Virginia private high school sets up open-air classrooms: Weâre still experimenting
Student: Weâre not talking or communicating through a computer or device
By: Antoinette DelBel
and last updated 2020-12-13 22:53:16-05
NORFOLK, Va. â- On an unseasonably mild day Friday, ninth grade student Maya Mirkova Livni and her fellow Roadstead Montessori classmates are thankful to be learning outdoors.
âItâs a lot different than being online at home,â said 14-year-old Mirkova Livni. âItâs a lot better because weâre outside; weâre together, so weâre not talking or communicating through a computer or device.â
Roadstead Montessori High School in Norfolk has been holding open-air classrooms in its parking lot since late August.
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and last updated 2020-12-12 23:28:41-05
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. â High school senior Nadia Carr holds on tightly to her stuffed bear Teddy Freddy throughout the school day. She said the bear and being with her peers at Roadstead Montessori High Schoolâs outdoor classroom eases her anxiety.
âI would rather be outside instead of at home not only because of distractions, but because I got a lot more energy and Iâve got no place to let it out which it also brings out more of my anxiety.â
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