Sharjah private schools have announced a complete return to face-to-face classes for all pupils.
Attending in-person lessons will be mandatory for private school pupils from the new term starting in April.
Sharjah Private Education Authority and the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority officials said they have announced a complete return to face-to-face learning as the Covid-19 situation has improved and vaccination rates are high.
The UAE reported 296 new coronavirus cases on Monday — the lowest number in 12 weeks.
In January, thousands of Sharjah pupils switched to remote learning as the emirate’s private education regulator confirmed at the time that online teaching remained an option.
At the time, many schools in the emirate had fully or partially moved online amid a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases in the UAE.
The vast majority of schools in the country, which are overseen by regulators in each of the emirates, have returned to full-time in-person learning since the start of this term.
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Diana Parva, a French teacher, talks to the class of grade 11 at Victoria English School in Sharjah. Pawan Singh / The National -
Pupils of grade 11 go to their class on the first day of the school reopening in 2020. Pawan Singh / The National -
Pupils pass through the disinfection tunnel at the Victoria English School in Sharjah last year. Pawan Singh / The National -
A staff member checks the temperature of a pupil at the entrance gate at the Victoria English School in Sharjah in 2020. Pawan Singh / The National -
School principal Keith Sykes (R) talks to pupils at Victoria English School in Sharjah on the first day of school in 2020. Pawan Singh / The National -
Pupils stand in a socially distanced queue at the Victoria English School in Sharjah. Pawan Singh / The National
