Students and staff at St Anthony’s Primary School, Wanniassa, have continued to connect and support one another despite social distancing. The school community came together in collaboration to create a fun, lighthearted video to uplift spirits.

Organised by Religious Education Coordinator, Beth Lehmensich, the video features snippets of staff, students and parents dancing and passing around a sign that reads ‘we’re all in this together’. These videos were compiled and shared with the school community.

“When we started to move to partial remote learning, I thought it might be a good idea to do something that could connect the kids at school with those at home,” said Beth. “We asked families at home to video themselves singing and dancing and then send them through to me to create one video.”

Throughout the video the sign is passed between shots to bridge the physical gap between children at school and those at home. The video was a fun way to relieve some of the tension and stress felt due to COVID-19.

Greg Walker, Principal of St Anthony’s, said that the video was well received by the school community and acknowledged students, staff and parents for their collaboration.

“A big thank you to our parents and carers who are working with their children at home,” he said. “The staff at St Anthony’s have done a great job preparing for remote learning and delivering the curriculum in new and engaging ways.”