Ayyan Khan, Grade 1 student.

AKDN / Fahareen Mosharraf

“Though it is an unusual situation, this online platform helped the kids to continue with their regular activities through classes, mini projects and small, formative assessments,” said Fahareen Mosharraf, mother of Grade 1 student Ayyan Khan. “The teachers are doing a fantastic job with enormous patience.”

“Online Zoom classes were a new experience to us. The teachers put in tremendous effort to make online classes as engaging as face-to-face lessons. They are superb in terms of conducting the sessions,” said the parents of Grade 1 student Arisha Afrida Islam. “Arisha is very happy to see her loving teachers and friends during these hard days of pandemic COVID 19.”

Khaleda Shapla, mother of Grade 1 student Anzar Saifan, said the diligent teachers have inspired her to make this experience a memorable one. “There are ways of making the best out of any situation, this one included,” she said of the AKSD’s transition to online learning. “We can make the COVID-19 crisis into a moment that will live vividly in our kids’ memories, so that in other times of uncertainly they will recall fondly how their family pulled together and made the best of things, and they will be able to do the same.”

An impressive 98% of nursery and year 1 students at AKSD participate in online classes. By contacting and supporting parents to engage with learning at home, teachers aim to raise this to full attendance. Parents credit AKSD for taking the initiative to ensure learning continues in a creative and supportive environment.