07/14/2020

                                                                                                                                    
各位家長，大家好。
 
首先要感恩各位在這波疫情期間的配合與善解，同時也祝福大家身體安康。
2019-2020學年剛結束 但疫情仍然未完全平緩，相信大家都對學校未來的應對措施非常關心。校方時時關注麻卅疫情及相関各級政府的防疫法令，並配合計劃新學年度的教學計劃。校方下學年的計劃:


1. 經與Bedford官方溝通及參考政府疫情預測後，校方決定2020年底前仍以採網路教學為主。 2021年是否回歸正常將參考政府法令及疫情再作決論。

2. 除原有的網路語言課，人文課也會加入在網路教學中。非常歡迎，2020 美東中文學校恊會張會長秀玲加入人文學校行政團隊，負責人文課課程內容規劃。網路人文課設計將更活潑化。


3. 考量長期網路教學， 師生互動或有不足。 若疫情安全及法令許可，各班老師家長同意後，老師可偶爾選擇使用慈濟波士頓會所上課。 詳細時間安排會再另行通知。目前正在計劃各種細節及安排時間表，後續將另行公布。

4. 開學前一週（9/6) 於慈濟基金會（15 Summer Street, Newton MA) 舉辦 Open House/家長說明會。目前規劃除了說明網上教學說明會之外，學生領取學習包（課本，口罩，襪套，人文課材料等。），頒發2020 各項奬項等。細節亦將另行公布。


5. 因應疫情影響，校方考慮適度調整學費。額度將在詳細計量後公告。 已繳費的家長將同樣會獲得退費。

6. 慈濟基金會關心您，若您有什任何學費/生活上的幫忙，請直接回覆此電郵或私訊 2021 校長（ 彭淑敏， shumin08.tc@gmail.com).
 
 
Dear Parents,
I would like to thank you for your cooperation, patience, and support to TCA Boston during this pandemic, and hope you all are staying healthy.
As the pandemic situation has not yet completely eased, I know parents will have many questions about next school year. I’d like to update you on our thinking and planning efforts for the fall. 
The school is paying close attention to the pandemic situation and relevant government regulations at all levels. The health and safety for our students, teachers and volunteers are our top priority in any plans we develop.
TCAB plans for next school year are as follows:  

1. Online Teaching for Sept-December 2020: After discussing with Bedford officials and referring to the government's pandemic forecast, TCAB has decided to adopt online teaching at least for the rest of 2020. After that, we will follow the government’s guidelines and pandemic conditions to decide whether to continue with online teaching or when to reopen school for traditional in class teaching.
2. Include Culture Classes in Online Teaching: Besides the language classes, culture classes will be added to the online teaching curriculum. We are grateful to have Charlene Chang, the President of Association of the Chinese Schools (2020), joins TCAB to develop lively online culture courses for students. Please join me to welcome Charlene!
3. Interaction Between Teacher and Student: There may be a concern of insufficient interaction between teacher and student due to the setup of the online teaching. If the online teaching is extended for a longer period, TCAB plans to arrange for teachers and students to occasionally have class in Tzu Chi Boston office to provide them an opportunity to interact in person. However, this plan will be considered ONLY it is safe, permitted by law and with the consent of parents and teacher of each class.  The details and schedule options are still being developed and will be shared once it is finalized.
4. Open House/Parent Briefing Session (9/6/2020) will be held at Tzu Chi Boston Office (15 Summer Street, Newton MA) one week before the start of school. The agenda includes the online teaching briefing, distribution of learning packages to students (e.g. textbooks, masks, socks for indoor, learning materials for culture classes etc.) and presentation of 2020 student awards. Full agenda and details will be announced separately prior to the event.
5. Reduced Tuition Fees: In response to the impact of the pandemic, TCAB considers making an appropriate adjustment to the tuition fees. The amount will be announced after it is finalized, and a refund will be issued to families who have already paid.
6. Tzu Chi Foundation Cares About You: If you need any tuition/life help, please reply directly to this email or send a private message to Principal Shu Min Yang  shumin08.tc@gmail.com