COVID-19 policies at IBG

UPDATED MARCH 23rd 15:20

According to the authorities the students must stay at home until the 14th of April.

UPDATED MARCH 13th AT 9:05

• Exchanges from the United States and Spain in March and April have been cancelled. 
• The use of the school’s facilities by the public has been suspended until March 30th. 

We are now running virtual classrooms in all classes. Please find below some guidelines on what is expected of the students in a virtual classroom:

• You are expected to be online when you have class in Lectio. Logon to Lectio, check the Lectio messages (beskeder) and check in the yellow sticky note on each lesson what work your teacher expects you to complete in your lesson. For upcoming EE check-in sessions in 1i, check lectio for info on how to get in touch with your teacher for a virtual meeting.
• Teachers may make use of Microsoft teams for the virtual lessons. Anders (Kr) has made a video guide on how to use Teams: https://youtu.be/zQH1VmbpxrU
• Contact your teacher if you experience problems navigating the virtual lesson.  
• Attendance will be taken in all lessons. To be marked present, you must complete the tasks set by your teacher. It is expected that you attempt a thorough answer and that you make an effort.  
• All assignments are of course also due as normal. It is expected that you hand in written work on time.
• All classes are important and there will be no make-up classes when school re-opens. What is covered in the virtual classroom is part of your final exams. So please spend an approprioate amount of time on each lesson.
• Finally, we highly encourage all of you to stay indoors and avoid social mingling during the time of the school's closure, in accordance with the guidelines from the Ministry of Health.

UPDATED MARCH 12th AT 10:55

All educational institutions in Denmark, including Ikast-Brande Gymnasium, have been closed as of Thursday, 12th of March until the 30th of March.

This means that students must stay at home as of Thursday 12th of March and until the school opens again.

Please continue to check our website for updates regarding the school’s closure. 

All lessons are virtual during the period of closure. Students are expected to follow their timetable and attend lessons from home. Virtual classes will run via Microsoft Teams and Lectio. More info is being sent out to students Thursday the 12th of March 2020. 

It is important that students go online as if they were at school and attend lessons from home on time – that is, as scheduled in Lectio.  

We encourage all international students to stay in Denmark and to not travel back home during the school’s closure, in accordance with the Ministry of Health’s recommendations for international travel. Should students and their parents make the decision to travel home, please be aware that this is at the student’s own risk. ‘Red zones’ are currently in place worldwide, restricting all travel from these areas to Denmark and students may risk not being able to travel back to Denmark or to become quarantined upon return to Denmark. Students that stay on in our dormitories are highly encouraged to stay isolated in their rooms as much as possible during the 2-week closure of the school. 

We are being updated regularly from the Ministry of Health and are taking all necessary precautions, as outlined by the Authorities. We encourage all students and parents to stay updated and to please uphold the Ministry’s guidelines to prevent COVID-19 from spreading further in Denmark. 

For further information on COVID-19 in Denmark, please contact the official hotline: +45 70 20 02 33
or visit: www.sst.dk/coronavirus