Dear Students
How Recent Measures Will Affect Lessons At The Pique Lab
Last Updated: 25 December 2021, 8.00PM
The Multi-Ministry Task Force (MTF) announced that we will exit the Stabilisation Phase and enter a Transition Phase. The Ministry of Education strongly encourages centres to continue conducting tuition and enrichment classes online as much as possible.
To reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19, centres that conduct on-site instruction are required to abide by the nationwide safe management measures:
- Centres must ensure safe distancing of at least 1 metre between groups of no more than 5 students, with strictly no physical
interaction or intermingling between different groups. - Students and staff who are on Health Risk Warning (HRW) are encouraged to minimise unnecessary social interactions and may only be allowed to enter the centre if they produce photoevidence of a negative Antigen Rapid test (ART) taken on that day.
- TraceTogether-only SafeEntry (TT-only SafeEntry) must be implemented.
During the academic break, we have been hard at work to accommodate more students who prefer attending onsite lessons with us. We’re pleased to announce that we will be able to resume the full onsite learning arrangement when the safe management measure of maintaining safe distancing of at least 1 metre between groups of no more than 5 students is in place.
✳️ Learn More Here: https://thepiquelab.com/covid19-update/2022-classroom-refresh/
From 29 December 2021 (Wednesday) until further notice:
- The Centre will resume offering the onsite learning arrangement as an available option for ALL GAP (weekly class) students enrolled in Hybrid classes (non-Permanent Digital Classes) exclusively.
- Students who choose the onsite learning arrangement will attend onsite lessons at the Centre every week.
- Students can still choose and are highly encouraged to continue with the digital learning arrangement if they are able to do so.
- All existing permanent digital weekly, regular classes will continue to function as digital classes till the end of the academic year.
- The Centre will resume offering the onsite learning arrangement as an available option for all workshops.
How Lessons Will Take Place At The Pique Lab*
From 29 December 2021 Till Further Notice
Here’s How Our Onsite Learning Model Works
If students require a make-up lesson, the lesson will be attended digitally via Zoom only.
*Make-up lessons are only applicable for regular classes.
If you would like to change your decision to attend digitally at any point in time, please let our Customer Care team know in order to make the necessary arrangements.
Resuming Onsite Lessons Safely Together With You
Onsite Lesson Regulations
- If your child or anyone in the same household is unwell, your child will NOT be able to attend lessons onsite at the Centre and will have to attend digitally via Zoom. Students who are placed on Leave of Absence (LOA) or Approved Absence (AA) by their schools and/or are on a Stay Home Notice (SHN) or Home Quarantine Order (HQO) will NOT be permitted to enter the premises.In the event that any student is having respiratory symptoms and/or fever, they will NOT be allowed to attend their lessons onsite at the Centre as well.
In such cases, students will have to attend digitally via Zoom. If your child is affected, please inform our Customer Care team via WhatsApp message or call as soon as possible.
- Students on Health Risk Warning (HRW), they are encouraged to attend lessons digitally to minimise unnecessary social interactions. If they are attending onsite lessons, they may only be allowed to enter the centre if they produce photoevidence of a negative Antigen Rapid test (ART) taken on that day.
- All students will be required to check-in via TraceTogether app/token. If any student does not have the app or token on them, they will NOT be permitted to enter the premises.
- All make-up lessons will have to be attended digitally via Zoom ONLY. Each student will be allocated 3 make-up lesson arrangements per term and make-up lesson arrangements are subject to availability. There will be NO fee credit in the event that a student is unable to attend for the 4th lesson onwards or if there are no available make-up lessons for the academic week.Our 2022 academic week runs from Wednesdays to Tuesdays.
Keeping Your Child Safe With Enhanced Measures
TraceTogether-only SafeEntry Registration & Temperature Screening
(i) Undergo health screening (temperature taking & health declaration)
(ii) Check-in via TraceTogether only if the following conditions are met:
- You/your child have not had close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case in the past 14 days
- You/your child are not currently under a Stay Home Notice (SHN) or Home Quarantine Order (HQO)
- Your child has not been placed on Leave of Absence (LOA) or Approved Absence (AA) by their schools
- You/your child do not have a fever or flu-like symptoms
- You/your child agree to the terms and consent to the collection and use of your information for the purpose of COVID-19 contact tracing
✳️ Please ensure that your child brings along his/her TraceTogether token or mobile phone with the TraceTogether App to facilitate the SafeEntry processing.
⚠️NOTE:
(1) Please ensure that your child brings along his/her TraceTogether token OR a mobile device with the TraceTogether app from 17 May 2021.
(2) Check-in via the SafeEntry QR code via camera or Singpass app will no longer be permitted from 17 May 2021. Students who are unable to check-in via TraceTogether will not be permitted to enter the classroom and there will be no rescheduling or fee refund.
(3) If your child is living in the same household as a family member who is unwell, he/she should not be attending his/her onsite lesson for that particular week.
(4) Staff and students who are unwell (i.e. fever or respiratory symptoms) will not be allowed to enter our premises.
Disinfection Between Classes & Regular, Extensive Sanitisation Efforts
We have also stepped up our sanitisation efforts in classrooms and common areas with the use of NEA-approved professional cleaners.
Deep cleaning by fogging non-toxic, skin-friendly chemicals has also been scheduled on a weekly basis.
Revised In-Class Seating Arrangement
Students attending onsite lessons will be split into groups of 5 with at least 1-metre distancing between groups.
As much as possible, we will attempt to assign onsite classes across all of our classrooms in the other units on the same level to avoid intermingling between students.
Entry/exit timings of all students will also be staggered.
Use of Masks
Easy Access to Sanitisers
Safe Distancing Control In Common Areas
As much as possible, parents who are picking up their children should make pick-up arrangements at Level 1 to avoid crowding the waiting areas.
Changes to Reception Operations
If you would like to learn more about our programmes or products, please contact us via WhatsApp, Email or Live Chat.
Be It Digital or Onsite Lessons, We’ve Got Your Back.
Here’s How We Make It Easy For Parents & Students!
Step 1
Once we have received your child’s registration, we’ll confirm the lesson details with you via WhatsApp.
Step 2
Install Zoom on your child’s learning device if you have not done so.
Step 3
Digital Students
You will receive the virtual classroom credentials and what to prepare for the class via WhatsApp.
Onsite Students
You will receive a reminder via WhatsApp on where your child should report and what to prepare for the class.
Step 4
Digital Students
Your child should log into the virtual classroom 5 minutes before the lesson, with his/her handouts and stationery.
Onsite Students
If your child is scheduled to attend onsite lessons at our Centre, please arrive 15 minutes before the class to complete the temperature screening and SafeEntry admission procedures.
Here’s How Our Digital Learning Model Works
Your child’s teacher will engage both groups of students attending onsite and digitally during the lesson.
Our Customer Care team will continue to send lesson reminders to you via WhatsApp depending on your preference.
If you would like to change your decision to attend *onsite lessons at any point in time, please let our Customer Care team know in order to make the necessary arrangements.
*Onsite lessons are only applicable for Hybrid Classes (non-Permanent Digital Classes).
Visualise The Digital Experience
Here’s How We Make It Easy For Parents & Students
Step 1
Once we have received your child’s registration, we’ll confirm the lesson details with you via WhatsApp.
Step 2
Install Zoom on your child’s learning device if you have not done so.
Step 3
Step 4
Enjoy the digital experience with us!