CORONAVIRUS ADVISORY: KEEPING OUR SCHOOL SAFE

Please refer to the most recently dated post for the most accurate and up to date advisory issued by the school.

[14 April 2022] LIVING WITH COVID-19: CONTINUANCE OF ON-CAMPUS CLASSES WITH SMM

The Multi-Ministry Taskforce has announced Singapore’s easing of Safe Management Measure as we embark on the national Living with COVID-19 plan. SEJONG will continue our on-campus classes, aligning our in-house Safe Management Measures with the government’s recently announced plans for Living with COVID-19 and the New Normal in Singapore.

Implementation of the National 1-2-3 PROTOCOL in SEJONG

The Government has announced that the protocols and procedures for testing and isolation of COVID-19 cases will be significantly simplified from 11 October 2021 and streamlined into three protocols. Please refer to the below table for a summary of how these will be translated into SEJONG’s in-house protocols:

If a student tests positive:

Please refer to the government’s Health Protocols 1-2-3 (above) for testing, isolation, and recovery advice.
If you are missing classes during your isolation period, kindly contact our front desk at contact@sejong.com.sg to find out if there are makeup lessons available to replace the classes you are missing.

If a student is a close contacts / is on HRN:

In accordance with the government’s Health Protocols 1-2-3 (above), please ensure that you take an ART for the relevant period before attending on-campus classes.

If your teacher tests positive but is well:

If your class teacher tests positive but is well enough to work, his/her on-campus classes will be pivoted online for the duration that she is in isolation. The class will be conducted at its usual timeslot via ZOOM instead of on-campus. Our administration will be contacting the students in the class to check if they are able to attend class online for the affected lesson(s), or work out a makeup class alternative for the students who are unable to attend their class online.

If your teacher tests positive but is unwell:

We will arrange for a relief teacher to cover your class where possible.

UPDATED ON-CAMPUS SAFE MANAGEMENT MEASURES (SMM)

Weekly ART Tests Requirements for Private Tuition and Enrichment Centre Staff: no longer required
Safe Entry: All students and visitors will be required to check-in and out on TraceTogether when entering or exiting school premises.
Social Distancing Measures
- Restrictions on Use of Common Waiting Areas: The school will be closing the common areas / waiting areas on school premises to prevent crowding. Students are encouraged not to enter school premises until 5 minutes before the start of class. It is advisable to arrive just in time for class instead of arriving early and waiting in the school common areas. Common waiting areas will be reserved for students with appointments with their teachers or with the school admin office.
- Restrictions on Food, Drink & Social Events: Students are advised not to eat and drink in class as this would require them to take their masks off. In-class social events such as birthday celebrations, teacher’s day celebrations et cetera will only be allowed if all participants keep their masks on at all times.
- Reducing Intermingling of Classes: We will allocate at least 15 minutes between classes. This is to allow adequate time to disinfect classroom surfaces, and to ensure strict separation of individuals from different classes.
Health & Hygiene Related Measures
- SG Clean Certification: Our main campus premises is “SG Clean” Certified by the NEA, with regular inspections by NEA officers conducted on an annual renewal basis. Our current certification is valid until 30 June 2023.
- Daily Wipe Down Routine: Teachers will facilitate wipe down of all classroom tables at the end of every class in the school. This ensures that surfaces that students are in contact with are free from any harmful pathogens.
- Mask On Requirements: Social distancing within indoor mask-on settings is no longer required. Students are reminded to keep their masks on at all times within school campus compounds.
- School-Wide Bleach Disinfection Thrice Weekly: In addition to the classroom disinfection before the start of every single class daily, we will also be conducting school-wide bleach disinfection three times per week. The disinfection will cover all classrooms, staff rooms, and common areas. The disinfection solution used is in accordance with NEA guidelines (1 part household bleach : 49 parts water).
- Daily Dry Mist Disinfection of Counter Areas: The school has invested in 2 Biocair Dry Mist Disinfectant Machines. Each machine is purported to spray disinfecting fine air mist that has a higher disinfecting kill rate (99.999%) of harmful pathogens than alcohol disinfection (99.9%). The active ingredient in the disinfection solution used is BC-65. It kills bacteria, viruses and spores within 60 seconds of contact. The machines will be installed in the office and general administration area in the school.
- Hand Sanitizers at Stoppage Points: Hand sanitizers will be provided at all human traffic stoppage points in the school such as the administration front desk and attendance tables. Students are encouraged to bring their own stationery and pens to use in class and to sign attendance at the attendance table. If using the school’s shared pens, stationery or materials, please remember to sanitize your hands thoroughly before and after use.
- Daily Ventilation and Indoor Air Purging: All classrooms in our main campus are open-door ventilated overnight. Additionally, we conduct regular indoor-air purging at our main campus units over most regular group class occupancy periods from 7pm – 11pm from Monday to Thursday (during regular class occupancy period), and over the weekend, Saturday 1pm – Monday 8am.

The safety of our students is of paramount importance in Sejong. We will be grateful for our students’ cooperation in helping to safeguard the Sejong community.

[11 OCT 2021] STABILISATION PHASE: RESUMPTION OF ON CAMPUS CLASSES WITH STRICT SMM

The Multi-Ministry Taskforce has announced Singapore’s move to the Stabilisation Phase while transitioning towards the national Living with COVID-19 plan. The Ministry of Education required all tuition & enrichment centres (catering to students aged 12yo & below) to conduct online classes between 27 September to 10 October 2021, and continue to encourage such centres, who predominantly cater to the unvaccinated age group of 12yo and under to continue to do so until the end of the Stabilisation Phase. Private schools that are not under the “tuition & enrichment centre” category (cater to students aged 12yo and below) are allowed to continue campus operations during this phase. However, as an extra precaution, SEJONG decided to pivot to online classes for the first 2 weeks of the Stabilisation Phase starting late September, in line with the primary school’s switch to home-based learning for 2 weeks. We would like to thank our student community for their cooperation in attending online classes for those 2 weeks. SEJONG will resume on-campus classes from 11 October 2021, and will be aligning our in-house Safe Management Measures to the government’s recently announced plans for Living with COVID-19 and the New Normal in Singapore.

Implementation of the National 1-2-3 PROTOCOL in SEJONG

UPDATED ON-CAMPUS SAFE MANAGEMENT MEASURES (SMM)

Weekly ART Tests Requirements for Private Tuition and Enrichment Centre Staff
- As part of Singapore’s national efforts to mitigate the risk of transmission of COVID-19, enterprises in the Private Tuition and Enrichment Sector are required to comply with the FET 7- day regime, as well as the VoRT regime. All SEJONG staff complete the ART test requirement and upload our results on a weekly basis.
Safe Entry, Travel & Health
- All students and visitors will be required to check-in and out on TraceTogether when entering or exiting school premises. With effect from 17 May 2021, all students can only check in with either their TraceTogether Tokens or TraceTogether app.
- Persons who have returned from overseas who are serving SHN must not come to school premises for the duration of their SHN.
- Persons who are feeling unwell, exhibit a fever or display respiratory symptoms, are strictly prohibited from entering school premises and are advised to seek immediate medical attention. If you have a family member who is unwell with respiratory symptoms, we ask for your cooperation to ensure that your family member seeks proper health treatment or test negative in an ART or PCR test before you come to campus.
- Persons who have been served a Health Risk Warning (HRW), Health Risk Alert (HRA), Leave of Absence (LOA), Approved Absence (AA), Home Quarantine Order (HQO), or Stay Home Notice (SHN) are not allowed to come to school premises for the duration of the applicable period.
- All the above-affected students may arrange for make-up class with an online class, or on-campus class scheduled for after the risk period. Please seek our administration’s assistance for help in covering lessons you will be missing.
- Students who are in at-risk occupations (such as front line medical staff) are encouraged to test regularly, monitor for onset of symptoms vigilantly, and use personal discretion and responsibility to determine whether their attending on-campus classes will pose a risk to the wider school community. Students in these occupations who would like to explore online class alternatives may approach our administration for available options.
Social Distancing Measures
- Alternated Seating: Students will be required to maintain a 1m distance from each other at all times. In order to facilitate this, we have arranged for alternated seating in our classrooms, with each seat being 1.2m apart from one another. Seats are demarcated accordingly and we request students to seat themselves so that there is an empty seat between them.
- No Intermingling of Classes: There will be strict separation of students in different classrooms at all times with no intermingling. Teachers will be releasing classes that use the same exit point in a staggered manner. We seek your cooperation to wait for your teacher’s cue on when to exit the classroom at the end of class.
- Closure of Common Waiting Areas: The school will be closing the common areas / waiting areas on school premises to prevent crowding. Students are encouraged not to enter school premises until 5 minutes before the start of class. It is advisable to arrive just in time for class instead of arriving early and waiting in the school common areas. Common waiting areas will be reserved for students with appointments with their teachers or with the school admin office.
- Food, Drink & Social Events Prohibited Within School Compounds: Students are advised not to eat and drink in class as this would require them to take their masks off. In-class social events such as birthday celebrations, teacher’s day celebrations et cetera will also not be allowed for the time being until further notice.
- Minimisation of Contact with Teachers / Instructors: Teachers are advised to minimise contact with students. If some interaction is unavoidable, contact with students should be transient. Tutors / instructors should remain at the front of the class as much as is practicable.
- Classroom Capacity: As per MOE’s guideline, no single room within a centre should hold more than 50 persons, including tutors/instructors, even as the above measures are adopted. SEJONG ensures that no single room holds more than 20 persons, including tutors / instructors.
- Class Timings: We will allocate at least 15 minutes between classes. This is to allow adequate time to disinfect classroom surfaces, and to ensure strict separation of individuals from different classes.
Health & Hygiene Related Measures
- Daily Alcohol Wipe Down Routine: Teachers will facilitate wipe down of all classroom tables and chairs at the start and end of every class in the school. This ensures that surfaces that students are in contact with are free from any harmful pathogens.
- Mandatory Masks: All persons entering school premises will be required to wear a face mask that covers their nose, mouth and sides of their face. Students who have broken or damaged their masks during class may approach our front counter for a disposable mask. Any persons who do not have a mask or refuses to wear a mask will be turned away. Face shields may be used on top of wearing a mask but cannot replace mask usage.
- School-Wide Bleach Disinfection Thrice Weekly: In addition to the classroom alcohol disinfection before the start of every single class daily, we will also be conducting school-wide bleach disinfection three times per week. The disinfection will cover all classrooms, staff rooms, and common areas. The disinfection solution used is in accordance with NEA guidelines (1 part household bleach : 49 parts water).
- Daily Dry Mist Disinfection of Counter Areas: The school has invested in 2 Biocair Dry Mist Disinfectant Machines. Each machine is purported to spray disinfecting fine air mist that has a higher disinfecting kill rate (99.999%) of harmful pathogens than alcohol disinfection (99.9%). The active ingredient in the disinfection solution used is BC-65. It kills bacteria, viruses and spores within 60 seconds of contact. The machines will be installed in the office and general administration area in the school.
- Hand Sanitizers at Stoppage Points: Hand sanitizers will be provided at all human traffic stoppage points in the school such as the administration front desk and attendance tables. Students are encouraged to bring their own stationery and pens to use in class and to sign attendance at the attendance table. If using the school’s shared pens, stationery or materials, please remember to sanitize your hands thoroughly before and after use.
- SDST Disinfection Coating on Door Handles: All door handles in the school are sprayed with SDST self-disinfectant coating that lasts for 90 days from the date of every application. The self disinfectant coating inactivates viruses, kills bacteria and fungi upon contact. It remains in place even with repeated cleaning as its chemical bonding agents help it to adhere to surfaces at a molecular level. The product we are using is the same used by Changi Airport Group and that is being sprayed on all HDB lift buttons. It is effective for 3 months and is safe on human skin. We request that our students do not try to use hard or sharp objects (such as keys) to open the doors as it may scrape off the protective coating.
- Visual Health Inspections on School Premises: Staff and teachers will be extremely vigilant in conducting visual inspections of all students attending classes. Any student who appears unwell will not be permitted to attend class and will be turned away from school premises. Students who are feeling unwell and who display flu-like symptoms are advised to seek immediate medical attention and to abstain coming for classes.
- Daily Ventilation and Indoor Air Purging: All classrooms in our main campus are open-door ventilated overnight. Additionally, we conduct regular indoor-air purging at our main campus units over most regular group class occupancy periods from 7pm – 11pm from Monday to Thursday (during regular class occupancy period), and over the weekend, Saturday 1pm – Monday 8am.

