Almaty defined platforms on which schoolchildren will study online
The Head of the Education Department of the city of Almaty, Lyazzat Zhylkybayeva, speaking at a press conference of the Regional Communications Service, said that due to the worsening epidemiological situation, schoolchildren's education is being transferred to a remote format from January 17. All students of the metropolis are provided with the necessary number of computers and laptops.
Lyazzat Zhylkybaeva stressed that all the necessary conditions have been created for organizing the educational process in a remote format. The situation with the Internet in the city has stabilized and schools have access to it too.
At the same time, she recalled that parents, if necessary, for additional needs for computers or laptops, as well as regarding the Internet, can contact the first heads of schools or district education departments, where they will be helped to resolve these issues.
Platforms for learning have been identified (these are Online Mektep, Bilim Land, Microsoft Teams), in addition, schools will be able to independently choose the platforms that they have previously used in distance learning for the convenience of students.
“We already have experience of working remotely, teachers took digital literacy courses last year and will continue to improve their work online,” said the Head of the Almaty Education Department.
During the press conference, it became known that the work of preschool organizations is planned to be resumed from January 20, after the end of the state of emergency. We remind you that since January 5, their activities have been temporarily suspended. In total, there are 860 kindergartens in Almaty, of which 190 are state-owned. More than 71 thousand children are covered by pre-school education in Almaty.
Lyazzat Zhylkybayeva does not rule out that kindergartens will work on duty groups due to the difficult epidemiological situation. Additional information will be provided on the order of work of preschool institutions.
From January 24, more than 73,000 students will start studying in 83 colleges in Almaty. A mixed learning format is provided for them, so lectures will be held online, and practical classes will be organized offline according to a flexible schedule in compliance with sanitary requirements.
In organizations of additional education, individual and group classes for up to 10 people will be held offline, the rest of the classes will be online.
Lyazzat Zhylkybayeva added, that in order to provide feedback with teachers and parents in the Department of Education, district departments of education and in each educational organization, several call centers will be activated from the beginning of the 3rd quarter (numbers will be posted on the website of the department and social networks), where You can ask questions or receive advice.
In conclusion, the Head of the Almaty Department of Education called on parents and employees of educational organizations to comply with safety measures and sanitary requirements. She also called for vaccination and revaccination of the population.