Hygiene and safety measures for teaching during the corona pandemic

Kapitel Zwei. Deutsch-Sprachschule Berlin GmbH

In order to prevent the spread of the corona virus pandemic in our training rooms, offices and wet rooms, Kapitel Zwei Berlin is committed to the following general hygiene measures in accordance with the applicable local authority requirements, which can be adjusted depending on local regulations:

Hygiene plan within the school:

Please note that the 3G rule for lessons on-site will apply.
Furthermore, the following recommendations are still in place:
- a) wearing a medical mask or FFP2 mask within the classroom – if a distance of less than 1.50m cannot be maintained or in case of bad ventilation. The teacher has the right to make his/her own decisions.
- b) Please note: Outside the classroom (within the school building), it is still mandatory to wear a medical or FFP2 mask.
Therefore: Eating & drinking only outside | not in the school building
In urgent emergencies, the language school keeps stock of a small amount of FFP2 or medical masks and disposable gloves.
Installation of several disinfection stations in the school building for active use
When entering the school, hand disinfection as well as hand washing + disinfection is mandatory
Cough / spit protection walls in reception areas with public traffic
No school attendance with cold symptoms (even without a fever)
Adhere to the cough and sneeze etiquette

3G-rules

3G rules

– VACCINATED ✓

– RECOVERED ✓

– TESTED✓

– FFP2 or MEDICAL MASK ✓

Vaccinated people

You are considered fully vaccinated with a vaccine licensed within the EU, if the second vaccination has taken place at least 15 days prior to course participation.

Please note that if you have had a Johnson & Johnson vaccination, you must refresh your immune system with an additional mRNA vaccine dose in order to be able to take part in the face-to-face courses. This is possible from four weeks after the last Johnson & Johnson vaccination.

Your vaccination status will be checked by the teacher before the course starts. Please have your ID/ID card and your digital Cov19 pass (#App) ready.

For the safety of all students, teachers and staff, we recommend a booster vaccination.

Recovered people

Recovered persons must be able to prove this fact via PCR test, PoC-PCR test on request. This test must be at least 28 days and no more than three (!) months old. After three months, the status of a recovered person expires.

Tested people

If you are neither considered fully vaccinated nor recovered, you must provide a current, official negative Corona test from the testing centre. Kapitel Zwei is required to provide documentation.

Many thanks for your cooperation! This way, you help us keeping the school and our on-site courses running.

Distance markings in front of every room, in front of the school, in front of toilets and corridors (1.5 m)
Compliance with the current quarantine regulations when travelling from risk areas
Regular ventilation (every 20 minutes including ventilation protocol) of the training rooms used
Regular disinfection of surfaces (tables, chairs, blackboards and entire wet rooms, computers / keyboards).
No consumption of food in the hallways and other foot traffic areas.

Wherever possible, course fees should only be paid by bank transfer, online payment, PayPal or EC card payment in the school office, not cash.
As far as possible, communication and administrative activities are handled with minimal contact (digital or telephone), including course registration and advice.

Arrivals organization

Students go directly from the entrance to the classroom
Groups are not permitted in the corridors
Publicly accessible objects such as doorknobs or elevator buttons, if possible, please do not touch with full hands or fingers (use elbows, etc.).

Starting organisation

The stay in the building is limited to the necessary period. Please enter the premises immediately before the start of the course. After the course, students and teachers are asked to leave the building quickly. Please do not linger.

Teachers

The following recommendations are still in place:a) wearing a medical mask or FFP2 mask within the classroom – if a distance of less than 1.50m cannot be maintained or in case of bad ventilation. The teacher has the right to make his/her own decisions.
b) Please note: Outside the classroom (within the school building), it is still mandatory to wear a medical or FFP2 mask.

Using the toilet and hallway rules

Maintain the greatest possible distances in the corridors
even when waiting in front of the toilets

Information displays and posters

Sign at the reception with the most important rules on distance and behaviour
The most important hygiene rules in the toilet area can be viewed by everyone

Tested positive for corona?

Informing the health office (survey form with all necessary information).
as per the health office advice, in-house German courses will take place online until further notice

Hygiene plan within the classrooms and courses:

Should a group decide to conduct the course completely online, Kapitel Zwei Berlin provides the necessary software free of charge for all participants and the teacher.
Permanent wearing of a medical mask is compulsory for both students and teachers and employees

Keep distance:

If possible, a distance of 1.5 m during the lesson and throughout the building, including the sanitary facilities
No touches, hugs and no handshakes
Do not put your hands in your face (especially do not touch the mucous membranes).
No face-to-face / closely spaced conversations
If possible, take the same seat or standing space for each class, so that any contacts can be better traced. Course instructors and participants should be able to provide information on request from the health department about who was exactly where.
Front seating
The distance rules also apply to the breaks.
Avoid mixing with other groups (e.g. during breaks).

Avoidance of crowds through staggered course start and staggered break times. 8.45-11.45 a.m.; new course: 12.15pm – 3.15pm; 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. / 6.15 p.m. to 9.15 p.m.
Break in the classroom course: rooms 1-7 after 80 minutes each + rooms 8-14 after 100 minutes each. This applies to all short periods. Maximum length of stay: 3 hours
Regular ventilation (every 20 minutes including ventilation protocol) of the training rooms used
Teachers are requested to instruct and supervise the participants about hygiene and distance rules as well as current corona protective measures (e.g. corona tests) and what to do in the event of cold symptoms
Mandatory declaration of consent BEFORE the first lesson online

These measures apply until further notice and can only be overridden or tightened again if some or all of the measures are relaxed.

With these measures, which are effective immediately and until revoked by the authorities, we hope to be able to make our contribution to the containment of the corona virus and ask for your understanding for these humane measures, without which we would not be able to run normal language courses.

Hygiene measures