternative formats. (e.g. team sports can be replaced by
adequate movement offers or also by training of individual movement sequences).
I. Hygiene Measures During Lunch and for Drink Water
The generally accessible drinking water dispenser must be taken out of operation until
further notice. A sufficient supply of drinking water for the pupils is to be ensured by self-
supply in coordination with the parents.
Cafeteria operation will be indefinitely suspended until explicit permission to operate is
granted by the health ministry. Students are allowed to bring their own food for snack breaks,
but the sharing of food is not permitted.
J. Hygiene Measures at School Events
For school events, the regulations of the State Ordinance on Measures to Combat the Spread
of the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in Schleswig-Hosltein (SARS-CoV-2 Combat Ordinance)
on meetings in the currently valid version apply accordingly.
Conferences, class and parent meetings are only held with digital aids (e.g. video or
telephone conferences).
K. Traffic Flow
Routes and waiting areas are clearly indicated. The routing should make it easier to minimise
contacts and maintain distance rules. Doors must be kept open. This does not apply to toilet
cabins and fire protection doors.
L. Obligation to report
The obligation to report by name to the public health department in accordance with § 6
para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 IfSG exists in the case of suspected illness, sickness and death caused
by an infection with the coronavirus. Schools are community institutions (§ 33 IfSG). The
school management is obliged to report (§ 8 IfSG).
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 9 05.05.2020III. Suspected & Confirmed Infection Protocol
Naturally, ISC will work as hard as possible to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to the ISC community.
Nevertheless, the resumption of school activities, even in a limited capacity, increases the possibility
of infection within the school. We are already in discussion with the local health and school
authorities and have requested clearer guidance on how to handle this possible situation. At this
time, there is little actionable information provided by the authorities on this matter. The following
represents the initial protocol we will have in place until further clarification is provided. This protocol
is subject to change according to any new official guidance.
A. Symptoms Monitored
Possible symptoms of the virus are:
1. Continuous Coughing
2. Fever
3. Tiredness
4. Loss of smell or taste
5. Breathing difficulties (in severe cases)
A daily query is carried out of each students and school employee to find out about their
state of health. A tacking system by grade/name/employee is implemented. Documentation
and reporting is handled by the front desk.
If a student or employee displays any of the above symptoms or responds negatively to the
daily health query, they will be sent home from school immediately.
Furthermore, ISC reserves the right to ask individual families about the presence of COVID-19
in their household.
B. Return to School
In order to return to campus after being sent home for displaying symptoms, students and
staff must present a medical clearance from their doctor.
Both staff and students are obligated to visit a medical professional for evaluation as soon as
possible after they have been sent home. Due to the requirements of Mandatory School
Attendance, students who do not provide a medical note from a doctor within 48 hours of
their dismissal will be consider absent without approval.
Without a certificate of health from a doctor, any individual who has displayed the above
symptoms is prohibited from entering campus for 14 days from the end of their symptoms.
C. Parent Communication
Parents of students who have been on campus at any point since the resumption of on-
campus instruction are obligated to inform the school when their child develops any of the
symptoms mentioned above in III.A.
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 10 05.05.2020D. Confirmed Infection
In the event that a confirmed case was detected at ISC, the entire school will be automatically
closed for 3 days in order to determine the potential spread within the building. Rigorous
cleaning and disinfection of the school will take place in accordance with the guidelines
bestowed by the department of health.
Any individual determined to have had contact with the person infected will be contacted by
the school. These individuals will be required to undergo a 14-day quarantine. If these
individuals are symptom free after 14 days, they will be allowed to return to the school. They
may also return to the school after having taken a COVID-19 test 3 days after closure with
negative results. Individuals and classes that were determined not to have had contact with
the infected individual can return to the school after the 3-day closure.
ISC reserves the right to extend the closure beyond 3 days as deemed necessary.
E. Data Protection
Naturally, all information related to student, family, and staff health must be treated with the
utmost of privacy. To every degree possible, ISC will work to maintain anonymity or privacy in
the handling of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases. We may be required to share certain
information with authorities or affected individuals, but the information shared will only be
the minimum necessary information to protect the health of the rest of the ISC community.
Never, at any point, will the school make the identity of any individual with a suspected or
confirmed case of the virus available to the general community.