The safety of our students is of paramount importance in Sejong. We will be grateful for our students’ cooperation in helping to safeguard the Sejong community.

[21 JUL 2021] PHASE 2 (HEIGHTENED ALERT): LESSONS AS PER USUAL

The Multi-Ministry Taskforce has announced that Singapore is reverting back to Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) from 22 July 2021 through 18 August 2021. Private schools are allowed to continue campus operations with precautionary measures in place. SEJONG will continue on-campus operations, and lessons will remain as usual across all campuses with strict social distancing measures in place. We ask for all student’s cooperation in adhering to school measures whenever on-campus.

MANDATORY ON-CAMPUS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES

Strict precautionary measures for disinfection, hygiene and wipe down routines, and social distancing requirements are in place. We require all students to closely abide by the measures whenever on-campus at all times.

Safe Entry, Travel & Health
- All students and visitors will be required to check-in and out on TraceTogether when entering or exiting school premises. With effect from 17 May 2021, all students can only check in with either their TraceTogether Tokens or TraceTogether app.
- Persons who have returned from overseas must not come to school premises for 21 days from date of arrival in Singapore, or until the end of their mandated quarantine period, whichever is later.
- Persons who are feeling unwell, exhibit a fever or display respiratory symptoms, are strictly prohibited from entering school premises and are advised to seek immediate medical attention.
- Persons who are serving LOA, SHN, or HQO are not allowed to come to school premises for the duration of their stay-home / quarantine period.
- Persons who are close contacts or household members of persons serving LOA, SHN or HQO are advised to abstain from attending classes on-campus.
- Persons who have been identified for community testing should receive a negative result before coming to campus.
- All the above-affected students may arrange for make-up class with an online class, or on-campus class scheduled for after the risk period. Please seek our administration’s assistance for help in covering lessons you will be missing.
- Students who are in at-risk occupations (such as front line medical staff, flight attendants) are encouraged to monitor for onset of symptoms vigilantly, and use personal discretion and responsibility to determine whether their attending on-campus classes will pose a risk to the wider school community. Students in these occupations who would like to explore online class alternatives may approach our administration for available options.
Social Distancing Measures
- Alternated Seating: Students will be required to maintain a 1m distance from each other at all times. In order to facilitate this, we have arranged for alternated seating in our classrooms, with each seat being 1.2m apart from one another. Seats are demarcated accordingly and we request students to seat themselves so that there is an empty seat between them.
- Closure of Common Waiting Areas: The school will be closing the common areas / waiting areas on school premises to prevent crowding. Students are encouraged not to enter school premises until 5 minutes before the start of class. It is advisable to arrive just in time for class instead of arriving early and waiting in the school common areas. Common waiting areas will be reserved for students with appointments with their teachers or with the school admin office.
- Food, Drink & Social Events Prohibited Within School Compounds: Students are advised not to eat and drink in class as this would require them to take their masks off. In-class social events such as birthday celebrations, teacher’s day celebrations et cetera will also not be allowed for the time being until further notice.
Health & Hygiene Related Measures
- Temperature Taking: Students are to be responsible for taking their own temperatures before entering the classrooms. Thermometers are available and accessible at the entrance of all school premises. Students who have a temperature of 37.5 degrees or higher should not be entering the classrooms / school premises. Please visit the doctor immediately. You can contact our school administration to arrange a make-up lesson for missed classes.
- Daily Alcohol Wipe Down Routine: Teachers will facilitate wipe down of all classroom tables and chairs at the start and end of every class in the school. This ensures that surfaces that students are in contact with are free from any harmful pathogens.
- Mandatory Masks: All persons entering school premises will be required to wear a face mask that covers their nose, mouth and sides of their face. Students who have broken or damaged their masks during class may approach our front counter for a disposable mask. Any persons who do not have a mask or refuses to wear a mask will be turned away. Face shields may be used on top of wearing a mask but cannot replace mask usage.
- School-Wide Bleach Disinfection Thrice Weekly: In addition to the classroom alcohol disinfection before the start of every single class daily, we will also be conducting school-wide bleach disinfection three times per week. The disinfection will cover all classrooms, staff rooms, and common areas. The disinfection solution used is in accordance with NEA guidelines (1 part household bleach : 49 parts water).
- Daily Dry Mist Disinfection of Counter Areas: The school has invested in 2 Biocair Dry Mist Disinfectant Machines. Each machine is purported to spray disinfecting fine air mist that has a higher disinfecting kill rate (99.999%) of harmful pathogens than alcohol disinfection (99.9%). The active ingredient in the disinfection solution used is BC-65. It kills bacteria, viruses and spores within 60 seconds of contact. The machines will be installed in the office and general administration area in the school.
- Hand Sanitizers at Stoppage Points: Hand sanitizers will be provided at all human traffic stoppage points in the school such as the administration front desk and attendance tables. Students are encouraged to bring their own stationery and pens to use in class and to sign attendance at the attendance table. If using the school’s shared pens, stationery or materials, please remember to sanitize your hands thoroughly before and after use.
- SDST Disinfection Coating on Door Handles: All door handles in the school are sprayed with SDST self-disinfectant coating that lasts for 90 days from the date of every application. The self disinfectant coating inactivates viruses, kills bacteria and fungi upon contact. It remains in place even with repeated cleaning as its chemical bonding agents help it to adhere to surfaces at a molecular level. The product we are using is the same used by Changi Airport Group and that is being sprayed on all HDB lift buttons. It is effective for 3 months and is safe on human skin. We request that our students do not try to use hard or sharp objects (such as keys) to open the doors as it may scrape off the protective coating.
- Visual Health Inspections on School Premises: Staff and teachers will be extremely vigilant in conducting visual inspections of all students attending classes. Any student who appears unwell will not be permitted to attend class and will be turned away from school premises. Students who are feeling unwell and who display flu-like symptoms are advised to seek immediate medical attention and to abstain coming for classes.
- Daily Ventilation and Indoor Air Purging: All classrooms in our main campus are open-door ventilated overnight. Additionally, we conduct regular indoor-air purging at our main campus units over most regular group class occupancy periods from 7pm – 11pm from Monday to Thursday (during regular class occupancy period), and over the weekend, Saturday 1pm – Monday 8am.

The safety of our students is of paramount importance in Sejong. We will be grateful for our students’ cooperation in helping to safeguard the Sejong community.

[10 JUN 2021] SEJONG RESUMES FULL CAMPUS OPERATIONS FROM 21 JUNE 2021 (Phase 3 HEIGHTENED ALERT)

The Singapore government has announced the phased easing of COVID-19 curbs as we enter Phase 3 (Heightened Alert) on 14 June 2021. SEJONG will resume full campus operations from 21 June 2021 (1 week after commencing P3HA), with strict social distancing measures in place. We ask for all student’s cooperation in adhering to school measures whenever on-campus.

