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Thousands Of Students Back To Virtual School

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Scores of schools across the country welcomed students back to the virtual classroom for the new academic year. So just how did the first day go?

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3 years ago

August 30, 2021

Jasmin Brown

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Scores of schools across the country welcomed students back to the virtual classroom for the new academic year. So just how did the first day go?

For thousands of students across the country it was an online welcome as they virtually reunited with their teachers and friends on the first day of school.

Online learning has become the order of the day for the majority of schools across the country.

Parents like Brian McPhee, whose 7-year-old son is a second grader at Temple Christian Primary School, have to go the extra mile Even if it means bringing his son Liam to work.

He says it’s been difficult but rewarding.

The return to virtual classes has also meant students like Liam have had to adjust.

The Ministry of Education announced earlier this month that all public schools in The Bahamas will begin the school year with a virtual learning format today and Education Minister Jeff Lloyd encouraged private schools to do the same.

As it turns out many of them heeded that advice including Nassau Christian Schools, Temple Christian Schools, Queen’s College and St. Augustine’s College.

Over at the Meridian School, virtual classes began this morning.

Principal Lisa Goudie says they decided to go virtual for at least the first week of classes and it went well thanks to proper planning.

Meridian teacher and center manager Terez Cleare says in her 21 years of teaching this has been one of the most innovative, especially for teachers with younger students.

When it comes to how things went on the first day of virtual school at public schools, Education Director Marcellus Taylor says there were no major issues to report.