At Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy, Lower Mills Campus (SJP2CA) in Boston, despite the coronavirus, hands-on engineering lessons have been a hit this summer. 

Meet Kwame! Growing up in the Ghanian rainforest, Kwame and his father, an acoustical engineer, are studying the sounds and vibrations made by elephants. As Kwame, who is blind, comes to understand the way elephants communicate with each other, he gets an idea: using drums to signal his cousin in a village nearby! 

In the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic, educators, families and students of all ages had to manage the sudden shift to distance learning. With many schools now deciding whether they’ll be holding in-person classes in the fall, we thought it would be best to start preparing for the possibility of more distance learning and find tools for everyone to succeed. 

In the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic, educators, families and students of all ages had to manage the sudden shift to distance learning. With many schools now deciding whether they’ll be holding in-person classes in the fall, we thought it would be best to start preparing for the possibility of more distance learning and find tools for everyone to succeed. 

In the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic, educators, families and students of all ages had to manage the sudden shift to distance learning. With many schools now deciding whether they’ll be holding in-person classes in the fall, we thought it would be good to prepare for the possibility of more distance learning and find tools for everyone to succeed.