MANDATORY ON-CAMPUS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES

Safe Entry, Travel & Health
- All students and visitors will be required to check-in and out on TraceTogether when entering or exiting school premises. With effect from 17 May 2021, all students can only check in with either their TraceTogether Tokens or TraceTogether app.
- Persons who have returned from overseas must not come to school premises for 21 days from date of arrival in Singapore, or until the end of their mandated quarantine period, whichever is later.
- Persons who are feeling unwell, exhibit a fever or display respiratory symptoms, are strictly prohibited from entering school premises and are advised to seek immediate medical attention.
- Persons who are serving LOA, SHN, or HQO are not allowed to come to school premises for the duration of their stay-home / quarantine period.
- Persons who are close contacts or household members of persons serving LOA, SHN or HQO are advised to abstain from attending classes on-campus.
- Persons who have been identified for community testing should receive a negative result before coming to campus.
- All the above affected students may arrange for make-up class with an online class, or on-campus class scheduled for after the risk period. Please seek our administration’s assistance for help in covering lessons you will be missing.
- Students who are in at-risk occupations (such as front line medical staff, flight attendants) are encouraged to monitor for onset of symptoms vigilantly, and use personal discretion and responsibility to determine whether their attending on-campus classes will pose a risk to the wider school community. Students in these occupations who would like to explore online class alternatives may approach our administration for available options.
Social Distancing Measures
- Alternated Seating: Students will be required to maintain a 1m distance from each other at all times. In order to facilitate this, we have arranged for alternated seating in our classrooms, with each seat being 1.2m apart from one another. Seats are demarcated accordingly and we request students to seat themselves so that there is an empty seat between them.
- Closure of Common Waiting Areas: The school will be closing the common areas / waiting areas on school premises to prevent crowding. Students are encouraged not to enter school premises until 5 minutes before the start of class. It is advisable to arrive just in time for class instead of arriving early and waiting in the school common areas. Common waiting areas will be reserved for students with appointments with their teachers or with the school admin office.
- Food, Drink & Social Events Prohibited Within School Compounds: Students are advised not to eat and drink in class as this would require them to take their masks off. In-class social events such as birthday celebrations, teacher’s day celebrations et cetera will also not be allowed for the time being until further notice.
Health & Hygiene Related Measures
- Temperature Taking: Students are to be responsible for taking their own temperatures before entering the classrooms. Thermometers are available and accessible at the entrance of all school premises. Students who have a temperature of 37.5 degrees or higher should not be entering the classrooms / school premises. Please visit the doctor immediately. You can contact our school administration to arrange a make-up lesson for missed classes.
- Wipe Down Routine: Teachers will facilitate student wipe down of all classroom tables and chairs at the start and end of every class in the school. This ensures that surfaces that students are in contact with are free from any harmful pathogens.
- Mandatory Masks: All persons entering school premises will be required to wear a face mask that covers their nose, mouth and sides of their face. Students who have broken or damaged their masks during class may approach our front counter for a disposable mask. Any persons who do not have a mask or refuses to wear a mask will be turned away. Face shields may be used on top of wearing a mask but cannot replace mask usage.
- School-Wide Disinfection Thrice Weekly: In addition to the classroom disinfection before the start of every single class daily, we will also be conducting school-wide bleach disinfection three times per week. The disinfection will cover all classrooms, staff rooms, and common areas. The disinfection solution used is in accordance with NEA guidelines (1 part household bleach : 49 parts water).
- Dry Mist Disinfection of Counter Areas: The school has invested in 2 Biocair Dry Mist Disinfectant Machines. Each machine is purported to spray disinfecting fine air mist that has a higher disinfecting kill rate (99.999%) of harmful pathogens than alcohol disinfection (99.9%). The active ingredient in the disinfection solution used is BC-65. It kills bacteria, viruses and spores within 60 seconds of contact. The machines will be installed in the office and general administration area in the school.
- Hand Sanitizers at Stoppage Points: Hand sanitizers will be provided at all human traffic stoppage points in the school such as the administration front desk and attendance tables. Students are encouraged to bring their own stationery and pens to use in class and to sign attendance at the attendance table. If using the school’s shared pens, stationery or materials, please remember to sanitize your hands thoroughly before and after use.
- SDST Disinfection Coating on Door Handles: All door handles in the school are sprayed with SDST self-disinfectant coating that lasts for 90 days from the date of every application. The self disinfectant coating inactivates viruses, kills bacteria and fungi upon contact. It remains in place even with repeated cleaning as its chemical bonding agents help it to adhere to surfaces at a molecular level. The product we are using is the same used by Changi Airport Group and that is being sprayed on all HDB lift buttons. It is effective for 3 months and is safe on human skin. We request that our students do not try to use hard or sharp objects (such as keys) to open the doors as it may scrape off the protective coating.
- Visual Health Inspections on School Premises: Staff and teachers will be extremely vigilant in conducting visual inspections of all students attending classes. Any student who appears unwell will not be permitted to attend class and will be turned away from school premises. Students who are feeling unwell and who display flu-like symptoms are advised to seek immediate medical attention and to abstain coming for classes.
- *Updated* Ventilation and Indoor Air Purging: All classrooms in our main campus are open-door ventilated overnight. Additionally, we conduct regular indoor-air purging at our main campus units over most regular group class occupancy periods from 7pm – 11pm from Monday to Thursday (during regular class occupancy period), and over the weekend, Saturday 1pm – Monday 8am.

Safety of our students is of paramount importance in Sejong. We will be grateful for our students’ cooperation in helping to safeguard the Sejong community.

[16 MAY 2021] SEJONG RETURNS ONLINE: 19 May to 13 June 2021 (PHASE 2 HEIGHTENED ALERT )

With Singapore entering Phase 2 (Heightened Alert), SKLS will be conducting online classes from 19 May (Wednesday) to 13 June 2021 (Sunday).

All on-campus classes on 17 May 2021 (Mon) & 18 May 2021 (Tues) will be postponed to allow the school 2 days to prepare for the move online. Affected class will thus end their term 1 week later than their original end of term date. Online classes on these two days are unaffected and will carry on as usual.

We noted that after the circuit breaker online class period, majority of our student body voted to return to campus as soon as possible. We promise to bring all on-campus classes back as soon as it is deemed safe to do so. For now, our students’ safety is our top priority. Our teachers are experienced in conducting fun, interactive and effective online classes and will continue to deliver quality lessons to you in the safety of your homes.

Full admin support will still be available during the online period, students may continue to make enquiries, payments of fees, request for and collect certificates, and arrange for make-up lessons. However, kindly note that there will be slight changes to the Monday / Tuesday class schedules available for makeup lessons due to the postponement of on-campus Monday / Tuesday classes on 17 & 18 May 2021.

Students who have trouble attending classes online may reach out to our front desk at contact@sejong.com.sg or via Whatsapp at 8688 8803, and we will try our best to find a solution for you.

As we are experiencing a high volume of calls, emails, and messages, we ask for your kind understanding and patience while waiting for replies.

For more information on our online classes, please refer to:

https://www.sejong.com.sg/sejong-goes-online/

[6 MAY 2021] TIGHTER MEASURES: LESSONS AS USUAL

The Singapore government has recently announced tighter measures to stop the spread of Covid-19 in the community. Private schools are allowed to continue operations with safe management measures in place. Lessons at Sejong will remain as per usual across all campuses.

MANDATORY ON-CAMPUS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES

Precautionary measures for disinfection, hygiene and wipe down routines, and social distancing requirements will remain in place. We require all students to closely abide by the measures in place on-campus at all times.

Safe Entry, Travel & Health Declarations
- All students and visitors will be required to check-in and out on the Safe Entry portal (via QR code) when entering or exiting school premises. With effect from 17 May 2021, all students can only check in with either their TraceTogether Tokens or TraceTogether app.
- Persons who have returned from overseas must not come to school premises for 21 days from date of arrival in Singapore. These students should be serving their quarantine in a dedicated facility.
- Persons who are feeling unwell, exhibit a fever or display respiratory symptoms, are strictly prohibited from entering school premises and are advised to seek immediate medical attention
- Persons who are serving LOA, SHN, or HQO are not allowed to attend class for the duration of their stay-home / quarantine period.
- Persons who are close contacts or household members of persons serving LOA, SHN or HQO are advised to abstain from attending classes on-campus. You may arrange for make-up class with an online class if possible, or seek our administration’s assistance in covering lessons you will be missing.
- Students who are in at-risk occupations (such as front line medical staff, flight attendants) are encouraged to monitor for onset of symptoms vigilantly, and use personal discretion and responsibility to determine whether their attending on-campus classes will pose a risk to the wider school community.
Social Distancing Measures
- Alternated Seating: In order to maintain adequate distance between students, we will be arranging for alternated seating in all classrooms. Teachers will be facilitating the spacing of students in the classroom. We request students to seat themselves so that there is an empty seat between them.
- Closure of Common Waiting Areas: The school will be closing the common areas / waiting areas on school premises to prevent crowding. Students are encouraged not to enter school premises until 5 minutes before the start of class. It is advisable to arrive just in time for class instead of arriving early and waiting in the school common areas. Common waiting areas will be reserved for students with appointments with their teachers or with the school admin office.
- Social Events Prohibited Within School Compounds: In-class social events such as birthday celebrations, teacher’s day celebrations et cetera will not be allowed for the time being until further notice.
Health & Hygiene Related Measures
- Temperature Taking: Students are to be responsible for taking their own temperatures before entering the classrooms. Thermometers are available and accessible at the entrance of all school premises. Students who have a temperature of 37.5 degrees or higher should not be entering the classrooms / school premises. Please visit the doctor immediately. You can contact our school administration to arrange a make-up lesson for missed classes.
- Wipe Down Routine: Teachers will facilitate student wipe down of all classroom tables and chairs at the start of every class in the school. Our disinfectant spray is a household bleach solution (mixed in accordance to NEA guidelines, 1 part bleach : 49 parts water). This ensures that surfaces that students are in contact with are free from any harmful pathogens.
- Mandatory Masks: All persons entering school premises will be required to wear a face mask that covers their nose, mouth and sides of their face. Any persons who do not have a mask will be turned away. Face shields may be used on top of wearing a mask but cannot replace mask usage.
- Full Face Shields (Teachers): As announced by the government, only teachers conducting classes in a classroom setting are allowed to wear full-face shields without masks while teaching. Teachers are expected to only take their mask off for the duration of the class (take off mask right before class starts and put their masks back on immediately after class). Teachers will no longer be walking around the classroom while teaching or interacting with students. Teachers will be stationed at the front of the classroom to maintain adequate distance while teaching. Students may choose to wear a face shield for added protection, but it has to be worn in addition to a mask, not in replacement of one.
- School-Wide Disinfection Thrice Weekly: In addition to the classroom disinfection before the start of every single class daily, we will also be conducting school-wide bleach disinfection three times per week. The disinfection will cover all classrooms, staff rooms, and common areas.
- Dry Mist Disinfection of Counter Areas: The school has invested in 2 Biocair Dry Mist Disinfectant Machines. Each machine is purported to spray disinfecting fine air mist that has a higher disinfecting kill rate (99.999%) of harmful pathogens than alcohol disinfection (99.9%). The active ingredient in the disinfection solution used is BC-65. It kills bacteria, viruses and spores within 60 seconds of contact. The machines will be installed in the office and general administration area in the school.
- Hand Sanitizers at Stoppage Points: Hand sanitizers will be provided at all human traffic stoppage points in the school such as the administration front desk and attendance tables. Students are encouraged to bring their own stationery and pens to use in class and to sign attendance at the attendance table. If using the school’s shared pens, stationery or materials, please remember to sanitize your hands thoroughly.
- SDST Disinfection Coating on Door Handles: All door handles in the school are sprayed with SDST self-disinfectant coating that lasts for 90 days from the date of every application. The self disinfectant coating inactivates viruses, kills bacteria and fungi upon contact. It remains in place even with repeated cleaning as its chemical bonding agents help it to adhere to surfaces at a molecular level. The product we are using is the same used by Changi Airport Group and that is being sprayed on all HDB lift buttons. It is effective for 3 months and is safe on human skin. We request that our students do not try to use hard or sharp objects (such as keys) to open the doors as it may scrape off the protective coating.
- Visual Health Inspections on School Premises: Staff and teachers will be extremely vigilant in conducting visual inspections of all students attending classes. Any student who appears unwell will not be permitted to attend class and will be turned away from school premises. Students who are feeling unwell and who display flu-like symptoms are advised to seek immediate medical attention and to abstain coming for classes.

