Oskar Graham-Smith connects up with his class from Rawhiti School in Christchurch this morning for learning at home during the Covid-19 lockdown. Photo: Photo / Rachel Graham
Schools around the country are trying to figure out how a partial reopening under alert level three might work. John Morris is the former Principal of Auckland Grammar School, now Executive Principal of New Zealand's first on-line High School, the Crimson Global Academy, set to open next month.
He's been working with the Ministry of Education to on how to transform teaching online. He says it is not simple, and that if lessons are not live, completion rates can be as low as 5 percent. He says teachers need to up skill as much as possible, and parents need to be involved.
