Staying active a pandemic coping mechanism The piano has been one of various activities Marco Boci has used to keep his spirits up during the pandemic. Photo courtesy Marco Boci May 1, 2021
When seventh grader Marco Boci is in need of a break from his computer screen after a long day of virtual learning, he turns to the piano as way to escape.
The seventh grader at St. Clement Catholic School in Etobicoke has managed to keep his grades up and his spirits lifted while schools and beyond have been on lockdown in Toronto. Hovering at around a 95-per-cent average, the normally very active 12-year-old has found ways to cope despite many of his extracurricular sports on pause due to COVID.