Brian Sturm and Mark Riddle tell stories to several different Kindergarten classes at Estes Hills Elementary school on February 16, 2016 in Chapel Hill, NC. (Photo by Jon Gardiner/UNC-Chapel Hill) Story Squad, led by SILS professor Brian Sturm, partnered with Estes Hills Elementary and won a $5,000 Scholastic Patterson Partnership grant (http://www.scholastic.com/pattersonpartnership/). The money will enable the school to by world folktale books and the Story Squad to perform some of those stories for the kindergarten classes .
Government and private nurseries in Sharjah can resume receiving children from March 28 with strict Covid-19 safety protocols.
A detailed guide was distributed among schools and nurseries about the Covid-19 safety measures. This was followed by safety inspections to ensure compliance.