Countries Closing Their Borders: A Quick Decision to Get “Home”
Sharon (Pseudonym) and I arrived back in Shanghai yesterday morning, after a quick decision to return before it became difficult. We travelled from Edinburgh and transited in Paris before on to Shanghai. In Edinburgh and Paris it was business as usual; no questions, no extra measures, nobody wearing masks. Until we got to the gate […]
Starting Virtual School Off on the Right Foot
Insights from a Middle School Teacher at Saigon South International School As we head into our fifth week of Virtual School in Vietnam, I think back to the day it was announced that students would not be returning to campus due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus. This was late on a Sunday evening, but the next […]
Coronovirus Outbreak: How an International School in Beijing Was Prepared for this Crisis
As an educator in China this is a crazy time! I am an Elementary School teacher at a well established international school in Beijing. I couldn’t be more pleased with how well this crisis has been handled by our school board and administrators! We were all leaving for CNY when the Novel Coronavirus outbreak was […]