Safety of our students is of paramount importance in Sejong. We will be grateful for our students’ cooperation in helping to safeguard the Sejong community.

[6 JULY 2020] SG SAFE REOPENING PLAN / PHASE 2

RESUMPTION OF CLASSES

Private lesson students who have been attending classes online may opt to return to campus from 1 July 2020.

Our newly incepted “fully online” classes (new class type introduced in response to the COVID crisis) will remain online even as we resume full campus operations, as they were proposed as an online class from the outset.

Our pre-existing on-campus group classes (classes that were conducted on-campus before but were moved online over the circuit breaker in Singapore), have been given the option to vote for their class to either remain online or return to campus from 13 July 2020. The voting deadline closed on 30 June 2020. Our school administration will be tallying student votes and announcing the results to individual classes (minimum 75% vote required to remain online). Tentatively, we are proposing that the classes choosing to remain online, continue attending classes via e-learning until the end of Phase 2, subject to changes and further developments in the COVID-19 situation in Singapore. If all goes well, we expect to have all classes return to campus by Phase 3 of Singapore’s safe reopening plan.

ADJUSTED TIMINGS FOR CLASSES

The Ministry of Education in Singapore has advised private schools to ensure sufficient turn around time between on campus classes to facilitate health and travel declarations, temperature taking and wipe down routines. Sejong will be making slight adjustments to our class timings to meet this requirement. Kindly take note that we will be standardising the adjusted class timings for both our online and on-campus classes. Even though the precautionary routines are do not affect online classes, our teachers require the time to toggle between virtual and on-campus class rooms as well as set up online class meeting rooms between virtual classes. We hope for our student’s understanding on the adjusted timings, as our school operations evolve in the pandemic climate and we implement precautionary measures in our school routines. Students who have difficulty meeting the adjusted timings may reach out to our administration and we will work with you on finding a class that better suits your schedule.

MANDATORY ON-CAMPUS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES

When we resume on-campus operations, precautionary measures for travel and health declarations, disinfection, hygiene and wipe down routines, and social distancing requirements will remain in place. We require all students to closely abide by the measures in place on-campus at all times.

Safe Entry, Travel & Health Declarations

All students and visitors will be required to check-in and out on the Safe Entry portal (via QR code) when entering or exiting school premises
All students and visitors will also be required to complete a travel and health declaration (via QR code) before commencing class, or interacting with any member of Sejong’s community (staff & students)
Persons who have returned from overseas must not come to school premises for 14 days from date of arrival in Singapore
Persons who are feeling unwell, exhibit a fever or display respiratory symptoms, are strictly prohibited from entering school premises and are advised to seek immediate medical attention
Persons who are serving LOA, SHN, or HQO are not allowed to attend class for the duration of their stay-home / quarantine period.
Persons who are close contacts or household members of persons serving LOA, SHN or HQO are advised to abstain from attending classes on-campus. You may arrange for makeup class with an online class if possible, or seek our administration’s assistance in covering lessons you will be missing.
Students who are in at-risk occupations (such as front line medical staff, flight attendants) are encouraged to monitor for onset of symptoms vigilantly, and use personal discretion and responsibility to determine whether their attending on-campus classes will pose a risk to the wider school community. If you would like to transfer to an online class during this period, you may contact our administration via email, WhatsApp or ZOOM consultation for assistance.

2. Social Distancing Measures

Alternated Seating: In order to maintain adequate distance between students, we will be arranging for alternated seating in all classrooms. Teachers will be facilitating the spacing of students in the classroom. We request students to seat themselves so that there is an empty seat between them. Only students who are prior contacts of one another (friends, relatives, or partners who would have already had prior contact with each other) will be allowed to sit adjacent to each other.
Closure of Common Waiting Areas: The school will be closing the common areas / waiting areas on school premises to prevent crowding. Students are encouraged not to enter school premises until 5 minutes before the start of class. It is advisable to arrive just in time for class instead of arriving early and waiting in the school common areas. Common waiting areas will be reserved for students with appointments with their teachers or with the school admin office.
Social Events Prohibited Within School Compounds: In-class social events such as birthday celebrations, teacher’s day celebrations et cetera will not be allowed for the time being until further notice.

Health & Hygiene Related Measures

Temperature Taking: The school administration will be conducting temperature taking for all staff twice daily. Teachers will also be taking temperatures of all students before the commencement of all classes in the school. Students who have a temperature of 37.5 or higher will not be allowed to attend class. Please contact our school administration to arrange a makeup lesson for missed classes.
Wipe Down Routine: Teachers will facilitate student wipe down of all classroom tables and chairs at the start of every class in the school. Our disinfectant spray is a household bleach solution (mixed in accordance to NEA guidelines, 1 part bleach : 49 parts water). This ensures that surfaces that students are in contact with are free from any harmful pathogens.
Mandatory Masks: All persons entering school premises will be required to wear a face mask that covers their nose, mouth and sides of their face. Any persons who do not have a mask will be turned away. Face shields may be used on top of wearing a mask but cannot replace mask usage.
Full Face Shields (Teachers): as announced by the government, only teachers conducting classes in a classroom setting are allowed to wear full-face shields without masks while teaching. Teachers are expected to only take their mask off for the duration of the class (take off mask right before class starts and put their masks back on immediately after class). Teachers will no longer be walking around the classroom while teaching or interacting with students. Teachers will be stationed at the front of the classroom to maintain adequate distance while teaching. Students may choose to wear a face shield for added protection, but it has to be worn in addition to a mask, not in replacement of one.
School-Wide Disinfection Twice Weekly: In addition to the classroom disinfection before the start of every single class daily, we will also be conducting a school-wide bleach disinfection twice per week. The disinfection will cover all classrooms, staff rooms, and common areas.
Dry Mist Disinfection of Counter Areas: The school has invested in 2 Biocair Dry Mist Disinfectant Machines. Each machine is purported to spray disinfecting fine air mist that has a higher disinfecting kill rate (99.999%) of harmful pathogens than alcohol disinfection (99.9%). The active ingredient in the disinfection solution used is BC-65. It kills bacteria, viruses and spores within 60 seconds of contact. The machines will be installed in the office and general administration area in the school.
Hand Sanitizers at Stoppage Points: Hand sanitizers will be provided at all human traffic stoppage points in the school such as the administration front desk and attendance tables. Students are encouraged to bring their own stationery and pens to use in class and to sign attendance at the attendance table. If using the school’s shared pens, stationery or materials, please remember to sanitize your hands thoroughly.
SDST Disinfection Coating on Door Handles: All door handles in the school are sprayed with SDST self-disinfectant coating that lasts for 90 days from the date of every application. The self disinfectant coating inactivates viruses, kills bacteria and fungi upon contact. It remains in place even with repeated cleaning as its chemical bonding agents help it to adhere to surfaces at a molecular level. The product we are using is the same used by Changi Airport Group and that is being sprayed on all HDB lift buttons. It is effective for 3 months and is safe on human skin. We request that our students do not try to use hard or sharp objects (such as keys) to open the doors as it may scrape off the protective coating.
Visual Health Inspections on School Premises: staff and teachers will be extremely vigilant in conducting visual inspections of all students attending classes. Any student who appears unwell will not be permitted to attend class and will be turned away from school premises. Students who are feeling unwell and who display flu-like symptoms are advised to seek immediate medical attention and to abstain coming for classes.

Safety of our students is of paramount importance in Sejong. We will be grateful for our student’s cooperation in helping to safeguard the Sejong community.

[16 JUN 2020] SG SAFE REOPENING PLAN / PHASE 2

The Singapore government has announced the commencement of Phase 2 of Singapore’s safe reopening period, from 19 June 2020. Private schools will be allowed to resume physical operations from that date, with social distancing measures in place. However, as previously announced, SEJONG will be continuing with group classes online until 12 July 2020. Private lessons may opt to return to campus from 1 July 2020. In line with the continuation of group classes online till 12 July 2020, the school administration will be operating on partial remote basis until that date.

Full campus operations resume from 13 July 2020. We will be conducting a mix of on-campus and online classes (for designated online classes as well as previously on-campus classes who have opted to remain online). The school administration, located in our main campus at Tanjong Pagar, will resume full physical operations.

Safe Entry, Travel & Health Declarations

All students and visitors will be required to check-in and out on the Safe Entry portal (via QR code) when entering or exiting school premises
All students and visitors will also be required to complete a travel and health declaration (via QR code) before commencing class, or interacting with any member of Sejong’s community (staff & students)
Persons who have returned from overseas must not come to school premises for 14 days from date of arrival in Singapore
Persons who are feeling unwell, exhibit a fever or display respiratory symptoms, are strictly prohibited from entering school premises and are advised to seek immediate medical attention
Persons who are close contacts or household members of persons serving LOQ, SHN or HQO are advised to abstain from attending classes on-campus. You may arrange for makeup class with an online class if possible, or seek our administration’s assistance in covering lessons you will be missing.
Students who are in at-risk occupations (such as front line medical staff, flight attendants) are encouraged to monitor for onset of symptoms vigilantly, and use personal discretion and responsibility to determine whether their attending on-campus classes will pose a risk to the wider school community. If you would like to transfer to an online class during this period, you may contact our administration via email, WhatsApp or ZOOM consultation for assistance.