IV. Communication Trees
Please Note: The school needs the latest address and contact details of all students! If address or
telephone number have changed recently, parents must provide this information immediately!
A. Confirmed COVID-19 Infection:
Brian
Student Couch
Or
Parent
Wayne
May
Health
Department
Pinneberg
ISC
Faculty & Brian
Staff Couch
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 11 05.05.2020B. General Issues
V. Schedules: Phase 2
Please note that the daily schedule has changed slightly. Adjustments were made to account
for parent and student survey responses as well as to accommodate the newly required
travel time between the end of the Morning Program and the start of the Afternoon Program.
Students will follow the same daily schedule regardless of whether they are learning remotely
or on campus. Single-subject daily lessons will continue with the same assigned teachers
A. New Daily Schedules
1. Grades 1-10:
Monday
Arrival Time -
Daily Subject Varies by Grade
8:40 – 9:15 PE
9:15 – 9:25 am Break
9:25 – 10:10am Period 1
10:10 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:15 Period 2
11:15 – 12:00 Period 3
12:00 – 12:15 Break
12:15 – 13:00 Period 4
13:00 – 14:15 Break / Travel Time
14:15 – 15:15 Afternoon Courses
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 12 05.05.20202. Grade 11 (IB):
Lesson Period
Time
8:25 – 9:25
Period 1
9:25 – 10:10
Period 2
10:25 – 11:25
Period 3
11:25 – 12:15
Lunch
12:15 – 13:15
Period 4
13:15 – 14:15
Period 5
14:15 – 14:30
Break
14:30 – 15:30
Period 6
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 13 05.05.2020The following Schedules that relate to on-campus activities will apply to Phase 2 only. Further revisions
will be made closer to the start of Phase 3.
B. Grade 4 Weekly Schedule: Phase 2
Sections highlighted in Red – Remote learning
Sections highlighted in Green – On campus
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Location Remote In School In School In School Remote
Arrival Time - 8:20 am 8:20 am 8:20 am -
Daily Subject German / Social Studies / Math English / EAL Creative
GAL Science
PE PE PE PE PE PE
8:40 – 9:15
Break
9:15 – 9:25 am
Period 1 German / Social Studies / Math English / EAL Art
9:25 – 10:10am GAL Science
Break
10:10 – 10:30
Period 2 German / Social Studies / Math English / EAL Advisory
10:30 – 11:15 GAL Science
Period 3 German / Social Studies / Math English / EAL Music
11:15 – 12:00 GAL Science Challenge
Break
12:00 – 12:15
Period 4 German / Social Studies / Math English / EAL Story time
12:15 – 13:00 GAL Science
Break / Travel Break - - - Break
Time
13:00 – 14:15
Afternoon Guilds Movement Guilds Language Lab Guilds
Programme / Math
14:15 – 15:15 Booster
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 14 05.05.2020C. Grade 10 Weekly Schedule: (April 20 – May 15, 2020)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Location In School In School In School In School In School
Arrival Time 9:05 am 9:05 am 9:05 am 9:05 am 9:05 am
Daily Subject German / GAL Science Social Studies English / EAL Math
/ Economics
PE German / GAL Science Social Studies English / EAL Math
8:40 – 9:15 / Economics
Break First Floor First Floor First Floor First Floor First Floor
9:15 – 9:25 am Patio / Patio / Patio / Patio / Patio /
Classroom Classroom Classroom Classroom Classroom
Period 1 German / GAL Science Social Studies English / EAL Math
9:25 – 10:10am / Economics
Break First Floor First Floor First Floor First Floor First Floor
10:10 – 10:30 Patio / Patio / Patio / Patio / Patio /
Classroom Classroom Classroom Classroom Classroom
Period 2 German / GAL Science Social Studies English / EAL Math
10:30 – 11:15 / Economics
Period 3 German / GAL Science Social Studies English / EAL Math
11:15 – 12:00 / Economics
Break First Floor First Floor First Floor First Floor First Floor
12:00 – 12:15 Patio / Patio / Patio / Patio / Patio /
Classroom Classroom Classroom Classroom Classroom
Period 4 German / GAL Science Social Studies English / EAL Math
