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Aaron Hiske, the superintendent of education for Cornerstone, said Cornerstone has been closely monitoring Reopen Saskatchewan guidelines in an effort to figure out how to safely offer band and choir programs for both elementary schools and high schools. “We felt we could offer programming with reduced risk within these guidelines, and we’re pleased to offer this to our students,” said Hiske. Once the school division saw some leeway, it met with the conductors to discuss how the programs could look. Superintendents of schools have been working with principals for a resumption of prog...

“As you can imagine, timetabling for these courses, room setups and teacher assignments, all need to be in place to offer these programs.  The extension of the restrictions may alter what the class may look like but we will proceed within the guidelines to reduce risk.” Some schools in Southeast Cornerstone have already been offering some extra curricular choir and band programs, using a virtual format. “We have looked at programs like SMART music to help to deliver lessons virtually and some of our staff have invested in those programs,” said Hiske. COVID-19 created many challeng...