Mozambique: Primary schools to reopen with three shifts

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Mozambique: Primary schools to reopen with three shifts

8:59 CAT | 04 Dec 2020

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Mozambique’s minister for education and human development, Carmelita Namashulua, announced on Thursday the introduction of three shifts in primary education in 2021 to enable the return to school in safe health conditions from Covid-19.

Namashulua made the announcement in parliament in response to questions from parliamentarians on the conditions for resuming classes in primary education, which have been interrupted since March.

“The government plans to return all children to school by increasing the number of shifts, taking up an experience that the country has known in the past,” said Namashulua.

Before the interruption of classes, primary school students studied in two shifts, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

Namashulua aid that the third shift would be introduced between the morning and afternoon, which in turn would be shortened.

The measure will allow each classroom to have up to 20 pupils, enough for the adequate social distance between the children.

On the other hand, tents will be set up to cope with the pressure on the conventional classrooms due to social distancing, and there will also be classrooms made of prefabricated material, added Carmelita Namashulua.

She also said pupils would be able to study up to a maximum of three days a week and not the usual five.

As regards secondary and technical-vocational education, she noted that most schools have already returned following the easing of prevention measures for the new coronavirus.

“The teaching activity is taking place within the recommended protocols for the protection of the school community,” Namashulua said.

Mozambique has had 132 deaths from Covid-19 and 15,866 cases, 88% of which have recovered.

Source: Lusa