“One day I was home and a parent asked me if I could teach her daughter, and I said yes and the following Monday she came, then other children came,” 21-year-old Mico University student Gizzel Young told the Jamaica Observer.
She has opened up a room in her home to students in the rural community as parents await the planned reopening of schools.
Young explained that there are currently nine students – aged three to 13 – attending her classes, and she keeps them engaged with the core subject areas provided by their teachers via popular virtual conferencing platforms, as well as physical activities.
Five-year-old Daniel Christie, also a student of Rock Hall All-Age, said he, too, was enjoying the experience, with colouring being one of his favourite activities each day.
Meanwhile, five-year-old Carissa Merchant of Rock Hall Basic School said she enjoys lessons in art, and 11-year-old student of Maverley Primary, Rajheen Laing, said he is particularly interested in mathematics lessons and he appreciates Young's efforts.