From the President's Desk
Despite everything, there's much to celebrate
Hello!
With only a short time left in Term 4, 2020, many will be breathing a sigh of relief that
the school’s year is coming to a close.
This end of school year is looking quite different - many of the celebrations with
presentation days on Zoom, Facebook Live or other such platforms, incursions
instead of excursions and concerts being either to small audiences or viewed online.
Still we have much to celebrate!
We are grateful for you
I want to start by thanking all our parents and carers for your fantastic support over
the last year. I am particularly grateful for everything that you have done to support
your children with learning from home. I know how difficult it is to juggle working
from home with supporting your own children with their schooling, and this is of
course in addition to dealing with all of the normal challenges of family life.
ACSSO has also received a number of messages of thanks and support for the
information provided on our Australian Families at Home web page; these messages
of thanks are gratefully received. Thank you.
Vulnerable children's education hit hardest
The COVID-19 pandemic, as we are well aware, is not stopped at national borders. It
affects everyone regardless of nationality, level of education, income, or gender. But
it does not affect everyone equally, and its consequences have hit the most
vulnerable families hardest.
Education is no exception. A common theme in ACSSO’s COVID-19 family
survey was the expression of ongoing inequity in our school communities,
particularly in terms of computing devices and connectivity during remote learning.
Students from privileged backgrounds, supported by their families, could find their
way past closed school doors to alternative learning opportunities. Those from
disadvantaged backgrounds often remained shut out when their schools shut down.
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