Our Stepped-up Safety Protection (SSP) effectively protected our students in the COVID-19 pandemic
Our residences remained open for our students and we delivered our educational programming via remote teaching and learning.
Under our SSP, our graduates
- Stay healthy
- Complete their studies on time
- Applied to their dream universities without delay
Our SSP
- Provided an environment that met and exceeded the health and safety standards of the federal and provincial health authorities of Canada
Our Total Care® Stepped-up Safety Protection Kept Our Students Healthy, Safe and Able to Succeed
Enforced a Strict Health and Safety Protocol
- Restricted visitation to school and residences
- Allowed no visitors except emergency repairs personnel
- Temperature check at all entrances
- Required students and staff to use hand sanitizer when entering buildings and cafeterias
- New students were isolated for 14 days inside Canada before attending CIC
Implemented Comprehensive Practices to Avoid Cross Contamination
- Served meals to students in their residences in take-out disposable containers
- Barred food delivery services from entering the residences
- Provided no-touch delivery for take-out food
- Disinfected all incoming packages
- Observed social distancing and limited gatherings to a maximum of 5 people
- Installed Plexiglass barriers for better protection of staff and students
- Educated students on precautionary measures through posters and TV messages
- Stopped our health workers from taking part-time jobs in other health facilities
- Prohibited any school personnel with flu-like symptoms from reporting to work
- Provided masks and gloves to all approved visitors, Food Service and Residence Staff on duty
Improved Hand Hygiene & Increased Cleaning
- Installed hand sanitizer and refill stations throughout the school and residences
- Provided all students and staff a personal bottle of sanitizer
- Increased cleaning of all high touch points such as door handles, elevator buttons, water fountains and washroom facilities 4 times a day
- Cleared garbage containers in the public areas 4 times a day
- Provided PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
- Students were given masks to wear when sick
- Students who need to travel on a plane were given multiple masks and gloves for protection prior to leaving the residence
Started Remote Teaching & Learning
- Switched our teaching from classroom to inside residence for better safety
“Thank you for Total Care® program. I was totally confident that our son was in safe. Please share our appreciations with the whole CIC team.”
@Mariya Taran
“Thanks to CIC for creating a safe environment for our study and living”
@Annie Tao
Took Extra Steps to Protect Our Students' Health & Mental Wellness
- We have mental wellness counsellors available day and evening, weekdays and weekends
- Afternoon snack break allowed students to enjoy tea and a muffin
- Provided masks to all Food Service and Residence Staff on duty
Keep Our Students in a Happy Mood
- Recess allowed students to have fresh air breaks throughout the day, weekdays and weekends while being mindful of social distancing
“This to express our sincere gratitude to everybody – liaison, food services and residence staff – for their hands and hearts to organize this surprise for Nikita! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for your caring attitude – it is so important for the kids and it does make a difference! You made this day for Nikita and us!”
Nikita’s family
We continued our full range of support services so that our students could graduate on time
- University Placement Service
- Guidance counselling
- Google Coach
- Health and Wellness services with daily nursing visits to residences
- Toiletries for Convenience
- CIC Crafters and Knitters
- Hair Cut
- Tutorial support
- Liaison service
- Student visa and study permit renewal service at residence and by email
- Student Development Activities
- On-site Gym
- Textbook Delivery