12:15 – 13:00 / Economics
Break / Travel
Time
13:00 – 14:15
Afternoon MSA Prep Advisory MSA Prep MSA Prep MSA Prep
Programme
14:15 – 15:15
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 15 05.05.2020D. On-Campus Breaks: Phase 2
Break Time Class Location
8:25 – 8:40 am Emergency Care Playground
Emergency Care Gym
Grade 4 – Group 1 Playground (basketball
10:10 – 10:30 am court)
Grade 4 – Group 2 Playground (swings)
Grade 10 – Group 1 1st Floor Patio
Grade 10 – Group 2 Classroom
Emergency Care Gym
Grade 4 – Group 1 Playground (basketball
12:00 -12:15 pm court)
Grade 4 – Group 2 Playground (swings)
Grade 10 – Group 1 Classroom
Grade 10 – Group 2 1st Floor Patio
13:00 -14:15 pm Emergency Care Cafeteria / Playground and
Lunch and Downtime Library
E. On Campus Lunch: Phase 2
Class Group Lunch in the cafeteria Playtime in the playground
Notbetreuung 11:45 am – 12:05 pm 12:05 pm – 12:30 pm
Grade 4 12:05 – 12:30 pm 11:45 am – 12:05 pm
Grade 10 12:30 – 12:50 pm 12:50 pm - 13:15
F. Room Allocations: Phase 2
Per the directives from the ministry, a maximum of 15 students will be accommodated in one
classroom. Desks and chairs will be arranged in a ‘U’ shape facing the front of the room, with
an empty desk left between 2 students on either side.
The general rule is to split the classroom into 2 groups, with the following kept in mind:
1. Students requiring language support will be clustered in the same group
2. ‘Safety over friendship’ is the priority when creating groups
3. Twins will be placed together in the same group
4. Students will be split based on maximum capacity of the rooms assigned.
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 16 05.05.2020Room Assignment Table
Grade Total number Group 1 Room Group 2 Room assignments
of students assignments
Notbetreuung ~5 ~5 Library - -
1 14 (-2) 12 Art Studio - -
2 17 10 Grade 2 7 EAL-GAL Room
Classroom
3 16 (-3) 13 Grade 3 - -
Classroom
4 20 (-3) 9 Grade 4 8 Math Room
Classroom
5 15 15 Music Room - -
6 13 13 Fashion Studio - -
7 19 13 Science Lab 6 German Room
8 18 (-1) 10 Mac Lab 7 Spanish Room
9 16 8 English Room 8 Humanities Room
10 17 9 English Room 8 Humanities Room
11 14 14 IB Room - IB Room
*In the Gym, students will be assigned an individual spot as marked with a ‘dot’ spaced 2m
from all other students. Students must remain in their learning groups while entering, using,
and exiting the Gym.
F. Cafeteria
The school cafeteria can seat 24 students at one time, keeping in mind the necessary 1.5 m
distance between tables. Students have assigned, designated seats set-up in the cafeteria.
G. Traffic Flow: Entry and Exit
In order to better observe the required spacing between individuals in the building, hallways
have been designated as one-direction only. Staff and students must follow all signage and
procedures at all times regarding traffic flow. Furthermore, at all places in the building,
including the stairwells, hallways and the playground, students will observe ‘Abstand’ /
maintain the required distance.
Class Groups Arrival Departure
Notbetreuung 8:00 am 15:00
Grade 4 8:20 am 13:00 (Cafeteria door)
Grade 10 9:05 am 13:00 (Main Door)
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 17 05.05.20201. Upon Arrival
i. Students will be allowed in the building at the assigned staggered start
time.
ii. Students enter the building without parents at their assigned entrance
door.
2. Using the toilets.
i. Only one student will be allowed to use the toilet at a time. Even when
washing hands.
ii. Students must use the toilets on their floor, closest to their classroom. If
the toilet is occupied, students must wait their turn. They must not cross over
to the other wing to access the toilets on the other side.
VI. Academic Policies & Adjustments
A. Curricular Goals
The on-campus transition students during phase 2, namely Grades 4 and 10 are of priority in
order that the next stage of their education is successful given their respective graduation to
Grade 5 and MSA examination support needs.