Social Distancing Measures

In order to maintain adequate distance between students, we will be arranging for alternated seating in all classrooms. Teachers will be facilitating the spacing of students in the classroom. We request students to seat themselves so that there is an empty seat between them. Only students who are prior contacts of one another (friends, relatives, or partners who would have already had prior contact with each other) will be allowed to sit adjacent to each other.
The school will be closing the common areas / waiting areas on school premises to prevent crowding. Students are encouraged not to enter school premises until 5 minutes before the start of class. It is advisable to arrive just in time for class instead of arriving early and waiting in the school common areas. Common waiting areas will be reserved for students with appointments with their teachers or with the school admin office.
In-class social events such as birthday celebrations, teacher’s day celebrations et cetera will not be allowed for the time being until further notice.

Health & Hygiene Related Measures

Temperature Taking: The school administration will be conducting temperature taking for all staff twice daily. Teachers will also be taking temperatures of all students before the commencement of all classes in the school. Students who have a temperature of 37.5 or higher will not be allowed to attend class. Please contact our school administration to arrange a makeup lesson for missed classes.
Wipe Down Routine: Teachers will facilitate student wipe down of all classroom tables and chairs at the start of every class in the school. Our disinfectant spray is a household bleach solution (mixed in accordance to NEA guidelines, 1 part bleach : 49 parts water). This ensures that surfaces that students are in contact with are free from any harmful pathogens.
Mandatory Masks: All persons entering school premises will be required to wear a face mask that covers their nose, mouth and sides of their face. Any persons who do not have a mask will be turned away. Face shields may be used on top of wearing a mask but cannot replace mask usage.
Full Face Shields (Teachers only): as announced by the government, only teachers conducting classes in a classroom setting are allowed to wear full-face shields without masks while teaching. Teachers are expected to only take their mask off for the duration of the class (take off mask right before class starts and put their masks back on immediately after class). Teachers will no longer be walking around the classroom while teaching or interacting with students. Teachers will be stationed at the front of the classroom to maintain adequate distance while teaching.
School-Wide Disinfection Twice Weekly: In addition to the classroom disinfection before the start of every single class daily, we will also be conducting a school-wide bleach disinfection twice per week. The disinfection will cover all classrooms, staff rooms, and common areas.
Dry Mist Disinfection of Counter Areas: The school has invested in 2 Biocair Dry Mist Disinfectant Machines. Each machine is purported to spray disinfecting fine air mist that has a higher disinfecting kill rate (99.999%) of harmful pathogens than alcohol disinfection (99.9%). The active ingredient in the disinfection solution used is BC-65. It kills bacteria, viruses and spores within 60 seconds of contact. The machines will be installed in the office and general administration area in the school.
Hand Sanitizers at Stoppage Points: Hand sanitizers will be provided at all human traffic stoppage points in the school such as the administration front desk and attendance tables. Students are encouraged to bring their own stationery and pens to use in class and to sign attendance at the attendance table. If using the school’s shared pens, stationery or materials, please remember to sanitize your hands thoroughly.
Disinfection Coating on Door Handles: All door handles in the school are sprayed with SDST self-disinfectant coating that lasts for 90 days from the date of every application. The self disinfectant coating inactivates viruses, kills bacteria and fungi. The molecular bonds to treated surfaces will not be removed by regular cleaning. The product we are using is the same used by Changi Airport Group and that is being sprayed on all HDB lift buttons.
Visual Health Inspections on School Premises: staff and teachers will be extremely vigilant in conducting visual inspections of all students attending classes. Any student who appears unwell will not be permitted to attend class and will be turned away from school premises. Students who are feeling unwell and who display flu-like symptoms are advised to seek immediate medical attention and to abstain coming for classes.

Safety of our students is of paramount importance in Sejong. We will be grateful for our student’s cooperation in helping to safeguard the Sejong community.

[22 MAY 2020] SG SAFE REOPENING PLAN / SEJONG CONTINUES CLASSES ONLINE

SEJONG will be extending our online class period as well as remote operations of administrative functions till 12 July 2020, or Phase 2 of Singapore’s Safe Reopening Plan, whichever is later. All classes and administrative operations are tentatively expected to resume on-campus from there, subject to further developments in the COVID-19 situation in Singapore.

Please see our updated operational capacities and hours during this period:

OPERATIONAL HOURS:
Our administration will be available via whatsapp / phone call (86888803), email (contact@sejong.com.sg) and for cyber meeting via ZOOM during our work-from-home operational hours:
- Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 2pm – 8pm
- Saturday & Sunday 11am – 3pm
- Closed on Fridays & Public Holidays
- No enquiries / appointments on Wednesdays, full administrative support for Wednesday classes will continue

ENQUIRIES:
Registration enquiries, including placement tests and consultations will be available via web meeting with our administrative staff who will be working from home from 7^th April 2020. Kindly write in or call us during our new work-from-home operational hours to set up a meeting.
CONDUCTING OF CLASSES:
All classes (private lessons, regular group classes, express classes, intensive classes, corporate lessons) will be conducted online during this period. On-campus classes are expected to resume after 12 July 2020, or phase 2 of Singapore’s safe reopening plan, whichever is later, subject to developments in the COVID-19 situation in Singapore, and further government directives.
MATERIAL COLLECTION:
Unable to facilitate collection of materials on-campus from 7^th April 2020 onwards. All materials must be collected by from the school before 6th April 2020, or will be mailed out to students for classes commencing during the online period.
ONLINE CLASSES
All classes will be conducted online during this period. Students may register for any of our classes as per normal via our website. Classes indicated under physical campuses are expected to move back to their respective campuses at the end of the online period. Classes indicated under our “online” campus will continue online even after the school resumes on-campus operations. For more information on how our online classes are conducted, please refer here.

SEJONG will only be moving classes back on-campus when the COVID-19 situation in Singapore has seen significant improvement and when the government has deemed it safe to do so. When we resume on-campus operations, existing in-school precautionary measures for travel and health declarations, disinfection, hygiene and wipe down routines, and social distancing requirements will remain in place until further advise from the government.

Please see details on the in-school precautionary measures taken by our school below. We require all students to closely abide by the measures in place on-campus at all times.

Travel & Health Declarations

SEJONG Abstinence from class recommendations:

Affected students are kindly directed not to come to class to email or call in to our front desk to make makeup lesson arrangements. SEJONG has dedicated manpower to increase support and flexibility for makeup lessons during this period.

Entry to school premises will strictly be denied for:

Persons who appear ill / unwell
Have travel history to any country within the past 14 days
Is on Leave of Absence / Stay Home Notice / Home Quarantine Order

Social Distancing Measures

We will be arranging for alternated seating in classrooms for adequate distancing between students. Teachers will be facilitating adequate spacing of students in the classroom. We request students to arrange themselves so that there is an empty seat between them. If there are not enough seats in the class to allow alternate seating, teachers will request for students who are friends, relatives, or partners (already would have had contact with each other) to seat together, thereby allowing the other unrelated students to have alternate seating.
The school will be restricting crowding at the school’s common waiting areas before the start of class. Students are encouraged not to enter school premises until 5 minutes before the start of class. It is advisable to time your travel to arrive just in time for class, instead of arriving early and waiting in the school common areas.
To limit close interaction between students within the classroom setting, the school will be replacing all peer-to-peer conversational practices in classes to conversational practice between students and teachers only.
In-class birthday party celebrations or social events of any other sort will be disallowed within school premises for the time being until further notice.

Disinfection & Hygiene Related Measures

Temperature Taking

Sejong will be conducting temperature taking for all staff twice daily. Teachers will also be taking temperatures of all students before the commencement of all classes. Students who have a temperature of 37.5 or higher will not be allowed to attend classes.

Bleach Disinfection of All Classroom Table Surfaces Before Every Class (Wipe Down Practice)

We will be conducting disinfection of all classroom tables and chair handles at the start of every class in the school. Our disinfectant spray used is a household bleach disinfection solution (mixed according to NEA guidelines of 1 part bleach : 49 parts water). This ensures that surfaces that students have contact with in class are free from any harmful pathogens.

School Wide Bleach Disinfection Twice per Week

On top of the classroom disinfection before the start of every single class daily, we will also be conducting a school wide bleach disinfection twice per week.

Dry Mist Disinfectant Machines at Common Areas

Sejong has invested in 2 Biocair Dry Mist Disinfectant Machines. Each machine is purported to spray disinfecting fine air mist that has a higher disinfecting kill rate (99.999%) of harmful pathogens than alcohol disinfection (99.9%). The active ingredient in the disinfection solution used is BC-65. It kills bacteria, viruses and spores within 60 seconds of contact. The machines will be installed in the office and general administration area in the school, where there is high student traffic.

Visual Inspections on School Premises

Sejong staff and teachers will be extremely vigilant in conducting visual inspections of all students attending classes. Any student who appears unwell will not be permitted to attend class and will be turned away from school premises. Students who are feeling unwell and who display flu-like symptoms are advised to seek immediate medical attention and to abstain coming for classes. Examples of COVID-19 Symptoms:

- - Sore Throat
  - Fever
  - Loss of Sense of Smell
  - Dry Cough
  - Shortness of Breath
  - Diarrhoea
  - Runny / Stuffy Nose

Other Precautionary Measures

Wearing Masks

Sejong handed out surgical masks to our student population in class from 26 February 2020 – 1 March 2020. All students attending classes in SEJONG will be required to wear a mask when attending classes at all times (surgical / cloth / or any of the government issued varieties will do). Please approach our front desk if you do not have a mask to wear to class.

Safety of our students is of paramount importance in Sejong. We will be grateful for our student’s cooperation in helping to safeguard the Sejong community.

[25 APR 2020] CIRCUIT BREAKER EXTENSION / SEJONG GOES ONLINE TILL 1 June 2020

SEJONG will be extending our online class period as well as remote operations of administrative functions till 1 June 2020 in line with the Multi-Ministry COVID-19 Taskforce’s announcement on the extension of the circuit breaker in Singapore. All classes and administrative operations are tentatively expected to resume on-campus from 2 June 2020, subject to developments in the COVID-19 situation in Singapore.

