We enjoyed a great week of school and learning for our students! The percentage of students coming on campus each day continues to rise with 90.5% of all ES students coming to school on the days that their cohort has scheduled classes on campus. There are just a few students that are not in Thailand yet, but with the relaxation of quarantine rules, more of these families are returning to Thailand and to on-campus learning. You will have read in yesterday’s school message that we are hopeful for a November 15th return to campus for all students and hopefully we will be very close to having 100% of our ES students here with us on campus at that time.
When school fully resumes on campus and Hybrid Learning ends, students who do not come to campus will engage in Virtual Learning. As these terms are relatively new to all of us, I’ve copied them below for your reference.
- Hybrid Learning occurs when campus is able to be open with reduced numbers. In September 2021, ISB was approved to be open at 50% capacity. In this case a hybrid model was put into place where students are engaged in both on campus and virtual learning.
- Virtual School is the model for learning when all students are learning at home.
- Virtual Learning occurs when campus is open and a few students are not able to come to campus (ie: in transit from another country or in quarantine). When the hybrid model ends and classes resume on campus, virtual learning will occur for students who don’t return to campus in the form of asynchronous learning tasks and assignments.
Thank you again to everyone for your ongoing support and partnership during this time of the hybrid model. It’s not ideal for students or parents, and is extremely taxing on our teachers, however the ISB community is working together to make the most of the situation for our students.
Your partner in education,
Michael Allen
michaela@isb.ac.th