Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaMonday, November 23, 2009
Yippee! School is open again as of this morning, and it's good to have my students back again. Today, Grades 6-12 were allowed to return to school. Alas, it's anybody's guess as to when primary and pre-schools will re-open.
High schools and middle schools throughout Ulaanbaatar have been closed for more than three weeks due to a governmental closure that was designed to try to stop the spread of H1N1.
I am not quite sure what the rationale is for opening schools for older kids but not for the younger ones. I think it has something to do with the idea that older students practice better hygiene and therefore share fewer germs?
After almost a month of NO pre-school for A, we can HARDLY wait for them to open again...
This traditional ger furniture is used by our school's primary students
