By Syed Mussarat Khalil

Saudi Gazette

JEDDAH -- Pakistan International School Jeddah -- English Section (PISJ-ES) has launched an online teaching platform to ensure students continue their ed ucation via online medium without wasting time and also remain safe and healthy at their homes.

The school has taken several steps to facilitate students and the community. It has specially designed slabs to achieve the targeted goal through online teaching. Accordingly, complete instructions are provided on the school's website to guide parents and students regarding online teaching. Newly enrolled students are being taught by teachers through video and PowerPoint presentations.

Furthermore, due to the economic situation caused by the corona epidemic, the school has launched a "Special Installment Program" for parents who cannot pay full fee can set their own customized installments. And depending on current conditions, online submission of fees is provided, account numbers can be obtained from the school website. Parents will only be charged fees as is there in the "prospectus". As long as this situation persists, transportation charges have also been waived.

All educational activities at PISJ-ES are continuing as usual and doing very well. Several parents have lauded the measures adopted by the school to cope with the situation arising out of the pandemic breakout and the subsequent lockdown of the city.