The introspection from living under lockdown to prevent the spread of a pandemic is captured in a new creative writing anthology by students at Avondale.
Corona care
Friday, June 5, 2020Students who lose income because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and demonstrate financial need will benefit from the response to Avondale’s annual appeal this year.
Skill seekers
Friday, May 22, 2020Teachers displaced by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will benefit from a heavily discounted online short course at Avondale as part of the Australian Government’s Higher Education Relief Package.
Love in the time of corona
Friday, May 8, 2020The middle-age of the day is a slow slog of work; of forcing words that would usually flow naturally between people into a digital space. I make lists to remind myself to be human—breathe/stretch/read/drink water. It seems manic and eternal. By evening I’m old; exhausted by ennui. To find my way through this, I start a Facebook group with my students in response to a National Poetry Month challenge: “a poem a day for April.”
A corona cultural shock
Thursday, April 30, 2020With the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve lost a sense of control and, perhaps, misplaced a sense of belonging. This culture shock can take a physical, emotional and spiritual toll.
Re-thinking learning in a lockdown
Thursday, April 30, 2020If you had asked me a year ago if we would be holding school at home and relying on technology to interact with our students, my answer would have been a resounding no.
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