• Travel outside of Shanghai should be limited for all employees, families, and students. 
• If one must travel for a critical or emergency matter, travel should be limited to identified low-risk zones within China.  
• Anyone traveling outside of Shanghai, regardless of the destination’s risk-level, should be prepared to face additional and unexpected government-mandated control measures such as being stranded outside of Shanghai due to travel restrictions, required quarantine, and/or additional Covid-19 Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT). 
• Students who have access to campus restricted due to a family’s choice to travel outside of Shanghai will be marked absent; thus, additional provisions such as virtual learning will not be made available.

Please note the following applies to those that have travelled to or thorugh a low-, medium-, or high-risk zone:

• Low-Risk Zone: Should a student or school employee return to Shanghai from a low-risk zone,  the individual must provide all travel details via the SCIS Travel Form. The individual is required to take two Nucleic Acid Tests (NAT) within 72 hours of their return to campus date. One of the NATs must be within 24-hours of their return to campus and must be completed within a Shanghai Municipal community test site (within Shanghai).

• Medium Risk Zone: Should a student, school employee, or any member of their household return to Shanghai from a medium-risk area, each individual will be required to complete quarantine upon return adhere to the Community Health Departments guidelines. Prior to an individual's return to campus, two Nucleic Acid Tests (NAT) within 72 hours of their return to campus date must be completed. One of the NATs must be within 24-hours of their return to campus and must be completed within a Shanghai Municipal community test site (within Shanghai).

• High-Risk Zone: Should a student, school employee, or any member of their household return to Shanghai from a high-risk area, they must complete a Centralized Isolation Health Observation (hotel-based quarantine) of their return and observe any additional requirements placed upon the individual once in Shanghai. Prior to an individual's return to campus, two Nucleic Acid Tests (NAT) within 72 hours of their return to campus date must be completed. One of the NATs must be within 24-hours of their return to campus and must be completed within a Shanghai Municipal community test site (within Shanghai).

For those that have completed the requirements established for Low-, Reasonable-, Medium-, or High-risk zones, the following steps are required before your child may return to campus: 

• In order to apply to return to school the student will need to take a nucleic acid test (NAT)* within 24 hours of campus entry date and provide the report of the test results via email to the school clinic who will confirm your results and access to campus. 
  • Hongqiao ECE Campus: hq-ece-nurse@scis-china.org 
  • Hongqiao Main Campus: hq-nurse@scis-china.org 
  • Pudong Campus: pd-nurse@scis-china.org 

Please reference this site to determine risk levels around China. (For non-Mandarin readers, this site is most easily viewed using Google Chrome on the computer for translation. )

SCIS community members that are returning from outside of Mainland China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, are required to: 

• Report travel history to the school via the SCIS Travel Form
• Complete the current 7 + 3 days of centralized and at-home quarantine (students and employees will not be able to enter campus during this entire 10-day period)
• For those that have:
  • Observed their 7+3 days in centralized quarantine within Shanghai: 
    • You must submit confirmation of two Nucleic Acid Tests (NAT) taken in Shanghai within 72 hours of the campus entry date, one of which must be taken within 24 hours of the entry date via email to the school clinic (as noted below). 
  • Observed 7 days of centralized quarantine in a hotel in or out of Shanghai and 3 days of home-based quarantine in Shanghai: 
    •  You must submit confirmation of two Nucleic Acid Tests (NAT) taken in Shanghai within 72 hours of the campus entry date, one of which must be taken within 24 hours of the entry date via email to the school clinic (as noted below).
  • Observed 7 + 3 days of centralized quarantine outside of Shanghai: 
    •  Upon your families return to Shanghai, you must submit confirmation of two Nucleic Acid Tests (NAT) taken in Shanghai within 72 hours of the campus entry date, one of which must be taken within 24 hours of the entry date via email to the school clinic (as noted below). 

Confirmation emails should be sent to the campus clinic teams at: 

• Hongqiao ECE Campus: hq-ece-nurse@scis-china.org  
• Hongqiao Main Campus: hq-nurse@scis-china.org  
• Pudong Campus: pd-nurse@scis-china.org

*Please note, the antibody test (PCR) is not a required test for verifying return to campus.

To ensure SCIS is a healthy and safe place to learn from and that all students abide to the Shanghai Education Commission’s protocol, we have developed a new procedure that requires all students to upload their black NAT QR codes prior to entering campus here*

*Note: Please ensure you are logged out of your work/personal email account (especially if it is a Microsoft account) before proceeding.

Follow these instructions to upload your child(ren)'s NAT QR code(s).

• Athletics and Performing Arts:   
  • We are confirmed to support the creation of our Upper School athletic teams (Varsity, Junior Varsity, CISSA) and performing arts clubs.  
  • Practices for athletics and performing arts activities can take place before school and after school as long as the following conditions are met: 
    • Nurses will be available on campus during the pre-determined practice times.
    • Adult supervisors/coaches remain on campus until all students leave campus. 
    • Weekend practices or activities on campus are required to adhere to the same gate entry and visitor requirements as a school day, inclusive of having a nurse present.  
    • Efforts to minimize health risks should be taken when planning practices. 
• After School Activities: 
  • We are confirmed to provide SCIS sponsored After School Activities for all divisions. 
  • These can take place from 3:00 – 4:15 pm on school days. 
    • No weekend activities are approved at this time. 
  • At present, outside vendors are not allowed to offer an ASA on any SCIS campus. 
  • Campuses will be swept at 4:15pm and students will be asked to leave campus at that time. 

