Teens offer suggestions to cope with COVID isolation, struggles with mental health – CBC

High school students says they are experiencing disengagement with online learning

Apr 15, 2021

Sophia Young does big art projects for school on the floor of her home.

Normally, she’d do it at school. But school in Regina moved to online learning in mid-March. She babysits some local kids, and tries to keep their cute but sticky kid fingers off her project.

“It’s important to care for other people in our world and in our community, and I’ve seen how much good it does when people do care,” Young said.

Now that schools in Regina have moved to online learning until at least April 26 due to concerns over coronavirus variants, the isolation and disengagement continue for many students.

Young, a 16-year-old Miller Comprehensive High School student, watches the kids for free. The children’s moms are essential workers without child care, and Young said she loves watching the children.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/high-school-isoloation-covid-sask-1.5987538