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MEXT E-mail Newsletter Focusing on Schools for Foreign Students
3rd issue：December 25, 2020
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(1) Multilingual publication of "New School Lifestyle - COVID-19 Infection Control Manuals and Guidelines for Schools" (for schools for foreign students)
We wish to inform you that MEXT has released today multilingual versions (English, Portuguese, Vietnamese and Tagalog) of its "New School Lifestyle - COVID-19 Infection Control Manuals and Guidelines for Schools" (for schools for foreign students, 12/03/2020, ver.5). Please use these guidelines when implementing anti-COVID measures at your school.

For details, see the links below.
(English)　https://stg.mext.go.jp/content/201203-mxt_kokusai-000011104_0004.pdf　
(Portuguese)　https://stg.mext.go.jp/content/201203-mxt_kokusai-000011104_0001.pdf
(Vietnamese)　https://stg.mext.go.jp/content/201203-mxt_kokusai-000011104_0002.pdf
(Tagalog)　https://stg.mext.go.jp/content/201203-mxt_kokusai-000011104_0003.pdf

(2) To all students preparing for entrance exams－caution for preventing COVID-19 infections－
MEXT has recently issued "Caution points for preventing COVID-19 infections for all students preparing for entrance exams and their family members."
You can see the details in Japanese or English by clicking the links below;
Japanese  https://stg.mext.go.jp/content/201218-mxt_kokusai-000011104_0001.pdf
English https://stg.mext.go.jp/content/201218-mxt_kokusai-000011104_0002.pdf

(3) Thorough countermeasures against COVID-19 at venues for chorus activities at elementary schools, junior and senior high schools, and schools for special needs
MEXT has compiled guidelines that should be given special attention to prevent COVID-19 infections when conducting chorus activities at schools.
For details see the following site;  (Japanese language only)
https://www.mext.go.jp/content/20201214-mxt_kokusai-000011104-01.pdf

(4) Others
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To check past newsletters, please follow the steps by clicking the specified link below;
https://www.mext.go.jp/magazine/backnumber/symel_00001.htm

The website focusing on schools for foreign students was launched in Plain Japanese on the MEXT's official website;
https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/kokusai/gaikoku/

Useful information for everyone at schools for foreign students focusing on anti-COVID-19 measures will be provided in several languages, for the time being, so please regularly check our updates.

Thank you for reading the entire e-mail.

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文部科学省大臣官房国際課
「外国人学校・インターナショナルスクール メールマガジン」担当
E-mail Newsletter Focusing on Schools for Foreign Students
International Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat, MEXT
Tel：03-5253-4111（Ex. 3222） E-mail：gaikokuzingakkou@mext.go.jp
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