Remote learning for Ararat students with fourth Victorian lockdown

Ararat West Primary School principal Terry Keilar said the school have been maintaining the use of online learning for homework.

"We'll go into remote learning until next Friday," he said.

"Our teachers are getting themselves with Google classroom which is what our school used during remote learning periods last year. All our students are connected to Google classrooms."

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The information is being shared to families via email, with pupils and the schools Facebook page.

"Any students who don't have access to Google classroom will have a hard copies of information, all students will be sent home with hard copies."

Mr Keilar said teachers and students learnt a lot from remote learning.

"Our staff have responded well," he said.

"Our students continue to use Google classrooms with homework.

"But it doesn't take away that it's an anxious period. We've got to be mindful of staff, students and parents wellbeing."

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