天津美达菲学校——砥砺前行，共克时艰！

　　Dear Students and Parents,

　　Happy Yearof the Rat!At such a challenging moment,we wish you and your family all the best.The outbreak of the coronavirusin China has intensified due to its highly contagious nature and interpersonaltransmission. Schools, which takeresponsibilitiesfor nearly 10,000 students' health andeducation, must paygreat attentionto this and improve their countermeasures to protect against future risks that they may face.

　　Doing the best in the prevention of the spread ofcoronavirus infection inschools is an important dispositionof the Party Central Committee and the State Council. Also itis a strict requirement set by leaders at all levels.As well as that, It isto protect the safety and basicinterests of the people, especially teachers and students of the whole school.To this end, Tianjin MacDuffieschool carries out the following planwith a high sense of responsibility and missionto ensure the health and safety of teachers and students in the first place.

　　I. Deferring the opening of the new semester

　　With the approval of the state council, in order to strengthen the prevention and control of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus, effectively reduce the number of people gathered, prevent the spread of the epidemic, and better protect people's lives and health, the Spring Festival holiday of 2020 will be extended.Tianjin MacDuffieSchool will postpone the start of the semester, and the specific time shall be notified by the Education Bureau separately.

　　II. Set up an epidemic prevention and control leading group as well as a working group

　　●Epidemic Prevention and Control Leading Group:Team Leader:Zhang HongDeputy Team Leader:Zhang YiMembers:YuanXin , ZhangYan , Paul Findlay

　　●Epidemic Control Working Group:Team Leader:Zhang YiMembers:Yuan Xin, Zhang Yan, Zhu Zhongming, Hu Bin, Liu Ling, Wang Yan, Huang Jie, Liu Shengjie, Dai Yuan, Li Mingyue

　　In accordance with the principle of solving special affairs with special measures,the leading group set up by the MacDuffieSchool is a special organization for a specificperiod of time and is fully responsible for the prevention and control of the epidemic in the school.

　　III. Prevention and Control Measures before the school starts

　　1.Grasptheepidemic situationaccurately.Alldepartments of Tianjin MacDuffieschool can send a detailed questionnaire throughwechat groupto accurately knowthestudents’travel path, timeof traveling,contact with relatives in the epidemic areaandthe recent health condition.

　　2.Staff in contact withpeople inthe epidemic area should be observed in isolation for 14 days.For staff families returning from places with high incidence of outbreaks such as Hubei province (including those who stopped there), they should be observedat home for14 daysbeforereturning to the school site. If there aresimilar symptoms, pleasego to the hospital for timely diagnosis and treatment.

　　3.Students in contact with infected families should be observed in isolation for 14 days.After January 14,2020, students and their families who have beenin contact with people from epidemic areasuch as Hubei province must be isolated for 14 days after returning to the city where the school is located.

　　4.Purchase ofanti-epidemicitems.As a measure of preventing the epidemic after school starts, the school has purchased anti-epidemic items including thermometers, thermometer guns, disinfectant hand sanitizer, alcohol disinfectant aerosol, N95 masks and so on, which are enough to be used for a month after school starts.

　　5.Strengthen campus management.The head of the administration is responsible for guiding the security guard to strictly manage the entrance and exit of the school. All entrants are subjected to temperature test and registration.

　　6.Organizeprofessional training.Before school starts, the medical department of the school is responsible for organizing the professional training forteaching and administrative staff on epidemic prevention,issuingan outline of epidemic prevention requirementsandimplementingepidemic reporting procedures and quarantine reporting requirements.

　　7.Campus disinfection and indoor ventilation.On the basis of the original daily cleaning, the school will increase the frequency of disinfection. Disinfectantand ultraviolet lampwill be used at a regular interval.There are three timesofcampus disinfectioneachday.The cleaning inspection will be strengthenedso that there is no missed corner on campus. Open the windowsregularlyeverydayto maintainthe sufficientair circulation.

　　8.If the outbreak continues,the school will implement a planfor delaying the start and suspension of classes at the request of higher education authorities until the warning of the outbreak is lifted. Schools will also arrange online teaching or tutoring work according to the situation.

　　IV.Internet-based teaching from 10 February.

　　Due to the impact of the epidemic, it is regrettable that it is impossible to pass on knowledge to students in the form of face-to-face instruction. In order to ensure the progress of all students and the consistent high standard of teaching ofTianjin MacDuffieSchool, we will begin to teachonlinefromFebruary 10,2020. Please pay close attention to the publication in the officicial accounts"Tianjin MacDuffieschool"and"MacDuffie China".

