The hardest lessons

Adrianne Oldham. Photo courtesy of Adrianne Oldham

Adrianne Oldham is a 33-year-old teacher of 7th, 11th and “Abitur” level students at the Nelson Mandela School. Her subjects are English and political science.

When the pandemic shut down the schools, she scrambled to find new ways for her students to learn, and more importantly, cope. And she’s using video calls to do it. Listen to find out how.

Oldham adds: “when we come back, the most important thing is going to be rebuilding the health of our community.”