Georgian Public Broadcaster to start live lessons for school students from March 30
The Georgian government stated yesterday that schools around the country and high educational institutions will remain closed until April 21 to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) will broadcast live lessons for school children starting March 30 amid the coronavirus outbreak in Georgia.
The Georgian government stated yesterday that schools around the country and high educational institutions will remain closed until April 21 to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Prime Minister Gakaharia commented on the decision:
A state of emergency has been declared until April 21. There is a chance that the schools will be open at the end of April, though, also there is a chance that the education process will not start soon. The Ministry of Education has taken some steps to improve the online learning process. They are cooperating with the GPB and lessons for high school students will start on March 30”, said Gakharia.
Gakharia mentioned that not all Georgian citizens have access to the internet and that is why the Ministry of Education has made the decision to broadcast lessons via the GPB for school children.
Sixty-six cases of coronavirus have been reported in Georgia starting February 26, 2020. Nine of the 66 have recovered.
No deaths have been reported in Georgia so far.
Schools around the country and high educational institutions will remain closed until April 21 to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Georgian schools, universities and kindergartens will remain closed in Georgia until April 1 as a measure to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The decision was taken by the Interagency Coordination Council’s meeting earlier today. Also, spring compulsory recruiting for compulsory military service has been postponed until April 13.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has praised the Georgian distant education system implemented a month ago as one of the best in the world amid the coronavirus outbreak.
UNICEF head to Georgia Ghassan Khalil has praised the reforms of the Georgian Education Ministry focused on the interests of children and youth in the field of education during the crisis caused by COVID-19.
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Georgian schools and universities will reopen on September 15, depending the epidemiological situation in the country. Head of the National Disease Control Centre (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze stated that there will be safety measures for schools and universities in order to prevent the risk of spreading virus.
UNICEF Georgia welcomes the Georgian government’s plan to gradually open schools in the cities and the villages of Georgia. An official statement of the organisation reads that safe re-opening of schools and preschools must be prioritised during lifting the restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.