CAN WE, WILL WE, WHEN WILL WE REOPEN?

CAN WE, WILL WE, WHEN WILL WE REOPEN?
 
I hope that everyone is well and has been able to continue training over the last few months.  The online classes have been a really pleasant surprise for us, they have allowed to devise a method of group teaching which supplements our usual one-to-one coaching approach.  If you have not been able to join, we have maintained the core group of the club very well with regular classes reaching 20 attendees.
 
In the same way as when we entered the lockdown, government advice is changing quickly and there is potential that we could open the doors to a class in July.  If that becomes possible, the question for us is what will that look like, who will come and what will we do.  I am going to some ideas here for students to think about, and ideally you can text, email or FM message me with what your preferences are so we can get back to training in a way that benefits us all.
 
My thoughts are:

• The Tuesday venue is the larger place, so I think that at first we could open there one day a week to see how it goes.
  
• The venue is large, so I think up to 16 of us could be in and remain 2 metres apart with ease.
• We can keep the windows open for good ventilation.
• I will provide proper hand sanitizer which everyone would have to use when entering.  If the government says we need masks, we will wear them
• If the government changes to 1 metre distancing, we could get close enough to do adjustments etc.  Also, there is potential for chi sau(???)
• Students would have the option of staying at the back of the class and maintaining distance, which those with a lower risk profile could agree a different approach for themselves at a closer distance.
• I think that in the past we have let some students train in a ‘none Sung way’ as they adapt to our methods, from now on we will be more strict to ensure training is what we believe.
  
• We will take the group work from the online classes and adapt that to the start of the class (group form work for the first half an hour).
• We will maintain a weekly online class for the wider group.

 
The big question I have to ask students is will they come to class if and when the regulations allow it?  I appreciate that some have health and financial issues and that they may have to wait.  Financially I do not want to pay £30 to rent a room which will be empty, so I need to know who is interested?  If there were only a few students would you pay £10 a session?  My preference is to charge £8 drop in if the group is a good size, but would students be willing to pay say £30 a month instead (some months you would get 5 sessions, others you might miss one).
 
So lots to think about.  I need to hear from you to get an idea of where we are at now.  I have been teaching privately over the last month and I am very encouraged by the development of our senior students who will be able to assist us with teaching as they have a good grounding in Sung methodology.  Exciting times ahead.