What has lockdown taught us?
Today, we observe 6.5 weeks in lockdown, well over half of our school term. The pandemic has certainly changed the way we have lived and how we have had to adapt.
Learning and working from home, maintaining our bubbles, meeting online, wearing our facemasks, scanning and lining up to access our supermarkets, and keeping our distance has quickly become our norm again.
To say the least, lockdown has been deeply challenging, emotionally draining, and sometimes confusing for many, but we’ve made it work, we have persevered and as a result we have again, learnt so much.
Lockdown has proven that we can continue to communicate and learn. Living at home 24/7 has provided us with time to think about what we do have, what we value and what we appreciate, and what is critical to our wellbeing. Without the travel and our other life activities, we have had more moments to self reflect, have conversations and to enjoy our pastimes. We have felt the benefit of slowing down. On a different scale, our environment has had time to revitalise through lockdown periods. This can only benefit us all on so many levels.
This is not to say that all lockdown learning has been without sacrifice or negative impact. It’s always ideal to view the positives but we know this has not been the case for everyone.
Please keep checking your school emails over the holiday break. We will be in contact with information around returning to school.
On a final note, I have thrived on the opportunity to communicate with you all over lockdown. Thank you for your support since I assumed the Acting Principal role the week lockdown commenced. I am loving every minute of it and I look forward to hopefully seeing you all next term. Thank you everyone.
Cushla Shepherd – Acting Principal
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