Experience YCIS-BJ Social Distancing Campus Tour | 体验北京耀中的虚拟校园之旅

Since the beginning of March, our enthusiastic Admissions Advisors have been conducting interactive, real time virtual campus tours for prospective parents interested in learning more about the school – an opportunity for them to see our beautiful school premises located adjacent the Honglingjin Park in downtown Beijing. Sara Wramner, Deputy Head of Admissions has conducted several tours in the past months and here she shares the purpose and how can parents benefit from scheduling such online tours and what they can expect to see when experiencing one.

During regular school times, parents are able to visit our campus for a face to face tour, but at the moment, due to the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and restrictions regarding who can access our campus, virtual tours are the sole way parents can view our facilities.

Although our website provides information about our campus facilities and a virtual tour of key areas, Ms Wramner states that “it is important for prospective parents to get a feel for our campus facilities, envision the student-teacher interaction and see what we have to offer to their family.”  Which is the reason why during the tours, she and her equally experienced colleagues, always showcase our innovative learning spaces, the outstanding libraries, the art and music studios, the auditorium, gym, and cafeteria. Some of the things parents like to see the most are our Staff Board because they get an opportunity to see our diverse cohort of teachers, and of course, our renowned open Learning Communities.

Our online tours have been a suitable alternative to school visits during the outbreak, according to Sara because “most prospective parents enjoy seeing our premises, and speaking to us “face to face” even though it is via an iPad screen.”  She adds that “even though we would have preferred to have the face to face contact, this is the second-best option with an interactive personalized virtual experience.”

Another benefit to the virtual tour has been the opportunity for parents to see the preparations our school has put in place as a preventative measure for Covid-19. Learners’ desks have been divided to avoid direct contact, there are hand sanitisers in different areas of our premises and information signs to teach students about how to keep disinfected when on campus.

Campus tours are usually tailored according to each family’s needs and specifically the students’ year levels, with tours taking place “in our ECE Early Childhood Education (K2 to K4), Primary Y1 to Y6, and Secondary School Y7-Y13.” she says. During the tours, parents can see lessons in action and ask related questions as required.

Besides our Admissions Advisors, during their virtual campus tour, parents can have other discussions via zoom with key academic staff, and set up calls as well, if needed. Our Admissions Advisors can also arrange online academic interviews for our Secondary School students.

Following the most recent school closure, Sara and the other Advisors expect more virtual campus tour in the coming weeks. She advises parents to schedule an online visit with them because “This is an excellent way to learn more about us and to see our beautiful downtown campus! Tours can be scheduled from Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4pm. We look forward to welcoming parents for a virtual campus tour soon”

To book your tour of our campus, click here.

在正常的上学期间，家长可以到访我们的校园进行亲身游览，但目前，鉴于新冠肺炎疫情带来的不确定性和我校对于来访者的限制，虚拟游览是家长参观我们校园的唯一方式。

虽然我们的网站提供了有关校园设施的信息，还提供了关键区域的虚拟导览，但Wramner女士表示，“对未来的家长来说，了解我们的校园设施、师生互动情况以及了解我们能为他们的家庭提供什么，这些都很重要。”这就是为什么在参观期间，她和她富有经验的同事总是展示我们的创新型学习空间、图书馆、艺术和音乐工作室、礼堂、体育馆和餐厅。家长们最喜欢看到的是我们的教职工展示区，”因为他们有机会看到我们多元化的教师队伍，当然，还有我们著名的开放型学习社区。

Sara说，在疫情期间，在线参观是了解我们学校的恰当方式，因为即使是通过iPad屏幕，“大多数家长还是希望看到我们的校区，并与我们“面对面”进行交谈。她补充说:“尽管我们更喜欢亲身体验，但这依旧是个性化互动体验的次优选择。”

虚拟之旅的另一个亮点是，家长有机会看到我们学校为预防新冠肺炎所做的准备工作。我们分开了学生的课桌，以避免直接接触，校园的不同区域都备有洗手液，并贴有标识教学生如何在校园里进行清洁消毒。

在我们的幼儿教育部(两岁班到四岁班)、小学部一至六年级、中学部七至十三年级，校园参观通常是根据不同家庭的需要和学生的年级而开展的。”她说道。在参观期间，家长可以看到上课的实景，并提出自己感兴趣的问题。

除了我们的招生顾问，在虚拟校园之旅中，家长还可以通过zoom与主要的学术人员进行学术相关讨论，甚至也可以打电话交流。我们的招生顾问也会为中学生安排在线学术面试。

在最近一次学校停课后，Sara和其他顾问希望在接下来的几周能主持更多的虚拟校园之旅。她建议家长们预约一次在线参观，因为“这是一个很好的方式，家长可以更多地了解我们，看看我们美丽的市中心校园！”参观时间为周一至周五上午8时至下午4时。我们期待着在虚拟校园之旅见到您。”

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