ISOLATION baking has become a bit of a trend during the COVID-19 shutdown, and one local teacher has been encouraging kids to get on board.
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Tamworth High School food technology teacher Simone Googe created cooking tutorials for students stuck in isolation over the school holidays and beyond.
Banana bread, scones, Easter treats and pizza scrolls were just some of the delicious treats on the menu.
"I was bored in isolation and doing heaps of baking," Ms Googe said.
So, she bought a 12-kilogram bag of flour and started posting her baking endeavors on the Tamworth High Facebook page for anyone to follow.
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"Cooking is a comfort thing... but the isolation and things being closed gave people more time to cook things from scratch," she said.
Although food technology lessons are being taught online now school's back, Ms Googe said the aim of the Facebook tutorials is community engagement.
"I've had lots of kids say 'Miss, I saw your video, the banana bread tasted really good!'," she said.
Ms Googe counts the videos as a success, even if they simply inspire students to take to the kitchen and whip up something else.
She plans on keeping the isolation baking videos coming, and will add recipes into the school's newsletter.
Over in the PDHPE department, the school's teachers are also busy trying to connect with students in a way they can relate to.
And in today's world, that's Tik Tok, faculty head teacher Steph Halpin said.
"We wanted to make ourselves vulnerable and show our own weaknesses and some lightheartedness in a hard time for all of us, and it's challenging for teachers to come up with engaging material," she said.
The teachers were joined by a number of other staff members to dance the 'Blinding Lights' challenge and post it online.
"We didn't expect that it would take off as much as it did, and lots of the kids were laughing at us and laughing with us and the vibe is they absolutely love it," Ms Halpin said.
"I think for us, there is so much negativity going around and people are scared of outcomes, and I think it's important to focus and say hey, we can still be physically active and we can still have a laugh, and we can do it on an online platform."
Both teachers said they miss having students around, and are looking forward to getting back to full classrooms.
Schools across NSW are back doing lessons for Term 2, but each school has to work out their own plans for returning to some face-to-face learning.
Police and crime reporter at the Newcastle Herald. Email: afalkenmire@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Police and crime reporter at the Newcastle Herald. Email: afalkenmire@austcommunitymedia.com.au