　　In this particular period of time, all need to be brought together. We should not only regard the "epidemic situation" as a crisis, but also as an opportunity arising from the challenge.Familiesand school unite as one to resist the epidemicandgettogether to create asafe and securecampus.

Tianjin MacDuffieSchool

January 30, 2020

　　亲爱的同学和家长：

　　大家鼠年快乐！在这样⼀个充满挑战的时刻，我们祝您和家人一切安好。近日以来，冠状病毒肺炎疫情在全中国范围内愈演愈烈，由于其高度传染性以及人际传播的特点，作为承载近万名学子健康与教育重任的学校必须对此予以高度重视并提升应对手段，以防护未来有可能面临的风险。

　　做好学校新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎疫情防控工作，是党中央国务院的重要部署，也是各级领导对我们的严格要求，更是保护广大人民群众特别是全校师生安全的根本利益之所在。为此，天津美达菲学校本着将师生健康和生命安全放在第一位的高度责任感与使命感，为及时有效的控制病毒传播和流行，使防御工作有力、有序、有效开展，特别制定以下工作预案。

　　一、延期开学

　　国务院办公厅于1月27日发布关于延长2020年春节假期的通知。经国务院批准，为加强新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎疫情防控工作，有效减少人员聚集，阻断疫情传播，更好保障人民群众生命和身体健康，各学校延期开学。天津美达菲学校开学日期将根据天津教育局规定另行确定。

　　二、成立疫情防控领导小组和疫情防控工作小组

　　●疫情防控领导小组组长：张红副组长：张逸组员：袁欣、张延、Paul Findlay

　　●疫情防控工作小组组长：张逸组员：袁欣、张延、祝钟鸣、胡彬、刘玲、王艳、黄洁、刘胜杰、戴媛、李明月

　　本着专事专办、特事特办的原则，天津美达菲学校成立的疫情防控领导小组为特殊时期的特殊组织，对校内疫情防控工作全面负责，肩负着捍卫校内每一名教职员工和学生的生命安全之重任。

　　三、开学前疫情防控措施

　　1.精准把控疫情。天津美达菲学校各学部可通过微信群下发详细调查问卷，精准把控学生外出旅游路径，时间及有无与疫区相关亲属来往情况，特别是学生们近日身体健康状况。

　　2.与疫区接触教职工须隔离观察14天。对于从湖北省等疫情高发地返回（含经停）的教职员工家庭，返回学校所在地后须自行在家观察14天，如有特殊体征须前往医院及时诊治，待身体状况全面平稳且持有医院证明后方可返岗。

　　3.与疫区接触学生家庭须隔离观察14天。在2020年1月14日后，与去过湖北省等疫情高发地人员有过接触的学生家庭，在返回学校所在城市后须隔离观察14天。

　　4.购置防疫药品。为做好开学后的防疫情况防御工作，各学校购置包括体温计、体温枪、消毒洗手液、酒精消毒气雾剂、N95口罩等防疫物品，并确保其数量可供开学后一个月充足使用。

　　5.加强校区管理。主管行政校长负责指导保安严格管理学校进出大门，假期无校长指示同意，一律不准进校。所有进校人员一律接受门卫体温检测并登记。

　　6.做好专业培训。开学前由校医务部门负责组织教职工防疫专业知识培训，下发防疫要求提纲，落实疫情报告程序及疫情隔离报告各突发环节要求。

　　7.做好校区消毒和室内通风。在原有每日清洁基础上，增加消毒频次，使用消毒液进行校区喷洒，紫外线灯定期杀菌。每日早中晚三次校区全面消毒，加强卫生巡视，做到校区消毒工作全方位无死角。每日定时开窗通风，保证室内空气的有效流通。

　　8.若疫情持续爆发，学校将根据上级教育主管部门要求执行延迟开学和停课方案，直到疫情警报解除。学校也会根据教学情况安排线上教学或辅导工作。

　　四、2月10日起采取网络授课模式

　　由于疫情影响，非常遗憾无法通过面对面授课的形式向学生传递知识，为了保证所有学生的学习进度同时延续天津美达菲学校一贯的高标准教学质量——我们将从2020年2月10日陆续开始采取在线的方式进行授课，所有天津美达菲学生将在一段时期内转移到新的在线教育平台之内，所有的学习计划会按照已有的教学大纲进行。具体在线授课相关具体安排请密切关注“天津美达菲学校”及“美达菲中国”公众号的相关发布内容。

　　在目前这一特殊时期，更需要所有人凝聚起来。我们不仅应把“疫情”视为危机，也可以将其视为由挑战而产生的机遇，我们家校连心、团结一心、万众同心抵御本次疫情，共同铸就“校园”这道牢不可破的健康防线。

天津美达菲学校

2020年1月30日