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COVID 19: MY STORY

In our final Remote Learning Reading Detectives Session in May, Year 7 and 8 students were asked to switch roles and become writers rather than readers. They were offered the opportunity to record their experiences of school and life at home once the COVID 19 pandemic had been declared.  

The reflections were expressive and honest. It was very difficult to make a selection as every student’s story deserved to be published.  Here are a few but please click on the attachment below to view more.

"My name is Karin Chan. I attend St Peter’s College Cranbourne campus and this is my 2020 school story so far. When coronavirus first started, I didn’t think much of it. I honestly thought it would go away quite quickly. But as it started to spread, I started to worry more, especially because it started to spread from China where many of my relatives live. I couldn’t imagine what people would have to struggle through in this hard time. We gave our relatives recent calls and made sure they stayed safe. When we stopped school, I was shocked. I didn’t think it would get bad to the point we had to stay at home. It was all so surreal to me but I kept myself as calm as possible. I missed my friends so much, I wouldn't be able to see them in ages. I wondered will it ever be the same even after this pandemic. These past two months were okay, I got a lot closer with my family, especially my parents who used to work every day. I told myself to become more productive, start to exercise, clean, and more. It worked, but I still tend to be lazy."     

- Karin Chan Year 8

“…I've never experienced something like this in my life. It's really sad to hear that 372,812 people have died from this and that 6.15 million people have been infected with the virus. With all of this I have so many questions to be answered and so many curiosities about COVID-19. It's scary having my family stuck in Italy at the time where it was the most infected country. It’s scary to go outside or even to touch something. People have noticed that the world is healing and that we are seeing a lower percentage of pollution or global warming. We see more and more animals each day enjoying the world and healing but not us. The first time I heard that we were going online I was excited. It was something new for me and for other people too. As time grew on and each day the news was getting worse I started to realise that there are people dying and it's getting to a point where we need to self-isolate. And so we did. I've been keeping myself active and I didn’t slack off on anything because I still wanted to make the most of this even in this situation. Sometimes remote schooling does get stressful and it does get hard but I needed to tell myself to push through. When is this going to be over? Are we staying safe? Do people notice how bad it is? Too many questions to be asked. I just want it to be over.” 

- Diana Marchidan Year 7

“Hi my name is Emma Mouser and I am living through a pandemic. It is hard to get through everyday life at the moment but I try to do things I love with my family while stuck at home. I am trying to talk to my friends more as it has been hard to stay at home and not see them.  What I like about staying home is I get to spend more time with my family and be creative and express myself through art. I am really glad to be living in Australia because the professionals have been trying to make the right decisions to keep us safe. It was really hard staying at home as I didn't really get to see my Dad as much as I would have liked to. Last weekend I finally got to stay at my Dads house for the first time in almost 8 weeks. I am overjoyed for the first day back to school in a long, long time.” 

- Emma Mouser Year 7

To read more please click attachment below.

Perhaps we will be able to publish more responses in another forum.

Ms Angela Gargano