All staff and students on-campus for the school’s learning programs. 

We are preparing for on-campus learning and school operations to commence as our preferred method of delivery in January 2021.

Our community will follow strict health and safety practices, in line with local regulations and international best practices.

It is essential that parents, teachers, and students work in partnership with ISPS to take joint responsibility for our health and safety. We fully expect and plan to reopen the campus and to safely learn to live by our new procedures and practices.

• Staggered pick up and drop off times

• Physical distancing measures in all indoor spaces

• Limited student movement and/or mixing during the school day

• Rigorous cleaning and hygiene protocols

• On-campus athletics and activities will be offered based upon health and safety

• Self reported temperature checks, travel histories

• Limiting access to campus for visitors, vendors and/or parents

The campus is open with some students learning from home and some who come on campus.

Who is on or off campus?

Some families might be restricted from leaving their home due to self quarantine.  School leadership decisions or government policies regarding distancing and group sizes may guide limitations to the number of students on campus at any one time.

Students who are not on campus will continue learning synchronously and/or asynchronously.
 

Synchronous learning activities

• Students and teachers are online together at the same time following the regular on campus schedule.
   

Asynchronous learning activities

• Learning activities and recorded lessons are accessed by students in their own time.
   

The Reopening Task Force has reviewed and considered examples of Hybrid Programs that other schools and cities are adopting, such as:

• Students are on campus one week, and will continue learning at home the next week.

• Students are on campus on alternate days, and are learning at home when they’re not on campus.

• Some students are on campus in the morning, and others in the afternoon. All students are learning at home when they’re not on campus.

ISPS’s Online Learning Plan will blend synchronous and asynchronous learning using schedules and curricula that provide academic rigor balanced with well-being.

In the spring of 2020, we learned a great deal from our rapid shift to online learning. We are applying the lessons learnt to our Online Learning Plan so that we can start strongly, if needed.

We will continue to nurture our culture of belonging by supporting the academic and social-emotional growth of our learners. When learning cannot happen on campus, and needs to happen away from campus, we will provide students with learning experiences that support our mission and beliefs. This could happen if schools in Trinidad are ordered closed for a period of time. It could happen for a group of students if a border is closed or if a neighborhood is marked as a ‘containment zone’ by the authorities.

A family that is not in Trinidad can also participate in our Online Learning Plan.

 

Synchronous learning activities

• Students and teachers are online together at the same time following the regular on campus schedule.

 

Asynchronous learning activities

• Lessons recorded by the teacher, and accessed by students in their time zone.

• Learning activities are provided to be completed by students.