Corona Virus - (COVID 19) - January 2021 Update
What are we doing to help prevent the spread?
Part of our mission at One Coin English is to provide a work place that teachers and staff can enjoy. As the virus started to spread, there was a sudden increase in demand of masks, tissue and alcohol based disinfectants. We have been making sure to keep enough of these readily available for our teachers, ensuring they have the tools to keep themselves safe.
We are following guidelines provided by the CDC - which you can read more about here. We have condensed the information into bite size and easily consumable guides to help teachers understand what they can do to keep themselves and the people around them safe.
We also follow the directions provided by the Japanese Government. Usually this involves switching classes to strictly online such as group lessons.
What we are providing and expecting from teachers and students?
Again, to help our teachers, students and staff relax and enjoy their time at work, we have requested our teachers to do the following:
- Wear a mask at all times within the school
- Wash their hands/ use the alcohol sprays that are available at the start of their shift and regularly during the day.
- Stay home if they feel unwell
- Take reasonable precautions such as avoid crowding in small rooms
- Avoid physical contact with each other
- Keep belongings in their room
- Wipe down phone and keys with wipes.
And for our students to do the following:
- Wear a mask at all times within the school
- Wash their hands/ use the alcohol sprays that are available at the entrance of all schools.
- Stay home and rest if they experience symptoms of that are consistent with a cold or a fever.
- Avoid physical contact with the teachers
- Only come in 5 minutes before their lesson starts, to avoid crowding in the waiting areas
What we are providing to help everyone follow the guidelines:
- Alcohol sprays in each room, at the entrance and in the staff room
- Providing masks to all teachers and selling masks to students who need them
- Frequent air circulation as well as purifiers in the school
- Placed plastic dividers in the classrooms
What about me?
As a visitor to the school we ask you to follow these guidelines:
- Wear a mask to the school. We can provide you one for 50yen from our members of staff.
- If you are feeling unwell, please stay home. Let us know so you can reschedule the interview with us. Likewise, if we aren't feeling in tip top shape, we will ask you to reschedule or may switch interviewer.
- Use an alcohol based disinfectant when you enter the school, or in the interview room before we start the interview (if you can't find one, please ask!)
