BBC 英语学习 新闻词汇 Back to school (in the Netherlands)

Can you guess what it is yet?

Six months ago, we've never heard of it.

No six year olds can sketch Corona virus molecules from memory, little bacteria, bugs that make you sick.

That's

corona.

I know about it from the news.

My girlfriends and the teacher for these pupils at springboard primary.

Going back to school comes with five new rules.

Only pupils and teachers are allowed inside scrub.

Every time you enter the building, there's one of these pumps at every entrance.

Use shields designed to reduce the spread of germs.

Year groups must attend on different days.

In some schools, they've split the classes to reduce the number of children in the building.

Older pupils from age six must stay 1.5 m away from their teachers.

These are lessons they hope will save lives for the younger ones.

Practically, nothing's changed, but teachers like Ms Daisy are working behind the scenes.

I think its very important for the children that everything is as normal as possible.

We have some new things and new rules into the schools, but the most important is that they are happy and they get comforts and, um yeah, they can be a child.

This feels unusually relaxed, especially compared to elsewhere in Europe, in Belgium, where the teachers are wearing visors, in Denmark, where the children can't hug their best friends.

But here in the Netherlands, they believe the benefits of giving children this freedom outweigh the risks.

At least 99 Dutch primary school teachers' have tested positive for covered 19 so far this month.

They're still monitoring the infection rates.

Every one of these pupils told us they're happy to be back in class, something to celebrate.

They're starting to find a way to live and learn through the pandemic.

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