Fairfield students get creative and stay connected during lockdown

FAIRFIELD Farm College students have been  getting creative during lockdown, taking part in a virtual bake off.

The college report, “Students cooked up a variety of delicious chocolate chip mug cakes, with students taking to Zoom to judge each other’s creations. Students thoroughly enjoyed themselves, with Holly, one of the participants, commenting ‘I enjoyed making my mug cake, it was delicious’.

“This is just one of many online activities that students have been enjoying as part of their virtual learning programme during the latest lockdown. Fairfield Farm College offers predominantly vocational lessons, such as hospitality, catering, retail, horticulture, animal management and equine studies, so offering these lessons online has been a challenge for teachers. However, the team have risen to the occasion, as both teachers and students have learned a variety of new ways to interact and enjoy a shared learning experience.

“Students at the college have been attending their timetables as closely as possible, using a blend of face- to-face sessions using Zoom supported by independent tasks to keep up with their learning. Nearly 50% of students continue to attend on site but for those that are shielding, Zoom enables them to keep in touch with their classmates, which is of vital importance during lockdown.”