During the transitional phases, all ISC students will be learning within a blended model,
engaging in lessons both in physical classroom environments and through the Remote
Learning program. The overall goal of the ISC curriculum is to maintain learning that
constructively shapes the student’s everyday life, to stabilise and, where possible, expand
their competencies for their future learning path. This must be balanced with student health
and well-being, in particular social distancing and hygiene regulations when on campus and a
balanced workload during distance learning.
Overall the primary objective is to make school content relevant and interesting to students,
including periods where on campus learning is not yet possible or is limited, in order to ease a
smooth transition into the learning beginning in August of the academic year 2020/21. The
priority, reflecting current Ministry guidance, is given to the core subjects to ensure key
knowledge, skills and understandings are secured.
As advised by the Ministry for Education teachers are required to carefully design units of
learning and lessons from Grades 1 – 11 and that acknowledge and respond to the challenges
presented to students both in and out of the classroom during the current Pandemic
situation. ISC remains firmly committed to supporting students during this transition.
In general, the curriculum for the rest of the year remains in line with the information
published in the Remote Learning Plan document from April. Please see this document for
details on each individual program.
B. Learning Content
1. Whether learning takes place on campus or remotely teachers will be responsible
for ensuring that programs of study are, where feasible, in accordance with the
binding content of the Schleswig Holstein curricular guidelines (Fachanforderungen).
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 18 05.05.20202. Sometimes less really is more - the acquisition of core competencies will take
priority. Given the blend of on and off campus learning, content will be discussed and
agreed between the Curriculum Designer and the departmental teachers. Current
learning units will be reviewed and condensed into essential key knowledge,
understanding and skill areas in order that students have a clear learning path to
successfully graduate to the next grade. Content may be subject to adjustment based
on Ministry directives as they occur.
3. The integration of 21st Century skills and SEL goals will continue in line with the ISC
mission and vision.
4. Pacing will be adjusted as appropriate as students settle into the blended model,
teachers will continually review content in order to ensure that students are able to
secure their learning at a pace appropriate to their learning stage.
C. Support
Students who are learning and work under challenging conditions, such as with learning
disabilities, and/or students who are risk of progressing to the next grade level in the
upcoming academic year require special attention. Teachers will work to quickly identify
these students and develop and strategies to support them. We would kindly ask parents to
contact subject teachers at the earliest possible opportunity if their child(ren) experience
difficulties in engaging in the remote learning program. ISC greatly appreciates the support
that parents are providing to students at home during this time.
D. Learning structures
1. Remote learning
The Remote Learning Program will continue to run in parallel to all incremental on-
campus learning. All procedures, practices, and expectations previously published in
the April plan remain in effect.
2. On-Campus Learning
Lesson content and learning activities will be adapted to ensure that the physical
health and hygiene of the students is paramount.
Students in Grade 4 and 10 unable to physically return to the building with their
peers (high risk groups, abroad or through other personal circumstances) will be
continued to be supported via distance learning. Live classroom sessions will be
streamed to students as well as access to resources remaining online within the
appropriate Google classroom. Please be aware that the teacher will be dividing their
time between 2 physical classrooms on campus and be attending to those students
who may need to continue remote learning and we ask for your patience when
responding online real-time student and parental queries.
The handling of shared learning resources such as counting blocks or other physical
resources capable of transmitting infection will not be permitted.
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 19 05.05.2020E. Collaboration
1. Remote Collaboration
Student collaboration strengthens and consolidates the learning experience. ISC
prides itself on creating strong, social, shared learning experiences which we hope to
develop online, especially in times of personal isolation. Whilst physical collaboration
is limited at present teachers will intentionally design channels through which
students can work together remotely. It is important to us that students feel
connected to their peers. At primary level this may involve using Seesaw to post
responses to a topic to develop a web of discussion. Older students can collaborate
on shared assignments using Google Docs, Slides and Google Drive, sharing their
screen to deliver presentations and host class discussions.
2. On-Campus Collaboration
i. Students in each respective group will not physically collaborate with
another in any learning experience or enter each other’s classrooms.
ii. Students will not learn in any shared physical spaces across grade groups
on the same day.
iii. Care must be taken to keep students at 1.5 meters apart within the
learning environment when collaborating.
iv. Students should bring their learning equipment to school and not share
items such as pens, pencils, erasers or books.
F. Equal opportunity to learn and support
Students’ ability to learn is directly related to their physical and emotional wellbeing.
