Coronavirus Episode One: Resilience & Adapting To Change - Waverley College Video

This is a video from my former school. how they are coping with educational changes in dealing with COVID-19 and making sure 'Education' continues.

I 'm sure most schools are doing the same and feeling and dealing with the same issues as changing in these times. I thought I would just share this important video as it may help other educators and schools. Well done Waverley College!

Let's see if other schools have their own videos.

This was a video addressed to 'The Old Boys':

The world has had to face several pandemics in modern times that have caused significant loss of life and disruption including: 

• Spanish Flu - 1918-19 (est. 50 Million) 
• Asian Flu - 1957-58 (est. 2 Million)  
• Hong Kong Flu - 1968-70 (est. 1 million)  
• Swine Flu H1N1 - 2009 (est. 400,000) 
• Covid-19 - 2020 (323,000 as of 20 May)

COVID-19, like previous pandemics, has created significant health risks, social pressures, economic loss, general hardship and influenced how we have had to deliver education.   

On Monday, 23rd March, The NSW Premier Ms Gladys Berejiklian, announced that all students should stay at home and that teaching would need to move online. Through your hard work and dedication, the College successfully transitioned to online learning over a few days.   

Online learning has played a crucial part in ‘flattening the curve’ and saving lives, however, short-term school closures and social distancing has had a negative impact on people’s wellbeing.   

With the help of staff, students and parents, we are creating a video series that documents the many and varying perspectives on life at Waverley College during COVID-19. We envisage this series will act as a virtual time capsule.  

Episode 1 takes a look at how we planned and transitioned to online learning, how staff and families responded to this change and their reactions when they learnt we were returning to face-to-face learning. In episode 2, we will highlight the transition back to school and what the ‘new normal’ looks like for the Waverley College community. 

I would like to share episode 1 of the series with you and thank you once again for your resilience, commitment and ability to adapt to change during these extremely challenging times.    

Warm regards, 

Graham Leddie 

Principal

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