Please see our updated operational capacities and hours during this period:

OPERATIONAL HOURS:
Our administration will be available via whatsapp / phone call (86888803), email (contact@sejong.com.sg) and for cyber meeting via ZOOM during our work-from-home operational hours:
- Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 2pm – 8pm
- Saturday & Sunday 11am – 3pm
- Closed on Fridays & Public Holidays
- No enquiries / appointments on Wednesdays, full administrative support for Wednesday classes will continue

ENQUIRIES:
Registration enquiries, including placement tests and consultations will be available via web meeting with our administrative staff who will be working from home from 7^th April 2020. Kindly write in or call us during our new work-from-home operational hours to set up a meeting.
CONDUCTING OF CLASSES:
All classes (private lessons, regular group classes, express classes, intensive classes, corporate lessons) will be conducted online till 1 June 2020. On-campus classes are expected to resume on 2 June 2020, subject to developments in the COVID-19 situation in Singapore, and further government directives.
MATERIAL COLLECTION:
Unable to facilitate collection of materials on-campus from 7^th April 2020 onwards. All materials must be collected by from the school before 6th April 2020, or will be mailed out to students for classes commencing on or before 1 June 2020.
ONLINE CLASSES
All classes will be conducted online during the circuit breaker period. Students may register for any of our classes as per normal via our website. Any lessons scheduled to take place on or before 1 June 2020 will be conducted online. Classes are tentatively expected to move back to their respective campuses from 2 June 2020. For more information on how our online classes are conducted, please refer here.

Please see details on the in-school precautionary measures taken by our school below. We require all students to closely abide by the measures in place on-campus at all times.

Travel & Health Declarations

SEJONG Abstinence from class recommendations:

Entry to school premises will strictly be denied for:

Persons who appear ill / unwell
Have travel history to any country within the past 14 days
Is on Leave of Absence / Stay Home Notice / Home Quarantine Order

Social Distancing Measures

The school will be limiting on-campus class sizes to 10 pax per class seated 1m apart until 30 April 2020 as per government’s advise.
We will also be arranging for alternated seating in classrooms for adequate distancing between students. Teachers will be facilitating adequate spacing of students in the classroom. We request students to arrange themselves so that there is an empty seat between them. If there are not enough seats in the class to allow alternate seating, teachers will request for students who are friends, relatives, or partners (already would have had contact with each other) to seat together, thereby allowing the other unrelated students to have alternate seating.
The school will be restricting crowding at the school’s common waiting areas before the start of class. Students are encouraged not to enter school premises until 5 minutes before the start of class. It is advisable to time your travel to arrive just in time for class, instead of arriving early and waiting in the school common areas.
To limit close interaction between students within the classroom setting, the school will be replacing all peer-to-peer conversational practices in classes to conversational practice between students and teachers only.
In-class birthday party celebrations or social events of any other sort will be disallowed within school premises for the time being until further notice.

Disinfection & Hygiene Related Measures

Temperature Taking

Bleach Disinfection of All Classroom Table Surfaces Before Every Class (Wipe Down Practice)

School Wide Bleach Disinfection Twice per Week

On top of the classroom disinfection before the start of every single class daily, we will also be conducting a school wide bleach disinfection twice per week.

Dry Mist Disinfectant Machines at Common Areas

Visual Inspections on School Premises

- - Sore Throat
  - Fever
  - Loss of Sense of Smell
  - Dry Cough
  - Shortness of Breath
  - Diarrhoea
  - Runny / Stuffy Nose

Other Precautionary Measures

Ventilated / Open Air Classrooms

For our larger sized classes, we will be allocating classrooms along the exterior of the building, which have outward facing windows. Fans have been installed in all large classrooms to facilitate this. Classes will be conducted with windows open and fans turned on for adequate ventilation of the classroom environment. We seek student’s consideration regarding a compromise on our usual indoor air-conditioned environment during this period.

Wearing Masks

Sejong handed out surgical masks to our student population in class from 26 February 2020 – 1 March 2020. We will be encouraging all students attending classes in SEJONG to wear a mask when attending classes at all times (surgical / cloth / or any of the government issued varieties will do). Please approach our front desk if you do not have a mask to wear to class.

Safety of our students is of paramount importance in Sejong. We will be grateful for our student’s cooperation in helping to safeguard the Sejong community.

[4 APR 2020] MULTI MINISTRY TASKFORCE ANNOUNCES CIRCUIT BREAKER IN SINGAPORE (7th April 2020 – 4th May 2020)

In line with the Multi-Ministry COVID-19 Taskforce’s announcement on 3rd April 2020 regarding the closure of workplaces effective 7th April – 4th May 2020, we will be completely shifting our operations online and will be working remotely during this period. Please see our updated operational capacities:

OPERATIONAL HOURS:
Our administration will be available via phone line (86888803), email (contact@sejong.com.sg) and for cyber meeting via ZOOM during work-from-home operational hours:
- Monday – Thursday 2pm – 8pm
- Saturday & Sunday 11am – 3pm
- Closed on Fridays & Public Holidays

ENQUIRIES:
Registration enquiries, including placement tests and consultations will be available via web meeting with our administrative staff who will be working from home from 7^th April 2020. Kindly write in or call us during our new work-from-home operational hours to set up a meeting.
CONDUCTING OF CLASSES:
All classes (private lessons, regular group classes, express classes, intensive classes, corporate lessons) will be conducted online from 7^th April 2020 – 4^th May 2020. On-campus classes are expected to resume on 5^th May 2020, subject to developments in the COVID-19 situation in Singapore, and further government directives. Kindly refer below for more details on our latest COVID-19 updates. You can also find out more about our SEJONG ONLINE classes which we will be conducting throughout the “circuit breaker” period at https://www.sejong.com.sg/sejong-goes-online/. Kindly take note that the online class period will be extended from the initially proposed 30th April 2020, to 4th May 2020 in line with the government’s recent “circuit breaker” announcement on 3rd May 2020. The proposed resumption of on-campus classes will thus be 5th May 2020.

MATERIAL COLLECTION:
Unable to facilitate collection of materials on-campus from 7^th April 2020 onwards. All materials must be collected by from the school before 6th April 2020, or will be mailed out to students for classes commencing on or before 4^th May 2020.

[4 APR UPDATE] SEJONG GOES ONLINE THROUGHOUT APRIL

In view of the developments with the COVID-19 situation, Sejong will be not be conducting any on-campus group classes until 4 May 2020. All group classes will be conducted online until 4 May 2020. On-campus group classes are expected to resume after 5 May 2020, subject to developments in the COVID-19 situation in Singapore and government regulations. For more information on our online classes, please refer to https://www.sejong.com.sg/sejong-goes-online/

Our on-campus operations will complete move online from 9 April 2020 – 4 May 2020. All staff will be working remotely during this period.

School administration will still be accessible via phone, whatsapp, email, and ZOOM meeting during the online period.
Registration consultations, including placement tests may be conducted via ZOOM meeting with our administration. Simply write in to our email to schedule a meeting.
We will postpone all private test bookings by current students to after the school resumes on-campus operations.

All classes will be moved online until 4 May 2020:

Regular group classes
Express classes
Intensive classes
Corporate classes
Private Lessons

When we resume on-campus operations, existing in-school precautionary measures for travel and health declarations, disinfection, hygiene and wipe down routines, and social distancing requirements will remain in place until further advise from the government.

Please see details on the in-school precautionary measures taken by our school below. We require all students to closely abide by the measures in place on-campus at all times.

Travel & Health Declarations

SEJONG Updated Abstinence from class recommendations (as at 1 April 2020):

Affected students are kindly directed not to come to class to email or call in to our front desk to make makeup lesson arrangements. Sejong has dedicated manpower to increase support and flexibility for makeup lessons during this period.

Entry to school premises will strictly be denied for:

Persons who appear ill / unwell
Have travel history to any country within the past 14 days
Is on Leave of Absence / Stay Home Notice / Home Quarantine Order

Social Distancing Measures

The school will be limiting on-campus class sizes to 10 pax per class seated 1m apart until 30 April 2020. We will also be creating alternated seating in classrooms for adequate distancing between students. Teachers will be facilitating adequate spacing of students in the classroom. We request students to arrange themselves so that there is an empty seat between them. If there are not enough seats in the class to allow alternate seating, teachers will request for students who are friends, relatives, or partners (already would have had contact with each other) to seat together, thereby allowing the other unrelated students to have alternate seating.
The school will be restricting crowding at the school’s common waiting areas before the start of class. Students are encouraged not to enter school premises until 5 minutes before the start of class. It is advisable to time your travel to arrive just in time for class, instead of arriving early and waiting in the school common areas.
To limit close interaction between students within the classroom setting, the school will be replacing all peer-to-peer conversational practices in classes to conversational practice between students and teachers only.
In-class birthday party celebrations or social events of any other sort will be disallowed within school premises for the time being until further notice.

Disinfection & Hygiene Related Measures

Temperature Taking

Bleach Disinfection of All Classroom Table Surfaces Before Every Class (Wipe Down Practice)

School Wide Bleach Disinfection Twice per Week

On top of the classroom disinfection before the start of every single class daily, we will also be conducting a school wide bleach disinfection twice per week.

Dry Mist Disinfectant Machines at Common Areas

Visual Inspections on School Premises

- - Sore Throat
  - Fever
  - Loss of Sense of Smell
  - Dry Cough
  - Shortness of Breath
  - Diarrhoea
  - Runny / Stuffy Nose

Other Precautionary Measures

Ventilated / Open Air Classrooms

For our largest sized classes or full capacity classes, we will be allocating classrooms along the exterior of the building, which have outward facing windows. We will be completing the installation of fans in all large classes over the course of this week [update: installation of fans has been completed]. Classes will be conducted with windows open and fans turned on for adequate ventilation of the classroom environment. We seek student’s consideration regarding a compromise on our usual indoor air-conditioned environment during this period.

Handing-Out of Masks

Sejong handed out surgical masks to our student population in class from 26 February 2020 – 1 March 2020. We have a limited supply of masks and ask that only students who really need it (do not have any at home) take the masks. Each student may receive a maximum of 2 masks from the front desk, for your personal use. It is not necessary to wear masks to class in Sejong, though students are welcome to do so as a precautionary measure if desired. As per government’s advise, please use a mask if you are unwell and are going to seek medical attention, or if you have been in recent contact with someone unwell. If you are unwell, do not wear a mask to class in Sejong, we recommend that you abstain from class until you are completely better. Sejong will be providing enhanced and flexible makeup options to all students during this period.

Safety of our students is of paramount importance in Sejong. We will be grateful for our student’s cooperation in helping to safeguard the Sejong community.

