As of Sunday, 7.3.2021, it is possible to hold classes in grades 7-10 as part of the traffic light model, subject to government authorization. That is, it is possible to hold studies and activities in the framework of early childhood education (up to age 6), in grades 1-12, and in youth movements, in accordance with the color of the town in which the educational institution operates, according to the traffic light map:

• In towns that are green and yellow - studies are held in these frameworks.

• In exceptional orange localities - studies are held in these frameworks, provided that they have a score of up to 7 in the morbidity index and that the rate of people aged 50 and over, who were vaccinated with a second vaccine dose, is over 70%, and more than a week has elapsed from second vaccine dose.

• In orange and red localities - learning takes place in the form of distance learning. Arriving to an educational institution will be possible for standardized exams and matriculation exams only, according to the outline detailed below.

Check what color your town is and whether studies are taking place there.

Special emaphses:

• In regional councils, studies will take place in accordance with the color of the regional council, while activities in the education frameworks up to the age of 6 will take place in accordance with the color of the town.

• In all towns and in all age groups, it is possible to hold outdoor meetings in groups of up tp 20 participants, including staff members, according to the outline detailed below.

• It is possible to hold activities in youth movements, in green, yellow and excluded orange towns, in accordance with the outline detailed below.

For complete information on the outline of studies and daily routine in educational institutions during this period

• All students and education staff must complete and present a daily health statement.

• An individual student meeting can be held with an educational counselor who is not a permanent staff member who meets with the group to which the student belongs.

• It is possible for a student's assistant to participate in activities. The assistant will take the place of a student in the group and all the relevant guidelines for the educational activities will apply to him / her.

• All participants will wear a mask during the entire activity. In activities with kindergarten children - only the educational staff will wear a mask or a protective mirror.

• Keeping distance: The activity will not include contact between the participants, and each participant in the activity will eat his meals separately. A distance of 2 meters must be maintained between one participant and another and a distance of not less than 100 meters between one group and another.

• The format of the meetings and professional material in the pedagogical, emotional and social aspects can be found on the "Learning with Confidence" website.

• The activities in the public space will be subject to the health guidelines that are updated from time to time on the Ministry of Health website at this link.

All trainees and staff members will be required to complete a health declaration. To the full outline for activating children and youth in non-formal education.

• Frameworks for at-risk children and youth - including emergency centers for at-risk children and youth; Local youth centers for at-risk youth, activities of schools providing post-primary education for drop-out and at-risk youth, boarding schools for students without a family support system (including students referred by the social services departments in local authorities or court orders), and regular visiting officer activities as defined in the Compulsory Education Law. For full information on the study format for frameworks for at-risk youth during the lockdown period.

• Immigrant classes - Studies can be held according to the instructions in this link.

• Boarding schools - Studies can held for boarding schools for students without a supporting family, including students referred by the social services departments of local municipalities or court orders, or immigrant high school students, in groups of up to 18 students. Leaving the boarding school is allowed for study purposes. Other boarding high schools - learning will take place in groups of up to 50 students. A student leaving the boarding school area can return to it only on condition that he joins a new group of up to 50 students, or after dispersal and re-assembly of all boarding school students.

• Activities of youth units in local municipalities under the Local Municipalities Act, including the activation of volunteers;

• Educational frameworks in hospitals under the Free Education for Sick Children Act;

• Frameworks for children of essential workers - including frameworks for informal education for children of essential workers up to the age of 12 as well as places used or intended to serve as a daily residence for the education and care of toddlers who are children of essential workers;

• Volunteer activity that comes to ensure an educational or welfare response to students;

• Educational psychological services;

• Activities of the promotion unit in the Department of Education as defined in the Local Authorities Law, including activities in the Education Center for Dropout and At-Risk Youth;

 • Distance learning or online teaching - including actions to promote learning from home and distance, including through the institutions and facilities of local authorities;

• Students are allowed to enter for practical experience.

● Fill out a health statement every morning.

● Obligation to wear a mask for all students in schools, as well as for education staff and administrative staff in all educational institutions, throughout all hours of operation, including classes, breaks, transportation and outdoor activities. Except for exceptional cases, including a person who due to disability has significant difficulty wearing a mask, in a physical education class, while taking a written test, when providing a service to a person with a hearing disability and when providing medical, educational or therapeutic care. When removing a mask, a distance of 2 meters should be maintained, except in the case of caring for a minor or helpless person whose very nature is required to exist in close proximity between the caregiver and the patient.

● Prevention of crowding and gatherings at the entrance to the educational institution and a ban on the entry of parents and non-school staff, except in exceptional cases and with the approval of the administration (except kindergartens, where parents can enter for a short time to accompany children to the building while keeping distance and wearing a mask).

● Students should eat in an open space as much as possible. If this is not possible then at separate tables from each other, without transferring food to each other. Wash hands at the end of the meal.

● Each group / class will take a break at separate and staggered times. If this is not possible the yard will be divided into separate enclosures for the use of the various groups. Break time.

● Do not allow personal equipment to be transferred between students, including stationery, study equipment and games.

● The place of activity should be ventilated as much as possible, including opening windows in two different air directions.

● Ensure that students wash their hands frequently, including upon entering the educational institution, before and after a meal, and after using the toilets, yard activities, working with shared equipment, etc.

● Rules of conduct in transportation - according to the outline detailed below.

● Guidelines for the treatment of a case of a student or staff member being diagnosed with the new Corona virus in an educational institution.