COVID-19 Resources
The following are a collection of resources to help teachers, parents, and guardians facilitate student learning, support youth emotional wellbeing, and stay informed during school closures. These resources were collected from Bhutanese, Canadian, and other international sources and are all open access. If you have any feedback or would like to share a resource, please contact us at info@bhutancanada.org.
General information
- Ministry of Health, Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB)
- Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, RGoB
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RGoB
- Public service delivery in Bhutan in the wake of COVID-19
- COVID-19 Outbreak Update, Government of Canada
- World Health Organization COVID-19 Quick Links
- Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Dashboard
Wellness during isolation/quarantine
Free resources for students
- Skillshare – online learning platform for job seekers and entrepreneurs to expand or grow skills (class X and up), organized by the Department of Employment and Human Resources
- Bhutanese Textbooks and Guides, Royal Education Council (class PP – XII)
- eLearning BBS broadcasts, Sherig Bhutan Youtube Channel
- ‘My Hero is You – How Kids can Fight COVID-19’
- Bhutan Foundation’s Snow Leopard Reader series (free downloads until April 22)
- Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy (free ebooks)
- E-library Bhutan (download ebooks, watch eLearning broadcasts)
- Library, books on loan with physical distancing measures, HOPE COVID -19 Bhutan Library
- Kuensel’s education website for students
- Kuensel Online (free eKuensel for students in class IX and above, including colleges under RUB. Contact school for login information)
- Room to Read Story Time
- Room to Read Book Club
Free remote learning resources for teachers, parents, and guardians
- Teachers of Bhutan Volunteers (V-TOB) – reading initiatives and resource sharing
- eLearning Programme, Ministry of Education (broadcast on BBS, see schedule here)
- Self Instructional Materials, Ministry of Education
- Special Education Needs (SEN) – Guidelines for Parents and Teachers of Children with SEN, by Perkins and Bhutan Foundation, shared by Royal Education Council
- Distance Learning Solutions, UNSECO (list of resources on a variety of topics)
- Keep Learning BC, British Columbia Ministry of Education (for parents and guardians)
- Teach for Canada (teaching and learning at home, K-8 resources)
- Save the Children (free educational apps and websites)