STAYING SAFE

Definitely. We will work with you to find a suitable quarantine location for your child.

Please refer to our COVID-19 Safety Guide.

Tuition will not be lowered if we return to remote learning again. Though, if boarding students cannot live on campus, we would adjust tuition fees to account for the fact that they are not being housed on campus.

• For boarding students, breakfast and dinner will be served in the Dining Hall; lunches will be served in classrooms
• For day students, lunches will be served in the classrooms
• Snacks will be available during the day

Yes, though, if parents can drive their children that would be preferable. Please see Section 7 of our COVID-19 Safety Guide for our transportation guidelines. Click here to view our COVID-19 Safety Guide.

Yes. Students (in Junior Kindergarten and older), employees and visitors to campus will be required to wear masks at all times when in the school, including classrooms. We will have disposable masks available for students. Masks are to be worn at all times inside the building by all students (JK and above), staff, and visitors.

For more information about self-isolation and self-monitoring, review the Public Health Ontario COVID-19 fact sheets.

If you have travelled outside of Canada and become ill with mild respiratory symptoms, call Hastings Prince Edward Public Health at 613-966-5500, contact your own health care provider, or call Telehealth 1-866-797-0000 for direction.

If you have travelled outside of Canada and become ill with severe respiratory symptoms such as having difficulty breathing or shortness of breath while doing very little, call 911 or go to your local emergency department.

If you are experiencing any of the symptoms listed above and have recently travelled to affected areas, it is important to avoid public transportation and to immediately inform medical staff of your travel history.

If you are experiencing symptoms of an illness that spreads through the air, wearing a mask can help prevent the spread of the infection to others. The mask acts as a barrier and helps stop the tiny droplets from spreading around you when you cough or sneeze. Your health provider may recommend you wear a mask while you are seeking or waiting for care. In this instance masks are an appropriate part of infection prevention and control measures that put in place so that people with an infectious respiratory illness do not transmit the infection to others.

*Affected areas include any area under Government of Canada Travel Advisory for COVID-19.

The federal government has issued an travel advisory, advising Canadians against all travel outside of the country. See the answer to  ‘Do I need to stay home if I have recently travelled?’ section above, or contact HPEPH at 613-966-5500 for more information. If you have travel plans, check the latest travel advisories on the Government of Canada’s website for the most up to date recommendations.

Many signs and symptoms are similar to other upper and lower respiratory infections, and can range from mild cold symptoms to more severe illness with fever, cough, shortness of breath, and pneumonia.

The best way to protect yourself and those around you is to get your vaccination and use regular infection control practises. These are especially important during cold and flu season.

• Wash your hands frequently using soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer
• Wear a mask
• Avoid shaking hands with others, use other forms of acknowledgement
• Cough and sneeze into the bend of your arm, not into your hand
• If you use a tissue, throw it away immediately and wash your hands
• Avoid touching your nose, mouth or eyes with your hands
• Clean objects/surfaces that a lot of people touch (door handles, phones, light switches, desks), and wash your hands after touching these surfaces
• Don’t share items such as cutlery or water bottles with others – even immediate family
• Get your influenza vaccine to help avoid getting the flu
• Stay home when you are sick and avoid contact with other people until your symptoms are gone
• If you suspect you are sick, avoid visiting people in long term care, or individuals with health concerns

Please visit the HPEPH website for information about confirmed cases in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties.

For the most up to date status of cases in Ontario, visit the Ministry of Health’s web page.

Get up-to-date information from reliable health resources, and stay up to date on health travel notices from the Government of Canada

Practise good infection control procedures

• Follow basic infection control procedures to protect yourself and those around you

For more information and detailed recommendations, please visit HPEPH’s Outbreak Preparedness web page.