The middle-age of the day is a slow slog of work; of forcing words that would usually flow naturally between people into a digital space. I make lists to remind myself to be human—breathe/stretch/read/drink water. It seems manic and eternal. By evening I’m old; exhausted by ennui. To find my way through this, I start a Facebook group with my students in response to a National Poetry Month challenge: “a poem a day for April.” Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2020/05/08/love-in-the-time-of-corona/

Lifestyle Rehabilitation Educator and Avondale Counselling student, Jo Van Der Linden shares her advice for surviving the emotional side of life in isolation. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2020/05/04/how-to-cope-with-the-emotional-impact-of-covid19/

With the Coronavirus pandemic, we’ve lost a sense of control and, perhaps, misplaced a sense of belonging. This culture shock can take a physical, emotional and spiritual toll. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2020/04/30/a-corona-cultural-shock/

If you had asked me a year ago if we would be holding school at home and relying on technology to interact with our students, my answer would have been a resounding no. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2020/04/30/re-thinking-learning-in-a-lockdown/