The Ridge School Magazine 2020

GRADE 6
GRADE 6
2020 will always be remembered as the year the world
stood still. Monkeys ran riot in a Thai city. Dwayne ‘The
Rock’ Johnson ripped off the front gate to his house. The
Pentagon even released video footage of a UFO. But
none of this mattered as the world was facing its biggest
pandemic yet.
As lockdown was thrust upon us, we were faced with
many challenges, unimaginable. While grocery store staff
kept shelves stocked and doctors and nurses continued
to be heroes to us, the only thing we could do was stay
home and social distance. But I commend the Grade 6
boys of 2020, for their grit and determination to make
a success of the year. I feel most of the boys enjoyed
lockdown as it allowed them to take responsibility of their
own learning and to spend more time with their families.
With the reopening of school and things somewhat going
back to normal, I think 2020 gave us a perspective that we
all needed.
DEIDRE LEIBRANDT
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