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In this period, when we enter the middle of September, families and children wonder when and how schools will open due to the epidemic. The Ministry of National Education continues to work on opening schools with the stratification method. MONE Minister Ziya Selçuk announced that starting on September 21, primary school first graders will go to school once a week. It will be left to the decision of the parents to participate in the face-to-face education of preschool and first grade primary school students. In the next process, the decision to begin education in other grades and classes will be evaluated and the final decision will be made. So will schools open next week? Here is the projected date for the start of education in elementary, middle and high schools in the 2020-2021 academic year …
WHEN WILL THE SCHOOLS OPEN IN THE 2020-2021 EDUCATIONAL YEAR?
According to the statement made by the Ministry of Education, students receiving preschool education and 1st grade students will start school on September 21. The decision of whether or not students attend face-to-face training will be left to the parents’ initiative. Elementary school first graders will go to school once a week between September 21-25, and then twice a week on the following days.
The Ministry of National Education, which is considering applying the gradual and diluted education model in the opening of schools, will decide as a result of the evaluations carried out for other classes that continue to teach with distance education. In his statement after the cabinet meeting, President Erdogan emphasized that the educational system to be applied depending on the course of the epidemic may differ according to the cities. While the decision for other tiers is not yet clear, it will be clear whether schools will open or not based on the 3-week evaluation and the number of cases as of September 21.
EDUCATION YEAR CALENDAR 2020-2021 MEB
Distance education will begin on August 31.
Private schools will be able to start distance education from August 17.
Distance education will end on September 18.
On September 21st, freshmen and high school students will begin face-to-face education.
The first semester holidays will take place between November 16 and 20
The first semester will end on Friday, January 22.
The semester break will begin on Monday, January 25 and end on Friday, February 5.
The second semester will begin on Monday, February 8.
The recess of the second semester will take place between April 12 and 16.
The 2020-2021 academic year will end on Friday, June 18.
DETAILS OF IN-HOUSE TRAINING DETERMINED!
The Ministry of National Education (MEB) sent a letter to the provincial directorates of national education, containing the technical details of the application for face-to-face training that will begin on September 21. In the letter sent with the signature of Ziya Selçuk, it was shared how the face-to-face training will be delivered and when. These are the highlights of the classroom training;
– The orientation program that will take place from September 21 to 25 in the first week of opening of the schools will be “1 day of face-to-face education” in preschool and 1st primary education institutions.
-Students will not be required to attend face-to-face education, parents may provide their students to continue their distance education at their own request. Truancy will not be counted for students who do not attend school.
– Taking into account the physical conditions of the school, face-to-face training will be given dividing the students of the branch into groups according to the social distance rule, if necessary. The days of the groups that arise with the division of the class size will be different from each other.
In preschool education, adaptation training will be provided during five 30-minute activity hours per day.
– In the first grade of primary school, there will be five hours of orientation training, every 30 minutes.
– The Ministry of National Education dedicated the first week of face-to-face education to the harmony of pre-school and first grade students who will barely know school life. Within the scope of the Covid-19 measures, the rules of personal hygiene, mask and social distance with non-contact games and fun activities will be explained to students.
WHAT DID THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL EDUCATION ZIYA SELÇUK SAY?
In his recent statement, the Minister of National Education, Ziya Selçuk, drew attention to the fact that all European countries have soon started face-to-face education in all grades and classes of schools. Stating that they favor a controlled and gradual start before the new period, Selçuk said, “On the start date we set as September 1, we will only begin face-to-face teaching with our preschoolers who are already open to teaching and freshmen who need an emotional connection to school. Our first year elementary students will be in our schools for 1 day during the adaptation week and 2 days a week in the following weeks. At the end of the three weeks beginning September 21, we will reevaluate the process to initiate education at other levels and classes. He spoke in the form.
THE ALLEGED SCHOOLS WILL BE OPEN ON OCTOBER 12!
In the statement made by the Ministry of National Education, it was announced that first grade primary and preschool students will begin their studies on September 21. Minister Ziya Selçuk announced that the decision for other levels will be made after a 3-week evaluation. Following this announcement, the three-week evaluation period is October 12. For this reason, the comments made by some institutions and individuals are that all classes will begin on October 12. No official statement has yet been made on the start date of other levels.
