Author Archives: McLean

Thank God it’s Friday!Balancing Zoom meetings with students, teachers, heads of school, zoom cello lesson (oops missed that one)… Setting work for my children, checking work for my students, making a short film to say “have a restful Easter Break”, laughter, anger, tears… sounding familiar to other parents out there? Doing the ‘once a day’Continue reading “Day 4: First true work from home day for both of us… with the kids.”

Today was quite emotional… cleaning up my classroom and packing up my resources trying to decide what I might need in the next… how long? Two weeks? Two Months? Two Terms? The not knowing how long is challenging for us all. What did the boys do? Heath decided to wear the suit from his Uncle,Continue reading “Day 3: Last day in the office…”

Required to go into work today, with strict “social-distancing” measures in place. Year 9 team met in a classroom and basically sat in a corner each! Was quite amusing. Our students are ‘working from home’ and as a pleasant surprise. Most of them were actually working! Good on ya kids! I consider myself quite talentedContinue reading “Day 2: Social Distancing at work – children at home”

So… for a family who never sit still and who love to travel the world… what will self-isolation look like? Who’s knows – but I thought I would document the journey! Our first day of work from home (even if my day off) was interesting…. Alex’s “sanity quiz” required for a “work from home task”Continue reading “Where to begin? How Covid 19 changes our adventure.”

Working from home, two children out of school, job insecurities, concern for family’s health, staying home… indefinitely… this is our story of how COVID 19 plays out on a family, housebound. Good company in a journey (even a difficult one) makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton