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Ministry and BCCDC Updates The following documents from the Ministry of Education and the BCCDC have been updated to include refreshed information about the procedures allowing for students and staff to return to school with mild symptoms of illness remaining, to ensure staff and students are not kept out of school longer than necessary. Do not require a health-care provider

Important Return to School Update #4 Dear Parents, We are looking forward to welcoming your children to school next week. While your Class Teacher will provide specific in-class details, in this message we hope to offer more clarity around what to expect in the first few days regarding events, drop-off and pick-up, arrival times and class locations. Monday – Labour

Back to School Health & Safety Plan Approved by the Ministry of Education, August 31, 2020. Health & Safety Plan COVID-19 Vancouver Waldorf School BC’s Back to School Plan Provincial COVID-19 Health & Safety Guidelines for K-12 Settings British Columbia COVID-19 guidance for schools Kindergarten to Grade 12 Canada BC’s Restart Plan

Important Return to School Update #3 Dear VWS Families, On behalf of the VWS Faculty, Staff, and Board of Trustees, we are pleased to welcome you to the 2020-2021 school year. We are working hard to plan a robust return to school in September while being mindful of the need to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19. Along with

Important Return to School Update #2 Dear VWS Families, As a follow up to the recent Back to School Update email sent Friday, August 7, we are pleased to announce that the Fall Term is on track to begin as planned on Tuesday, September 8. Details about the first days of school, including a virtual Opening Assembly on Tuesday, September

Important Return to School Update Dear VWS Families, We hope you are all enjoying a well-deserved, relaxing and refreshing summer. We have good news to share for the upcoming school year. We are happy to confirm that classrooms will open to students on September 8. Following the Ministry of Education’s recent announcement that school will resume in September under Stage

Restart Plan – Health & Safety Handbook COVID-19 As we prepare to welcome more students to our campuses next week, we require those parents and caregivers with children attending in-person instruction to read the attached VWS Health & Safety Handbook COVID-19. In particular, please note the following key pieces of information: Students or staff who have common-cold, influenza, or COVID-19

Open Letter with More Information on Stage 3 Minister Fleming and BCCPAC President Andrea Sinclair sent an open letter to parents and guardians of K – 12 students with more information on Stage 3 Over the past two months, we have all been working together – but apart – to stop the spread of COVID-19. All our sacrifices are paying

Return to School Plan Thank you for your patience as we plan for our Return to School Plan for optional in-person learning beginning Monday, June 1. At this time, we have a schedule confirmed, shared below. We will share details about how our school will manage the school-based control measures outlined by the Ministry of Education in the coming days.