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Hygiene Rules for In-house Courses DeutschAkademie Berlin

To protect our participants and employees from further spread of the Covid-19 virus, the DeutschAkademie undertakes to adhere to the following infection protection principles and hygiene rules.

This concept is based on the guidelines of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research:  https://www.berlin.de/corona/massnahmen/verordnung/

Please note:

• For participation in the in-house courses a confirmation of a negative test (antigene test 24 hours; PCR test 48 hours), vaccination or recovery is required (two times per week: Monday and Wednesday). This will be checked by the staff of the DeutschAkademie. Without valid proof, the student must leave the school.
• A distance of at least 1,5 meters has to be kept within the building. Also at the seats, the distance rule of at least 1,5 meters applies. This is guaranteed by the seating arrangements.
• Wearing a medical or FFP2 mask in the DeutschAkademie is compulsory! The mask can only be removed in the classroom at the permanently assigned seats.

Further effective measures for protection against infection with SARS-CoV-2 are:

• Good hand hygiene (hand washing with soap for 20-30 seconds).
• Compliance with cough and sneeze labels (coughing or sneezing in the crook of the arm or in a handkerchief).

Notification of a suspected corona or corona disease

If you have the following symptoms, you will not be allowed to enter the school premises or take part in lessons:

• Increased temperature (from 37.5 ° C), cold symptoms or respiratory diseases. (unless the doctor has clarified a cold, for example)
• If you have had contact with an infected person.
• If you have tested positive for Covid-19, but also if you suspect a possible infection, please let us know immediately so that we can stop possible infection chains as quickly as possible.

Hygiene measures for the implementation of the lessons

• The group size is reduced per room so that each participant gets a single table and the minimum distance of 1,5 meters between people is guaranteed. (It is not permitted to change the arrangement of the tables!) Please take a free space in the classroom and do not change it, the tables are also numbered so that you simply have to remember your seat number.
• You are obliged to wear a medical or FFP2 mask. You can only remove this once you are seated at your fixed seat.
• Please wash your hands regularly (hand washing with soap for 20 – 30 seconds).
• Please keep the cough and sneeze label (cough or sneeze in the crook of your arm or in a handkerchief).
• Group work is not permitted.
• Please do not exchange any work materials and avoid touching the same objects.
• No physical contact such as hugs, shaking hands.
• Please avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth.
• Regular open the windows in the classroom (at least 10 minutes per full hour).
• Entering and leaving the DeutschAkademie is only permitted if the minimum distance of 1,5 m is respected.
• No group formation before, during or after the course.
• If you come too early, please wait in front of the building.
• The use of public transport is carried out in compliance with the hygiene rules posted there.

Stay in the building: breaks, leaving & entering the DeutschAkademie

When entering and leaving school or changing rooms, please wash or disinfect your hands. Disinfectants are available at the entrance, in the toilets and in front of the office. In the stairwell and in the corridors, please always go to the right and observe the floor markings.

Cleaning at the DeutschAkademie

• Disinfectants are provided for you in front of the office and at the entrance and exit.
• Please clean your working space properly before and after class. Specific desinfectant is available in the classroom.

Sanitation hygiene

• Our sanitary rooms are equipped with liquid soap, disposable towels and disinfectants
• The sanitary facilities may only be visited individually.
• Please wash your hands regularly (hand washing with soap for 20 – 30 seconds).

The measures mentioned will take effect immediately.  

The hygiene rules will be adjusted depending on the announcements or changes in government regulations. (As of July 12th , 2021) 

Do you have symptoms? Call 116 117 and inform the office so we can take any further steps. Please note that the DeutschAkademie reserves the right to send participants with flu-like symptoms home.

Liability

Participants and teachers are responsible for their mask. If a vaccination or recovery confirmation cannot be provided, participants and teachers have to get tested independently and bring a valid evidence.

As the DeutschAkademie, we accept no responsibility for non-compliance with these hygiene rules on the part of the participants and cannot be held responsible for any possible infection with Covid-19.