Teachers will take time to assess the physical, mental and emotional state of students before
diving into curriculum tasks and challenges. On campus, this can be the start to the day in the
form of a socially distanced ‘morning circle’ or through discussion in advisory sessions. Online
it can be harder to judge how a student is feeling, regular 1.1 check ins will be planned and
held. Where necessary teachers will contact parents swiftly with any concerns.
Care must be taken to ensure that the young people do not experience any disadvantages
with regard to the following school year from differing personal circumstances. Teachers will
ensure that students have adequate resources to learn both on and off campus. Parents are
required to inform the school of any student needs in order to facilitate learning.
Students learn at different paces and require a variety of supports. Teachers will aim to
provide differentiated work for students where appropriate.
It can be tempting for some students to dominate classrooms, both physical and virtual,
teachers must ensure that all students are provided with a safe learning environment for
their voice to be heard and valued.
Students belonging to high risk health groups or in a household with a member at high risk do
not have to appear on campus but will receive remote learning comparable to that of their
peers.
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 20 05.05.2020Teachers are responsible to communicate concerns with the Leadership team at the earliest
possible opportunity for guidance.
G. Assessment
Assessment and feedback on student achievement is key to the ongoing motivation to
progress, the development and measurement of understanding and skill mastery in the
student learning journey.
As the primary objective is that key competencies are secured engagement in learning takes
priority over formal assessment at this time.
1. MSA Exams
Grade 10 students are quickly approaching the MSA testing period. Since the 20th of
April they have transitioned back to school in order to prepare for the MSA
examinations. All students will take the examinations under the health and hygiene
directives and procedures of the Ministry for Education.
Students will be allowed to leave campus following a written or oral exam.
Special compensations (Nachteilsausgleich) remain in place for the relevant students.
2. Ongoing assessment
The work submitted by students should be authentic and respect the freedom of
students to learn in the process of making mistakes and responding to feedback. It
can be tempting to support students excessively in order to ensure good results. It
remains the responsibility of teachers to provide feedback to steer students towards
success. We therefore remind parents that the manner in which they support
students and all work submitted should adhere to the ISC Academic Policy.
Informal, formative assessment will continue to support students in understanding
how to improve their achievement level where appropriate.
Work completed from the 13th of March 2020 can only add value to the overall
achievement of a student any may not detract from their accomplishments.
Any formal, summative in class examinations and tests, both on campus and online
are suspended for the remainder of the Semester. Given the more limited instruction
students cannot be disadvantaged, tests cannot be coordinated between subjects
and examination conditions cannot be validated from an off-campus environment.
Work submitted for assessment must be uploaded to Google class room or the
learning platform assigned by teachers - work sent by email will be excluded from
assessment and feedback.
On-Campus Learning Transition Plan 21 05.05.2020H. Year-End Reports
The guidelines for assigning final grades are clearly outlined by the Ministry of Education.
When regular teaching has not restarted by the end of the 2019/20 school year, the end of
year grades will be based on student’s work completed up to the 13th of March 2020.
The status of the student’s work must be clearly communicated to the students and parents
during Parent-Teacher Conferences.
Final grades for the school year must take into consideration the performance of the student
for the entire year.
Examinations/class tests are not allowed for the remainder of the school year.
There are no allowances or extra compensation for special challenges posed by the Corona
Virus Pandemic. However, teachers are expected to take this special situation into account by
considering the situation of each individual student when assessing work and determining if
the student should be promoted to the next grade level.
VII. School Calendar & Important Dates
Given the current circumstances, the school’s official calendar needs to be adjusted. A few
events have been cancelled, a few have tentative dates, and a few new important dates
should be noted. Please find a summary list below as well as an updated calendar for the
months of May and June. Please see the Appendix for a monthly calendar view of the
following information.
A. School Calendar
1. MSA Exams (Grade 10): May 11 -15
2. Parent-Teacher Conferences: May 18-20 & 25-29
3. MSA Oral Exams: June 8 - 12
4. Year-End Reports Mailed: June 19
5. Last Day of Classes: June 26
B. Tentative Virtual Events
1. Grade 10 Graduation June 19
2. Virtual Summer Party June 26
C. Cancelled Events
1. Bundesjugendspiele
2. Class Trips
3. Summer Party
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