MEXT E-mail Newsletter Focusing on Schools for Foreign Students 26th issue（July 27th, 2021）

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MEXT E-mail Newsletter Focusing on Schools for Foreign Students
26th issue：July 27th, 2021
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（1）Amendment of “New School Lifestyle –COVID-19 Infection Control Manuals and Guidelines for Schools”

We added the descriptions about the prevention of discrimination and prejudice, the specific methods of constant ventilation, and the infection control on school buses to the “New School Lifestyle –COVID-19 Infection Control Manuals and Guidelines for Schools” issued on July 20th, 2021 (Ver.6.1).
For details, please refer to the latest version of the manual at the link below.
(The versions of Japanese, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Tagalog and Spanish have been revised.
The version of English is currently in preparation, so please wait for a while.)
https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/kokusai/gaikoku/index_00002.htm
We kindly share this with you because it could be utilized as a reference for your consideration about your response to the novel coronavirus disease.


（2）The Sixth Symposium on the Promotion of International Baccalaureate in Japan

We would like to inform you that MEXT will organize the Sixth Symposium on the Promotion of International Baccalaureate in Japan.
Title: The Sixth Symposium on the Promotion of International Baccalaureate in Japan
Theme: Change schools, the community and the society by IB education
Date and Time: August 28-29 (Sat-Sun), 2021 10:00-12:00
Venue: Online (ZOOM)
Language: Japanese (No interpretation)
Registration deadline: August 26 (Thu), 2021 at 17:00

 For more Information: https://ibconsortium.mext.go.jp/symposium/
If you are interested in this event, please apply or contact the Secretariat of the MEXT Consortium for Promotion of IB Education in Japan directly, referring to the URL above.


（3）Others

To register or de-register to this newsletter, please send an email to the following e-mail address at MEXT. In the case of register, please describe your e-mail address and affiliation in your e-mail:
E-mail address: gaikokuzingakkou@mext.go.jp
It would be appreciated if you register the e-mail address of representatives of the schools for foreign students.
 
To check the previous 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 the 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 the 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 this e-mail newsletter.
 
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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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