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COVID-19 Update - June 1, 2020
The BCMEA Conference has been aided with a platform to present our conference online with thanks to the BC Teachers' Federation. If you would like to be a part of helping present the online BCMEA Conference, please send us a message!
A message from the BCMEA Executive Team:
Good Day BC Music Educators,
I hope you all are staying healthy, and keeping your mind, body and spirit in check.
If you were able to listen or watch the latest briefing (Wed 6 May 2020) from our Premier, Minister Dix, and Dr. Henry - BC is ready to enter Phase 2 of the Restart Plan. (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/covid-19-provincial-support/bc-restart-plan#overview) The link provided has quite a bit of detail, but is laid out in a way that is very easy to understand.
At the same time, the BCTF have produced five recommendations regarding our Fall PSA Day/Conferences. Essentially, since the ban on gatherings larger than 50 people is still in effect, all PSA Conferences held before January 1, 2021 shall be held online. BCTF will also be providing all technical support to assist with PSAs on these endeavours.
What does this mean for all of us?
BCMEA Conference - our conference coordinators and their amazing team will be brainstorming ideas for our "new" conference. They will be reaching out to the membership and industry partners about presenting clinics online, so that we can still continue to provide amazing professional development for you all. Stay tuned as we also wrap our heads about this new way of operating.
BCMEA Honour Ensembles - we all know that a virtual ensemble is never a good alternative (Zoom, Google Meets, etc. have a terrible lag to say the least!). With that in mind, the Honour Ensembles Team have decided to postpone the Provincial Honour Ensembles until February 2021, with the new audition deadline being Friday October 2nd, 2020. Please remind your students that we do not require any signatures from a BCMEA member/teacher nor a school administrator. An updated forms package is on our website and located here (ENTER LINK HERE)
September 2020 - without knowing what the next few months will be, we don't know what our September will end up looking like. We have brought up the concerns about how our music classes operate (large amount of students, tight quarters, etc.) to the BCTF. The BCTF Executive Committee have already raised the same concern with the Ministry of Education. The best thing for all of us to do is wait and see.
We do know that our "normal" start-up will be different from what we have experienced in the past. We do know that what we are used to has changed. We do know that our profession as music educators, tends to keep us in predictive schedules. To quote Dr. Adam Con "Panic won't solve this problem. The energy we need is innovation." This is a time for us to break out of our "norm" and to try something new with our students and ourselves.
Thank you all for your passion for music education and for all that you do with (and for!) your students. You are not alone - we are in this together.
Mandart Chan, President BCMEA
A message from the BCMEA Executive Team:
Good Day BC Music Educators,
I hope you all are staying healthy, and keeping your mind, body and spirit in check.
If you were able to listen or watch the latest briefing (Wed 6 May 2020) from our Premier, Minister Dix, and Dr. Henry - BC is ready to enter Phase 2 of the Restart Plan. (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/covid-19-provincial-support/bc-restart-plan#overview) The link provided has quite a bit of detail, but is laid out in a way that is very easy to understand.
At the same time, the BCTF have produced five recommendations regarding our Fall PSA Day/Conferences. Essentially, since the ban on gatherings larger than 50 people is still in effect, all PSA Conferences held before January 1, 2021 shall be held online. BCTF will also be providing all technical support to assist with PSAs on these endeavours.
What does this mean for all of us?
BCMEA Conference - our conference coordinators and their amazing team will be brainstorming ideas for our "new" conference. They will be reaching out to the membership and industry partners about presenting clinics online, so that we can still continue to provide amazing professional development for you all. Stay tuned as we also wrap our heads about this new way of operating.
BCMEA Honour Ensembles - we all know that a virtual ensemble is never a good alternative (Zoom, Google Meets, etc. have a terrible lag to say the least!). With that in mind, the Honour Ensembles Team have decided to postpone the Provincial Honour Ensembles until February 2021, with the new audition deadline being Friday October 2nd, 2020. Please remind your students that we do not require any signatures from a BCMEA member/teacher nor a school administrator. An updated forms package is on our website and located here (ENTER LINK HERE)
September 2020 - without knowing what the next few months will be, we don't know what our September will end up looking like. We have brought up the concerns about how our music classes operate (large amount of students, tight quarters, etc.) to the BCTF. The BCTF Executive Committee have already raised the same concern with the Ministry of Education. The best thing for all of us to do is wait and see.
We do know that our "normal" start-up will be different from what we have experienced in the past. We do know that what we are used to has changed. We do know that our profession as music educators, tends to keep us in predictive schedules. To quote Dr. Adam Con "Panic won't solve this problem. The energy we need is innovation." This is a time for us to break out of our "norm" and to try something new with our students and ourselves.
Thank you all for your passion for music education and for all that you do with (and for!) your students. You are not alone - we are in this together.
Mandart Chan, President BCMEA
We are truly navigating uncharted times but know that the BCMEA is here for its members. Check out www.bcmusiced.ca to stay connected with the BCMEA.
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