[1 APR 2020] SEJONG GOES ONLINE THROUGHOUT APRIL

In view of the developments with the COVID-19 situation, Sejong will be not be conducting any on-campus group classes until 30 April 2020. All group classes will be conducted online until 30 April 2020. On-campus group classes are expected to resume after 1 May 2020, subject to developments in the COVID-19 situation in Singapore and government regulations. For more information on our online classes, please refer to https://www.sejong.com.sg/sejong-goes-online/

Our on-campus operations from 9 April 2020 – 30 April 2020 will be restricted to:

School office operations at our usual operational hours
Registration consultations
Conducting of placement tests
Conducting of private test bookings by current students
Conducting of private lessons

The following group classes will be moved online until 30 April 2020:

Regular group classes
Express classes
Intensive classes
Corporate classes

There has been some confusion about whether or not Sejong is required by the government to suspend all classes. The government has announced that all centre-based tuition and enrichment centres for school-going aged minors (below 18yo) are to be suspended until 30 April 2020. Sejong is an MOE registered private school whose students’ demographic is mostly adult aged learners (above 18yo). We have confirmed with the MOE officer in charge of our private school registration that we are not required to suspend school operations during this period (more information can be found on MOE website at https://www.moe.gov.sg/faqs-covid-19-infection#q8lnm). However, the handful of school-going aged students we may have in our school will have to be suspended from attending on-campus classes until 30 April 2020. Our administration will contact the affected students separately to make arrangements.

Although we are not required by the government to suspend our classes until 30 April 2020, due to recent COVID-19 developments, our management has decided to move all group classes online for the month of April. Private lessons for adult learners are allowed to continue on-campus as there is a small number of participants in the class. The existing in-school precautionary measures for travel and health declarations, disinfection, hygiene and wipe down routines, and social distancing requirements will remain in place for any private lessons conducted on-campus.

Please see details on the in-school precautionary measures taken by our school below. We require all students to closely abide by the measures in place on-campus at all times.

Travel & Health Declarations

SEJONG Updated Abstinence from class recommendations (as at 1 April 2020):

Entry to school premises will strictly be denied for:

Persons who appear ill / unwell
Have travel history to any country within the past 14 days
Is on Leave of Absence / Stay Home Notice / Home Quarantine Order

Social Distancing Measures

The school will be limiting on-campus class sizes to 10 pax per class seated 1m apart (alternated seating in classrooms). Teachers will be facilitating adequate spacing of students in the classroom. We request students to arrange themselves so that there is an empty seat between them. If there are not enough seats in the class to allow alternate seating, teachers will request for students who are friends, relatives, or partners (already would have had contact with each other) to seat together, thereby allowing the other unrelated students to have alternate seating.
The school will be restricting crowding at the school’s common waiting areas before the start of class. Students are encouraged not to enter school premises until 5 minutes before the start of class. It is advisable to time your travel to arrive just in time for class, instead of arriving early and waiting in the school common areas.
To limit close interaction between students within the classroom setting, the school will be replacing all peer-to-peer conversational practices in classes to conversational practice between students and teachers only.
In-class birthday party celebrations or social events of any other sort will be disallowed within school premises for the time being until further notice.

Disinfection & Hygiene Related Measures

Temperature Taking

Bleach Disinfection of All Classroom Table Surfaces Before Every Class (Wipe Down Practice)

School Wide Bleach Disinfection Twice per Week

On top of the classroom disinfection before the start of every single class daily, we will also be conducting a school wide bleach disinfection twice per week.

Dry Mist Disinfectant Machines at Common Areas

Visual Inspections on School Premises

- - Sore Throat
  - Fever
  - Loss of Sense of Smell
  - Dry Cough
  - Shortness of Breath
  - Diarrhoea
  - Runny / Stuffy Nose

Other Precautionary Measures

Ventilated / Open Air Classrooms

Handing-Out of Masks

Safety of our students is of paramount importance in Sejong. We will be grateful for our student’s cooperation in helping to safeguard the Sejong community.

[19 MAR 2020] UPDATED TRAVEL ADVISORY: KEEPING OUR SCHOOL SAFE

Travel & Health Declarations

Yesterday, the Singapore Government announced new Travel Advisories and Stay Home Notice (SHN) requirements for all travellers returning to Singapore from 20 March 2020, 11:59pm onwards. Students who are affected by this new measure will be eligible for Leave of Absence (LOA) from Sejong to cover their SHN period. Enhanced flexible makeup lesson arrangements will be made available to all affected students during this period.

Additionally, Government representatives have noted that many travellers have returned or are returning to Singapore before the new SHN and travel advisory takes effect on 20 March 2020, 11:59pm. These travellers are likewise advised to stay away from gatherings and monitor their health for the time being. Given this recommendation, Sejong will be implementing the additional precautionary measure of requesting for all students who have returned from overseas (anywhere in the world excepting land and sea travel from Malaysia) from 7 March 2020 onwards, to abstain from attending classes for 14 days from the date of your return to Singapore. Previously, we only advised student travellers returning from certain affected countries to abstain from class. To reiterate, we would like to request that as of today, students who have travelled in the past 2 weeks are requested to abstain from coming to class until 2 weeks from your date of return.

We hope for all affected students cooperation during this period. The safety of Sejong’s students and staff is of our highest priority and we believe that these additional measures, though disruptive in the short term, will help ensure the safety of our community.

Kindly contact our front desk with the date of your return and we will assist with makeup lesson arrangements. Enhanced flexible makeup lesson options are available to all affected students during this period. We will do our best to minimize any disruption of affected student’s Korean language studies.

Entry to school premises will strictly be denied for:

Persons who appear ill / unwell
Have travel history to any country excepting land and sea travel from Malaysia within the past 14 days
Is on Leave of Absence / Stay Home Notice / Quarantine Order

*NEW* In-School Measures

(1) Social Distancing Measures

The school will be restricting crowding at the school’s common waiting areas before the start of class. Students are encouraged not to enter school premises until 5 minutes before the start of class. It is advisable to time your travel to arrive just in time for class, instead of arriving early and waiting in the school common areas.
Sejong is in the midst of reallocating all small and medium sized classes to the largest available classroom at that timeslot. We will be informing classes of your new classroom allocations via text over the coming week. Kindly refer to the text so you know where to go for your next lesson. Teachers will be facilitating adequate spacing of students in the classroom. If the number of students in the class allows alternate seating in the classroom, we request students to arrange themselves so that there is an empty seat between them. If there are not enough seats in the class to allow alternate seating, teachers will request for students who are friends, relatives, or partners (already would have had contact with each other) to seat together, thereby allowing the other unrelated students to have alternate seating.
For our largest sized classes or full capacity classes, we will be allocating classrooms along the exterior of the building, which have outward facing windows. We will be completing the installation of fans in all large classes over the course of this week. Classes will be conducted with windows open and fans turned on for adequate ventilation of the classroom environment. We seek student’s consideration regarding a compromise on our usual indoor air-conditioned environment during this period.
To limit close interaction between students within the classroom setting, the school will be replacing all peer-to-peer conversational practices in classes to conversational practice between students and teachers only.
In-class birthday party celebrations or social events of any other sort will be disallowed within school premises for the time being until further notice.

Previous In-School Measures Remains In-Force

(1) Travel Declarations
All students will be expected to comply with recommended abstinence from class periods based on their travel history and health statuses as laid out above. Additionally, all students will be required to sign a travel declaration at before the commencement of every class confirming that they have no recent travel to affected countries.

(2) Temperature Taking

(3) Bleach Disinfection of All Classroom Table Surfaces Before Every Class

(4) School Wide Bleach Disinfection Twice per Week

On top of the classroom disinfection before the start of every single class daily, we will also be conducting a school wide bleach disinfection twice per week.

(5) Dry Mist Disinfectant Machines at Common Areas

(6) Handing-Out of Masks

Sejong will be handing out surgical masks to our student population in class from 26 February 2020 – 1 March 2020. We have a limited supply of masks and ask that only students who really need it (do not have any at home) take the masks. Each student may receive a maximum of 2 masks from the front desk, for your personal use. It is not necessary to wear masks to class in Sejong, though students are welcome to do so as a precautionary measure if desired. As per government’s advise, please use a mask if you are unwell and are going to seek medical attention, or if you have been in recent contact with someone unwell. If you are unwell, do not wear a mask to class in Sejong, we recommend that you abstain from class until you are completely better. Sejong will be providing enhanced and flexible makeup options to all students during this period.

(7) Visual Inspections on School Premises
Sejong staff and teachers will be extremely vigilant in conducting visual inspections of all students attending classes. Any student who appears unwell will not be permitted to attend class and will be turned away from school premises. Students who are feeling unwell and who display flu-like symptoms are advised to seek immediate medical attention and to abstain coming for classes.

Examples of COVID-19 Symptoms:

Sore Throat
Fever
Dry Cough
Shortness of Breath
Diarrhoea
Runny / Stuffy Nose

Safety of our students is of paramount importance in Sejong. We will be grateful for our student’s cooperation in helping to safeguard the Sejong community.

For up-to-date announcements on Sejong’s COVID-19 advisories, it is advisable that all students check our website for any new updates that might be relevant to you prior to every class you attend at Sejong: https://www.sejong.com.sg/coronavirus-advisory-keeping-our-school-safe/

Thank You,

Sejong Management

[UPDATE: 16 March 2020] TRAVEL ADVISORY: KEEPING OUR SCHOOL SAFE

Travel & Health Declarations

Sejong would like to reassure students that none of our staff have recent travel history to any of the affected countries (except Malaysia, which was given special exemption within ASEAN) within the past 14 days. We have also advised all staff to defer future home visits and travel plans to South Korea and other affected countries until Singapore revises the travel restriction on the countries.

