Safe School Return Campaign

We all have a role to play in helping children return to school safely

A video on tips for returning to school, produced by UNICEF, China’s Ministry of Education and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, was played at Yixing School of Zhong County in Chongqing, China on 3 June 2020.
UNICEF/China/2020/Ma Yuyuan

UNICEF, the Ministry of Education and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention are launching this campaign to provide practical ideas for everyone to help children return to school safely.

Good hygiene practices, maintaining social distance, and monitoring for symptoms are all important measures that need to continue. We also need to make sure that children are not stigmatized if they or their family members have been sick, or if they have travelled to affected areas. All children should be able to return to a safe and supportive environment.

These messages and tips for students, teachers and parents will be distributed in video and poster formats to schools across the country. You can help. We encourage everyone to share the videos and posters with family members, friends, colleagues, and of course the children in their life.

All of us – children of all ages, friends, parents, caregivers and teachers – have a role to play in making the return to school healthy, safe, and smooth.

Children

Younger children going back to school
Adolescents
Tips for students going back to school
Parents
How parents can help their children go back to school

Teachers

How teachers can communicate as children prepare to go back to school
Tips for kindergarten and primary school students

Video
Our animal friends demonstrate some tips: be kind, wash often, and wash well!

Poster
Six things children need to know about starting school and returning to class.

6 things you need to know before returning to school

Poster (kindergarteners)
Four things you need to know before returning to kindergarten.

Safe school return
Tips for secondary school students

Video
What students can do to protect themselves, their families and their friends.

Poster 
Six things young people need to know about starting school and returning to class.

6 things you need to know before returning to school
Tips for parents

Video
Tips for talking to children, sharing correct information, and supporting school safety efforts.

Poster 
A poster with information parents need to know about their children returning to school.

Safe School Return - Parents' guide

Poster (kindergarteners) 
A poster with six things parents of kindergartners need to know about starting school and returning to class.

Parents' guide for kindergartens
Tips for teachers

Video
Tips for caring for students, modelling good hygiene practices, and supporting psychological and emotional needs.

Poster
A poster with a simple checklist teachers need to know to prepare for their students returning to class. 

Safe School Return - Teachers' checklist

Poster (kindergarteners)
A poster with tips teachers need to know to prepare for their kindergarten students returning to class.

Kindergartens' teacher checklist

Guides to prevent and control COVID-19 in schools

Years 6-8 enjoying their handwash

How to talk to students about COVID-19

Khalida Kamil, assistant teacher teaching hand washing steps to the students of Early Childhood (ECE) class in government girls elementary school Khato Kalan in Toba take sing district, Punjab province, Pakistan.