Sharjah: The COVID-19 epidemic has forced many schools around the world to seek cutting-edge tactics for themselves.
Washing your hands with soap and water, when done correctly, is in combat opposite COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization.
Today, the Victoria English School (VES) in Sharjah, which has 800 students, has taken a new initiative to inspire hand washing by turning dozens of barrels into colorful washbasins and installing them in the hallways and in the schoolych. “One of the things we want to do is that academics don’t associate hand washing with anything they do when they stop in the bathroom. We need to tell you that hand washing is a component of hygiene and smart preparation for COVID-19,” Keith Sykes, director of VES, told Gulf News.
He said ten barrels had been placed inside the school and in the backyard to avoid crowds of students around the toilet sinks and prevent the spread of coronavirus. “We brought barrels and designed them with sinks and water tanks. Handwashing stations will be placed in the backyard so students can wash their hands during the break. We need to create a culture that inspires students to wash their hands as a normal practice, not just COVID-19.
Ameen Al Nezami, the school’s president, said they had painted a lot during the summer holidays to prepare the school for an exam at COVID-19. He said a team of inspectors from the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) visited the school and asked for more washbasins for students to wash their hands. “We have a plan in a position to have more sinks in the hallways, but it has required many plumbing paints and redesign of the school design. I came here with the concept of having colorful barrels and turning them into handwashing stations,” Al Nezami said.
He discussed the concept with the school and everyone came here in combination to do the homework temporarily before the schools reopened to the students. “We took the barrels to a factory to cut them and place the sinks and the sewage tank. We put a water tank over the washing station and the concept worked well,” Al Nezami added.
Youshita Ahmad, art curator at VES, painted barrels with themes from the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and England in her art studio at school. “We’ve tried to make academics more welcoming so that academics can wash their hands. With colorful washbasins, the scholars are pleased to look and wash,” he said.
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