The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board is peeling back the curtain on what schools and classrooms will look like next week when students go back to school.&nbsp;

The Catholic Board expects about 77 per cent of all elementary students and 76 per cent of all high school students will be returning to the classroom, while others have opted for online learning.

Here's what your kid's music class may look like this September in Windsor-Essex

CBC Windsor got a sneak peek inside one teacher's music classroom as he prepares to welcome students back to Sandwich Secondary School in LaSalle.

Valentino music room

The music classroom at Sandwich Secondary School will look much different due to COVID-19 guidelines, as teacher Dean Valentino explains. Instruments can not be played in class and there will be a strong shift toward textbook-based learning unlike previous years.

A look inside Sandwich Secondary School's music room amid COVID-19

A bumpy start to the 1st day of school for teachers in Windsor's public school board

Tuesday was the first day of school for teachers and support staff in the Greater Essex County District School Board. The first of three days of training was all about getting top marks in COVID-19 infection control, but it got off to a bumpy start as the board's server crashed due to high demand.

Jim Reed, teacher at Central Public School in Windsor.

Jim Reed

Jim Reid, a teacher at Central Public School in Windsor, says Tuesday's training got off to a rough start when the server hosting the COVID-19 best practices training manual crashed because too many people were trying to access it at the same time across the province. 

CBC got a tour of St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Elementary School to see how educators are making changes to the learning environment as they get ready for a school year like no other.

The plexiglass desk dividers, seen here, will be used in classrooms where tables are used instead of desks, to protect students and provide physical distancing, said the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board.

Plexiglass desk dividers

CBC 's Sanjay Maru gets a tour of St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Elementary School in Windsor to see how educators are getting ready to bring students back to school.

A tour of what some classrooms will look like when kids go back to school

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