Reopening of Schools
Author: UNICEF Laos
Audience: Schools, Parents and Students
Languages: Lao, Hmong and Kmu
Geographical Scope: Lao People's Democratic Republic
UNICEF Laos is happy to share with you video for schools, parents and students to raise awareness that it is safe to go back to school. These videos were developed with MoES and approved by MoH. The videos are in Lao language with subtitles and sign language (same videos are also available in Hmong and Kmu) and are being aired on national TV and broadcast on radio, as well as MoES and UNICEF online platforms.
For schools: on prevention and control steps, cleaning of schools:
The video is also available in Hmong and Kmu.
For parents: that it’s safe for children to go back to school:
The video is also available in Hmong and Kmu.
For students: getting ready to go back to school:
Author: IIEP-UNESCO
Audience: Policymakers
Languages: English
Geographical Scope: Regional
This brief provides advice and information for education planners and decision-makers who are anticipating the reopening of schools following closures due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Even if countries have crisis-recovery strategies in place, the following may be useful reminders.
Author: Education International (EI)
Audience: Policymakers
Languages: English
Geographical Scope: Regional
Education International (EI) stresses a set of five dimensions that should be considered by governments, in dialogue with educators and their unions, when planning this next phase of the response to the COVID-19 crisis in education.
UNESCO, UNICEF, WFP and World Bank today issued new guidelines on the safe reopening of schools amidst ongoing closures affecting nearly 1.3 billion students worldwide.
The guidelines caution that the widespread closures of educational facilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic present an unprecedented risk to children’s education and wellbeing, particularly for the most marginalized children who rely on school for their education, health, safety and nutrition. The guidelines offer practical advice for national and local authorities on how to keep children safe when they return to school.
