Unfortunately, the state of emergency that had been in place to protect the people of Hokkaido from the spread of COVID-19 has been extended to the middle of next month. At English Island we are doing our best to sanitize tables and chairs after each lesson. We also sanitize pencils after each use. Although we have limited the number of items that require physical contact it is difficult to completely eliminate the use of cards and paper in an EFL classroom. We ventilate regularly if not constantly. All the students temperatures are now being taken and documented.
We can only hope for a quick and safe return to normalcy. I hope everyone has a safe and productive year.
My dog not practicing safe social distancing as usual.
Busily,
Pat