Updated Abstinence from class recommendations (as at 16 March 2020):

Entry to school premises will strictly be denied for:

Persons who appear ill / unwell
Have travel history to any of the above affected countries listed within the past 14 days
Is on Leave of Absence / Stay Home Notice / Quarantine Order

*NEW* In-School Measures

(1) Social Distancing Measures

The school will be restricting crowding at the school’s common waiting areas before the start of class. Students are encouraged not to enter school premises until 5 minutes before the start of class. It is advisable to time your travel to arrive just in time for class, instead of arriving early and waiting in the school common areas.
Sejong is in the midst of reallocating all small and medium-sized classes to the largest available classroom at that timeslot. We will be informing classes of your new classroom allocations via text over the coming week. Kindly refer to the text so you know where to go for your next lesson. Teachers will be facilitating adequate spacing of students in the classroom. If the number of students in the class allows alternate seating in the classroom, we request students to arrange themselves so that there is an empty seat between them. If there are not enough seats in the class to allow alternate seating, teachers will request for students who are friends, relatives, or partners (already would have had contact with each other) to seat together, thereby allowing the other unrelated students to have alternate seating. For our largest sized classes or full capacity classes, we will be allocating classrooms along the exterior of the building, which have outward facing windows. We will be completing the installation of fans in all large classes over the course of this week. Classes will be conducted with windows open and fans turned on for adequate ventilation of the classroom environment. We seek student’s consideration regarding a compromise on our usual indoor air-conditioned environment during this period.
To limit close interaction between students within the classroom setting, the school will be replacing all peer-to-peer conversational practices in classes to conversational practice between students and teachers only.
In-class birthday party celebrations or social events of any other sort will be disallowed within school premises for the time being until further notice.

Previous In-School Measures Remains In-Force

(2) Temperature Taking

(3) Bleach Disinfection of All Classroom Table Surfaces Before Every Class

(4) School Wide Bleach Disinfection Twice per Week

On top of the classroom disinfection before the start of every single class daily, we will also be conducting a school-wide bleach disinfection twice per week.

(5) Dry Mist Disinfectant Machines at Common Areas

(6) Handing-Out of Masks

Examples of COVID-19 Symptoms:

Sore Throat
Fever
Dry Cough
Shortness of Breath
Diarrhoea
Runny / Stuffy Nose

Safety of our students is of paramount importance in Sejong. We will be grateful for our student’s cooperation in helping to safeguard the Sejong community.

[UPDATE: 3 March 2020] KOREA TRAVEL ADVISORY: KEEPING OUR SCHOOL SAFE

Travel & Health Declarations

Sejong would like to reassure students that none of our staff have recent travel history to South Korea within the past 14 days as of 3 March 2020. We have also advised all staff to defer future travel plans to South Korea until Singapore revises the travel restriction on the country.

Updated Abstinence from class recommendations (as at 3 March 2020):

Entry to school premises will strictly be denied for:

Persons who appear ill / unwell
Have travel history to Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, North Italy and Iran within the past 14 days
Is on Leave of Absence / Stay Home Notice / Quarantine Order

In-School Measures

(2) Temperature Taking

(3) Bleach Disinfection of All Classroom Table Surfaces Before Every Class

(4) School Wide Bleach Disinfection Twice per Week

On top of the classroom disinfection before the start of every single class daily, we will also be conducting a school wide bleach disinfection twice per week.

(5) Dry Mist Disinfectant Machines at Common Areas

(6) Handing-Out of Masks

Sejong will be handing out surgical masks to our student population in class from 26 February 2020 – 1 March 2020. We have a limited supply of masks and ask that only students who really need it (do not have any at home) take the masks. Each student may receive a maximum of 2 masks from the front desk, for your personal use. It is not necessary to wear masks to class in Sejong. As per government’s advise, please only use a mask if you are unwell. If you are unwell, do not wear a mask to class in Sejong, we recommend that you abstain from class until you are better. Sejong will be providing enhanced and flexible makeup options to all students during this period.

Examples of COVID-19 Symptoms:

Sore Throat
Fever
Dry Cough
Shortness of Breath
Diarrhoea
Runny Nose

Safety of our students is of paramount importance in Sejong. We will be grateful for our student’s cooperation in helping to safeguard the Sejong community.

We will also be sending out SMS blasts to students whenever a new announcement is made.

[UPDATE: 27 FEBRUARY 2020] KOREA TRAVEL ADVISORY / MORE IN-SCHOOL MEASURES

Travel & Health Declarations

With the recent developments in South Korea, students who have (or have household members or close contacts who have) travelled to Daegu or Cheongdo county in South Korea will be given 14 days LOA. Students who have travelled to other parts of South Korea are advised to monitor for onset of symptoms and abstain from class for 5 days. Sejong would like to reassure students that none of our staff have recent travel history to South Korea within the past 14 days as of 27 February 2020. We have also advised all staff to defer travel to South Korea during this period.

Updated Abstinence from class recommendations (as at 27 February 2020):

Entry to school premises will strictly be denied for:

Persons who appear ill / unwell
Have travel history to Mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau within the past 14 days
Is on Leave of Absence

In-School Measures

(1) Temperature Taking

(2) Bleach Disinfection of All Classroom Table Surfaces Before Every Class

(3) School Wide Bleach Disinfection Twice per Week

On top of the classroom disinfection before the start of every single class daily, we will also be conducting a school wide bleach disinfection twice per week.

(4) Dry Mist Disinfectant Machines at Common Areas

(5) Handing-Out of Masks

Sejong will be handing out surgical masks to our student population in class from 26 February 2020 – 1 March 2020. We have a limited supply of masks and ask that only students who really need it (do not have any at home) take the masks. Each student may receive a maximum of 2 masks from the front desk, for your personal use. It is not necessary to wear masks to class in Sejong. As per government’s advise, please only use a mask if you are unwell. If you are unwell, do not wear a mask to class in Sejong, we recommend that you abstain from class until you are better. Sejong will be providing enhanced and flexible makeup options to all students during this period.

(6) Visual Inspections on School Premises
Sejong staff and teachers will be extremely vigilant in conducting visual inspections of all students attending classes. Any student who appears unwell will not be permitted to attend class and will be turned away from school premises. Students who are feeling unwell and who display flu-like symptoms are advised to seek immediate medical attention and to abstain coming for classes.

Examples of COVID-19 Symptoms:

Sore Throat
Fever
Dry Cough
Shortness of Breath
Diarrhoea
Runny Nose

Safety of our students is of paramount importance in Sejong. We will be grateful for our student’s cooperation in helping to safeguard the Sejong community.

[UPDATE: 10 FEBRUARY 2020]
STEP-UP TRAVEL DECLARATION REQUIRED

With the further developments in the Coronavirus outbreak and the raising of Singapore’s alert level to DORSCON Orange, our school will be stepping up on pre-emptive and precautionary measures to ensure the safety of Sejong’s staff and student community.

Our school takes our community’s health and safety as our top priority and we request for all student’s cooperation in this community effort.

Travel & Health Declarations

Previously on 28 January 2020, we sent out a Travel Declaration asking that students with declared recent travel to China abstain from coming to class for a period of 2 weeks from the date that they left China. We are happy to report that on the return from our Lunar New Year break, only 3 students in the whole school community were affected by recent travel to China and all 3 have completed their 2 week monitoring period before returning to class at Sejong. Also, none of Sejong staff have had recent travel plans or forthcoming travel plans to Mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau.

From 10 February 2020, we will be disseminating (via email) a step-up declaration form targeting a broader range of categories with advise on our recommended period to abstain from coming to class in Sejong:

Travelled to Mainland China, Hong Kong & Macau (Recommended Abstinence Period: 2 weeks)
Is a close contact of someone who travelled to Mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau (Recommended Abstinence Period: 1 week)
Is unwell with any type of flu-like or respiratory illness (Advise that you seek medical attention immediately; Recommended Abstinence Period: 2 weeks)
Is a close contact of someone who is unwell with any type of flu-like or respiratory illness (Recommended Abstinence Period: 1 week)
At-risk Occupations (such as medical staff, flight attendants, front-line hospital administration staff): Please contact our front desk to make specific arrangements for your classes
Persons on Leave Of Absence (Recommended Abstinence Period: Till the end of your leave of absence period)
Immediate household members or close contacts of persons on Leave of Absence (Recommended Abstinence Period: Till the end of the person’s leave of absence period)

Affected students are kindly directed to email or call in to our front desk to make makeup lesson arrangements. Sejong has dedicated manpower to increase support and flexibility for makeup lessons during this period.

Please note that only students who have completed the step-up travel declaration form will be allowed to attend classes from 11 February 2020 onwards.

Entry to school premises will strictly be denied for:

Persons who appear ill / unwell
Have travel history to Mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau within the past 14 days
Is on Leave of Absence

Disinfection of School Premises

(1) Bleach Disinfection of All Classrooms Before Every Class

(2) School Wide Bleach Disinfection Twice per Week

On top of the classroom disinfection before the start of every single class daily, we will also be conducting a school wide bleach disinfection twice per week.

(3) Dry Mist Disinfectant Machines at Common Areas

Hygiene and Monitoring

Students who are feeling unwell and who display flu-like symptoms are advised to seek immediate medical attention and to abstain coming for classes until complete well, or until the end of our recommended abstinence period (as above), whichever is later.

Symptoms to watch out for include:

Sore Throat
Fever
Dry Cough
Shortness of Breath
Diarrhoea
Runny Nose

All students are advised to wash their hands regularly, and wear a surgical mask in crowded places.

Safety of our students is of paramount importance in Sejong. We will be grateful for our student’s cooperation in helping to safeguard the Sejong community.

[28 JANUARY 2020]
CORONAVIRUS ADVISORY

With the recent developments in the Coronavirus outbreak, we would like to give reassurance to all our students that none of our staff members have travelled to China within the past 2 weeks. Sejong will take the health and safety of our staff and students as our highest priority, and will be rolling out several precautionary measures in the school to keep our students and staff safe.

Travel Declaration

We would like all students to fill out a travel declaration form on travel to China within the last 14 days, before attending any classes at Sejong.

Please click through this URL to access the travel declaration form: https://forms.gle/3hdMjCX71ieisA3Z9

Students who have returned from China within the past 14 days are advised not to attend classes until the 14 days indicated incubation period of the Coronavirus is over. Our front desk staff members will be reaching out to affected students individually to work out makeup lesson options so that their studies are not disrupted.

We seek your cooperation in filling out the form, as well as updating the school as and when you have any travel to China is scheduled subsequent to completing the form. The school will be requesting your assistance with travel declarations and will continue with precautionary measures until the virus outbreak is under control.

Hygiene and Monitoring

Students who are feeling unwell and who display flu-like symptoms are advised to seek immediate medical attention:

Sore Throat
Fever
Dry Cough
Shortness of Breath
Diarrhoea

Sejong staff will also be conducting visual inspections of all students and any student who appears unwell will not be permitted to attend class.

Sejong will be disinfecting all classroom table surfaces with 1 part household bleach to 9 parts water on a regular basis. All students are advised to wash their hands regularly, and wear a surgical mask in crowded places.

We thank you for your cooperation in helping safeguard the Sejong community.

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