President supports idea for online schooling to continue post-COVID

President George Vella yesterday morning expressed his support for online schooling to continue even after the end of the Coronavirus pandemic.

In a post on Facebook, Vella said: “I support Mr Zammit Lupi’s appeal for online schooling to continue post COVID, following negotiations with Education authorities and teachers themselves. Sick children can thus continue with their studies from home or hospital, even if abroad for longer treatment.”

Vella’s post comes after

yesterday published an article containing comments by 14-year old cancer patient Rebecca Zammit Lupi and her father Darrin, who highlighted how online learning has helped her keep up with her studies since its introduction.

“Since I am in hospital all the time, online schooling has made such a huge difference in my current situation,” Rebecca had said.

Before schools closed, and before online-schooling measures were put in place, it was very difficult for her to catch up with the material and explanations being covered at school. “Some of my friends would try to help by sending any notes the teachers gave out in class, but it was very hard to understand certain content without a proper explanation,” she said.

Asked whether she would like online-schooling to continue after the COVID-19 situation passes, Zammit Lupi remarked that she “definitely wants it to continue, as it has made such a difference in my life and the lives of others who are in the same situation.”