• Fitness Rooms/Gym: 
  • Students: Gym/Fitness Rooms may be accessed by students as part of Physical Education courses and during supervised after school athletics and activities. 
  • Employees: Access to Gym/Fitness Rooms for employees is permitted while students are not present. 
• Fields/Playground: 
  • School Days: Fields/Playgrounds can be used by students as part of Physical Education and Recess periods. 
  • After School: Fields/Playgrounds are only able to be used as part of planned and supervised ASAs and Athletic Practices. 
• Swimming Pools: 
  • Campus swimming pools will be available for student use from 8:00 am-4:30 pm. 
  • Access to swimming pools for employees will be provided when students are not present, with the presence of a lifeguard, and during the hours identified for each campus. 

• During School Hours:
  • Parents will not be allowed to enter campus while students are on campus (M-F 7:30 am – 3:00 pm) 
• Outside of School Hours: 
  • Parents or visitors will be able to access campus outside of school hours when they have an administrator-approved meeting.
    • Parents and visitors will be given access when attending a planned meeting with administrator approval for campus entry. 
    • All campus entry requirements remain in full effect: 
      • Present the Entry Code (Shanghai Green QR Health Code), displaying a 24-hour NAT result. 
      • Have a temperature of 37.2 or below. 
      • Maintaining physical distancing. 
      • Wear a mask when entering and exiting the main gate and when inside school buildings.

In order to return to campus after leaving school with a fever, vomiting, or diarrhea, a student will need:  

• A doctor’s diagnosis: 
  • A negative Nucleic Acid Test (from a Shanghai testing location) result will only be required if the doctor's note recommends the test.  

• To have been fever-free for 48 hours (rather than the previous 24) without fever-reducing medication.  

• To have been symptom-free from vomit and/or diarrhea for 72 hours without the use of medication along with a doctor’s note.  

• To be approved by the SCIS campus nurse. 
  • The nurse will meet the child and parent in front of the campus on the scheduled day of return as the child will not be permitted on the bus that morning.   
  • Contact the campus nurse as follows:  
    • Hongqiao ECE Campus: hq-ece-nurse@scis-china.org  
    • Hongqiao Main Campus: hq-nurse@scis-china.org 
    • Pudong Campus: pd-nurse@scis-china.org  

• Dry cough  
• Fatigue  
• Difficulty breathing  
• Other symptoms may include: 
  • Sore throat  
  • Body aches  
  • Diarrhea and/or nausea  
  • Vomiting

In order to return to campus after leaving school with a fever, vomiting, or diarrhea, a student will need:  

• A doctor’s diagnosis: 
  • A negative Nucleic Acid Test (from a Shanghai testing location) result will only be required if the doctor's note recommends the test.  

• To have been fever-free for 48 hours (rather than the previous 24) without fever-reducing medication.  

• To have been symptom-free from vomit and/or diarrhea for 72 hours without the use of medication along with a doctor’s note.  

• To be approved by the SCIS campus nurse. 
  • The nurse will meet the child and parent in front of the campus on the scheduled day of return as the child will not be permitted on the bus that morning.   
  • Contact the campus nurse as follows:  
    • Hongqiao ECE Campus: hq-ece-nurse@scis-china.org  
    • Hongqiao Main Campus: hq-nurse@scis-china.org 
    • Pudong Campus: pd-nurse@scis-china.org  

• Students and staff will be handwashing/sanitizing consistently throughout the school day. 

• Classroom surfaces will be thoroughly disinfected before and after school each day. Highly used surfaces such as door handles, and handrails are being disinfected on a regular basis. 

• Our campuses continue to follow regular deep cleaning routines, meeting, and surpassing, all specific requirements of the CDC guidelines. 

• Outdoor play will continue at all campuses. 
• Outdoor play schedules will be altered to accommodate proper disinfection of materials between use. 
• Only materials that can be properly disinfected will be used during outdoor play. 
• Students should not wear masks during cardio-related activities. 

In order to maintain a safe and healthy environment while on the school bus, the following protocols must be followed: 

The bus driver and bus monitor will: 

• Be free of fever and COVID-19 symptoms and must always wear a face mask. 

• Present their Entry Code (Shanghai Green QR Health Code) to school and bus company prior to morning pick-ups. 

• Clean and disinfect the bus in the morning and afternoon before pick-up and after drop-off. 

• Keep the bus windows open for proper ventilation, weather permitting. 

• Check the Entry Codes (Shanghai Green QR Health Codes) of parents/guardians, record student temperatures and issue hand sanitizer. 

Until further notice, students will not be permitted to ride buses other than their own. 

• Toilets will be cleaned consistently throughout the school day. 
• Common spaces and surfaces (including door handles and railings) will be cleaned repeatedly throughout the day. 

• Prior to dismissal, all students will have their temperatures checked. If a student has a temperature of 37.3 ºC or above, they will be escorted to the Quarantine Station. 
• Students must wash their hands with soap and water before leaving the classroom. 

• Parent/Guardian must email the classroom teacher (ECE/Lower School) or Divisional secretary (Upper School) prior to the day of early pick-up. 
• Upon arrival at the front gate, the parent will notify the guard the name of the student who is to be picked up. 
• A staff member will bring the child to the front gate for dismissal. 

Please note that due to current regulations, if a child leaves campus and wants to return the same day, approval is required from administration.