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Coronavirus, Homeschooling, Outdoor Classroom Day - April 10, 2020

Can I go outside?

For now, parks and green spaces are open, so people can get a crucial hour outdoors. Thankfully, the message is that a daily connection to nature – even if that is from your window or just outside your door – remains a crucial part of our collective wellbeing. So, follow the rules on social distancing: stay local, only go out once a day by yourself or with your family group, and don't go out if you feel unwell.

Home schooling tips to make the indoors easy

If you’re looking for help with homeschooling, we’re gathering together the best learning resources we can find, to help keep you sane and connected with nature (even if you’re stuck inside).

Three lessons from the first week of homeschooling

"By 3:45 in the afternoon of the first day, I was shattered. Bone weary shattered and unable to move from the couch for an hour while I re-collected myself. The good news is every day has gotten better, and now that we’re all in a UK-wide crash course in homeschooling, I thought I’d share my hard won knowledge with you - only because I’m a few days ahead of most families in this journey."

Read about one Hackney-based single parent's journey navigating home-schooling for the first time...

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