COVID-19 UPDATE 2 JULY 2020

Kia ora SAE students

Many of you will be in the final throes of your current project and busy wrapping up your assignments. Good luck

This means that next Monday 6 July marks the commencement of your next project and for most of you that means a full return back to campus. As you’ll recall, we took a gentle transition out of lockdown over these past 6 weeks, with some classes remaining online and a handful of sessions being held at school. From the next project, you’ll notice another shift for SAE Auckland, with the vast majority of your classes being back on campus.

But we also hear that many of you have enjoyed some online learning. So, we will keep the occasional class online when appropriate – such as theory-type classes or class discussions. For those classes, you’ll be able to chime in from home and won’t need to travel to campus. But, given the hands-on practical nature of our quals, these won’t occur too often – on average, no more than one a week. For the most part, you’ll be on campus as of next Monday.

While it will be brilliant for our campus to return to a vibrant, creative place, we do need to be mindful that COVID-19 continues to rage worldwide and our vigilance here in New Zealand is still needed. Please maintain good hand hygiene, sneeze/cough into your elbow, stay home and inform us if you are unwell, and use the contract tracing app to sign into SAE each day. And above all, be kind and gentle with yourself and others. We’ve all been through a lot, so let’s ensure our SAE campus is a safe and enjoyable place to come to each day.

To celebrate our return and help reconnect our community, we are putting on a Soup Day next Wednesday, 12noon in JJs. Come and enjoy a hot bowl of soup with your fellow classmates. See you all there!

As always, please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Otherwise, I look forward to seeing you all back on campus next week.

Arohanui,

Suzette