She also saw that teachers of other schools using the same system in other countries were open to using technology in teaching. Minh had to accept that her school would have to turn to distance learning and the use of modern technology for long term survival. The situation worsened in 2021, forcing Minh to return the school’s kindergarten to the landlord. It closed and re-opened several times since. She was able to arrange foreign trips for students to some countries in the region such as Thailand and Malaysia.īut its operations were severely affected by regulations on social distancing and travel restrictions imposed since last March. Teachers taught without lesson plans.īefore Covid's emergence in the country, Metta Waldorf had organized 11 small English classes outdoors for kids two to 12. He recognized the need for education to enable children to become free and autonomous human beings, able to find purpose and direction in their lives. Minh explained that her school, founded in 2014, was based on an international 'tech-free model' created by Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner in 1919. Truong Hoang Minh, co-founder of the Metta Waldorf School in HCMC, and her kids join an online class in September, 2021.

What made the problems much more difficult was that the school’s original motto was: no technology in studying. The other was finding ways to persuade parents to stay. One was how to redesign a training program compatible with online learning during Covid-19 outbreaks. Before the school year started this September, Truong Hoang Minh, co-founder of the Metta Waldorf School in HCMC, faced two major problems.

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