Precautionary Measures Against Covid-19
19 March 2020
Dear Parent,
We would like to reassure you that Heguru Education is committed to keeping our centres safe.
As lessons resume per normal from 30 January 2020, we will be enhancing our existing precautionary measures (temperature taking and hand-sanitising) to ensure the well-being of everyone at our centre.
1) Leave of Absence
We will adopt MOH's guidelines voluntarily. For families who have travelled to the following countries in the past 14 days, we will put their lessons on hold for 14 days after returning and make an exception to offer replacement classes to the best of our abilities.
Mainland China
South Korea
Japan
Europe (Italy, France, Germany, Spain)
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Iran
ASEAN countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam)
2) Centre Sanitisation
We will be enhancing the hygiene practices in place, including carrying out more frequent sanitisation of all classrooms and common areas after each lesson.
In addition, we are disinfecting all hands-on materials after every lesson. We have also requested children to bring their own set of writing tools to avoid sharing.
3) Screening before Attending Lesson
We will be conducting additional screening at the reception before the lesson:
We apologise for the longer waiting time due to the additional screening.
Children or accompanying adults who are unwell will not be allowed to attend lesson. This is no different from our existing fever-free policy.
We seek your understanding and cooperation that families may be requested to go home or seek medical attention as a precautionary measure.
4) Health and Travel Declaration Form
All parents are required to complete a health and travel declaration form for completeness and to aid in tracing should the need arise.
5) Face Masks
We encourage parents and children to bring along and wear surgical masks in class. We are sorry that our centres will not be able to provide face masks due to the very limited availability.
6) Restriction on Waiting in Centre
During this period, our centres will restrict parents/guardians from waiting in the centre premises.
In addition, we have suspended parents' debrief sessions for all Preschool and Primary Course lessons to reduce contact.
7) Screening for Walk-in Customers
The same screening procedure will be conducted for walk-in customers for enquiry. Families who have recently travelled to China in the past 14 days or are feeling unwell may be refrained from entering the centre premises.
We seek your understanding, cooperation and social responsibility in supporting the above precautionary measures and we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Let us work together to create a safe and comfortable environment for all.
Best regards,
Management
Heguru Education Centre
Dear Parent,
We would like to reassure you that Heguru Education is committed to keeping our centres safe.
As lessons resume per normal from 30 January 2020, we will be enhancing our existing precautionary measures (temperature taking and hand-sanitising) to ensure the well-being of everyone at our centre.
1) Leave of Absence
We will adopt MOH's guidelines voluntarily. For families who have travelled to the following countries in the past 14 days, we will put their lessons on hold for 14 days after returning and make an exception to offer replacement classes to the best of our abilities.
Mainland China
South Korea
Japan
Europe (Italy, France, Germany, Spain)
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Iran
ASEAN countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam)
2) Centre Sanitisation
We will be enhancing the hygiene practices in place, including carrying out more frequent sanitisation of all classrooms and common areas after each lesson.
In addition, we are disinfecting all hands-on materials after every lesson. We have also requested children to bring their own set of writing tools to avoid sharing.
3) Screening before Attending Lesson
We will be conducting additional screening at the reception before the lesson:
- Check that families have not travelled to affected countries in the past 14 days
- Check that children and the accompanying adults are not feeling unwell (cough, shortness of breath)
- Conduct temperature check on all children and accompanying adults for fever
- Sanitise hands of all children and accompanying adults
We apologise for the longer waiting time due to the additional screening.
Children or accompanying adults who are unwell will not be allowed to attend lesson. This is no different from our existing fever-free policy.
We seek your understanding and cooperation that families may be requested to go home or seek medical attention as a precautionary measure.
4) Health and Travel Declaration Form
All parents are required to complete a health and travel declaration form for completeness and to aid in tracing should the need arise.
5) Face Masks
We encourage parents and children to bring along and wear surgical masks in class. We are sorry that our centres will not be able to provide face masks due to the very limited availability.
6) Restriction on Waiting in Centre
During this period, our centres will restrict parents/guardians from waiting in the centre premises.
In addition, we have suspended parents' debrief sessions for all Preschool and Primary Course lessons to reduce contact.
7) Screening for Walk-in Customers
The same screening procedure will be conducted for walk-in customers for enquiry. Families who have recently travelled to China in the past 14 days or are feeling unwell may be refrained from entering the centre premises.
We seek your understanding, cooperation and social responsibility in supporting the above precautionary measures and we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Let us work together to create a safe and comfortable environment for all.
Best regards,
Management
Heguru Education Centre