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International schools virus response
International schools virus response
How international schools are responding to COVID Schools everywhere have faced the need for rapid change to remote learning during COVID-19. International schools in Asia have also had to deal with the added complication of operating in COVID hot zones.
They went early
They went early
Macarthur school adapts quickly to home schooling during COVID-19 pandemic As early as January, the Headmaster of Macarthur Anglican School began planning for a potential lockdown period when COVID-19 began to surface. 
Increased funding
Increased funding
St. George Foundation doubles amounts available Emergency payments of up to $5000 for approved charities who are experiencing immediate funding pressure as a result of COVID-19 can also be accessed now by applying through the St.George Foundation website.
Resilience in tough times
Resilience in tough times
Practical and personal guidance in a time of COVID Times are tough and that means everyone has to adapt, get out of their routines and muster up some resilience. How that is done is another challenge, but there is help and strategies to be found.
Bingeable
Bingeable
Global film festival starts May 29 on Youtube Here is some great binge watching to be had; Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube will run We Are One: A Global Film Festival, a 10-day digital film festival exclusively on YouTube.
Adventures from home
Adventures from home
Earth School keeps locked down students connected to nature Earth School provides free, high-quality educational content to students, parents and teachers around the world who are currently cooped up.
More than LMS
More than LMS
Effective online teaching requires more than LMS When students are confined to home for what could become an extended period, finding ways to provide interactive contact with teachers will become paramount.
Brendan Maree 8x8 VP of Asia Pacific
All in on data
All in on data
Rich data makes for better maths Data is one of edtech’s strong suits. After all, micro testing and the ability to personalise learning in real time are developments that aren’t really practicable with traditional teaching methods.
A visionary teacher
A visionary teacher
Scott Sleap's STEAM hotbed There is a troubling contradiction in NSW's Hunter region; youth unemployment sits at about 30 per cent while jobs at advanced engineering companies go unfilled.
Tuition free online uni
Tuition free online uni
Online Uni booms Tuition free, access for all University of the People has seen huge growth as online learning becomes the preferred mode during the outbreak.
Food education resource
Food education resource
Ozharvest’s new FEAST online resources OzHarvest has launched new online resources for their primary school program FEAST, making home learning about sustainability, food waste and healthy eating fun and engaging.
Virtual new normal
Virtual new normal
From campus to home: your effective remote learning rollout We can be engaged, present and productive, virtually.
Pat Devlin, Director, South Pacific (ANZ), Aruba