Online Learning Update, February 10

Dear Parents and Guardians of TLC International School,

亲爱的TLC 家长/监护人:

I have received a few emails from some parents regarding online learning and TLC’s plans for the future studies of your children. I would like to address some of your concerns and questions.

我收到了一些关于线上课程及TLC对孩子未来的学习计划的家长来信。我想就大家关心的问题给予回复。

Currently, we are not planning to cancel online learning or use summer vacation to make up for the missed days. It is essential that we all understand the bigger picture and different aspects that are involved in making this decision:

目前,我们没有计划取消线上课程,或利用暑假来弥补错过的日子。您们能理解我们作出这一决定所涉及到的不同方面尤为重要:

  1. During this time, our teachers are continuing to work. They have set hours dedicated specifically to guide students and answer their questions online. Teachers are required to lesson plan, prepare materials, record videos, grade papers, and communicate with the parents and students.

在此期间,我们的老师在继续地工作。老师为指导学生并在线回答他们的问题安排了专门的时间。TLC 要求老师备课、录像、批改作业并与家长、学生沟通等。

  1. The school delay is a government mandate; it is not TLC’s decision. All schools have been asked to use an online platform to deliver classroom instructions and lessons during the quarantine period.

学校停课是政府的规定,这都在TLC的掌控之外。在隔离停课期间,政府要求所有的学校使用在线学习平台为学生提供课堂指导和课程。

  1. We do not follow the same academic calendar as Chinese schools. Our holidays are different; the length of school days is different; our testing methods and dates are different, and our quarter starting and ending dates are different as well.

我们执行与中国公立学校不同的教学日程。我们的假期、上学时间长短、我们的考试方法与日期以及每一学期的开始和结束日期都不同。

  1. We follow an American curriculum with standards adapted for international schools.

我们遵循的是适用于国际学校的美国课程标准。

  1. Many of our teachers are outside of the country and are not able to fly in because of the international restrictions and airlines not flying into China. Therefore, it will be impossible to have real-time classes.

我们许多的老师在国外,由于国际航空管制原因,他们无法乘坐飞机回到中国。因此,实时上课无法做到。

  1. We do not charge anything extra for the online classes. All platforms and accounts are free of charge as well. To accommodate our parents, we will provide a refund for lunch and bus fees. All the details will be worked out after school resumes.

我们没有收取任何额外的在线课程费。所有的平台和账户都免费供家长使用。从家长身上考虑,我们将退还午餐费和巴士费用。退款的细节将在学校恢复上课后公布。

  1. Every grade and subject has a standard-based course of learning. It is essential that by the end of the academic year, we cover the essential content. After we return to school, TLC Administration will conduct a thorough assessment of the content that remains to be taught and the days left. If we believe that it is necessary to extend the time to cover the study plan, then we will look into other options.

每个年级和学科都有一个课程学习标准。在学年结束时,我们能涵盖必要的学习内容尤为重要。在回校后,TLC的管理团队将会对余下的课程内容及日期进行全面的评估,如果我们认为有必要延长学习计划来涵盖必要的学习内容,我们会考虑其他的方案。

We encourage you to contact our teachers with any questions, concerns, or suggestions you have to make the online learning easier for your children. We are open to feedback and would like to help in any way possible. We have also assigned technical support personnel in English and Chinese that you may contact anytime. We will also be sending out a parent survey to get more of your feedback on how we could improve.

如果您有任何的问题、疑虑或建议,我们鼓励您与我们的老师联系,为使线上课程能更简便的供您小孩使用。我们对反馈意见持有积极的态度,并愿意为您提供任何可能的帮助。我们也安排了中英文的技术支持人员为您服务。同时我们将发送一份家长问卷调查表,以获得更多的改进、反馈意见。

If you have any more questions or suggestions, please contact me at apientsova@tlcdg.com  .

如果您有任何问题或建议,请联系我,邮箱地址:apientsova@tlcdg.com。

Ana Patenaude

Head of TLC International School
TLC 学校负责人