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"It takes a teacher with an interest or willingness to get outdoors for students to experience this type of integrated and hands-on learning, although I think we will see a resurgence of it this year, and that is thrilling. Nature is a pow- erful teacher." In Oakville, parents are also looking for alterna- tives to the traditional school system, with some even working to create their own small cohorts that would learn together in a community setting, like Maria Sweeney. The mother of two is working to form a small group of kids who would be in a bubble of sorts along- side her almost five-year- old daughter, and is looking at Duran Place for Kids' kindergarten pro- gram as an option for the children. "We want her to have the social interactions she would be getting from school, but in the way we feel the most comfortable," she said, noting that dis- tance learning through the school board would be chal- lenging for her family as they also have a busy one- year-old at home. To meet the needs of par- ents who aren't comfort- able sending their kinder- gartners to school just yet, Duran Place has created a curriculum-based half-day program that will be taught in groups of eight. The small class size is very appealing to Peter and Aneta Zerek, who plan to send their four-year-old son Filip to the local activ- ity centre this fall after a positive experience at Du- ran Place's summer pro- gram. "We like the fact we can support a local business while also giving him (Fil- ip) some social interaction and playtime with other kids because he's an only child," said Aneta, noting that Duran Place's contin- ued efforts to run safe events throughout the pan- demic has made her com- fortable with her son at- tending. "It's not just a building with a teacher - it's more than that." Elsewhere in the region, parents and children are gearing up to start distance learning, with teachers and virtual classrooms provid- ed by the Halton school boards. Burlington's Hayden Gilmour is all set to begin her grade 7 year at home and says she's looking for- ward to meeting new peo- ple in her online class. Her parents secured second- hand office desks to trans- form the basement into the perfect learning space for her and her siblings, who are in high school and will also be doing their work at home some of the time. "The biggest part of the decision (to distance learn) was the consistency of edu- cation this year," explained mom Kate Gilmour, noting now Hayden won't face missing school for 14 days due to class quarantines, her own potential symp- toms, etc. The continuity of class- room instruction is also im- portant to Georgetown mother Sarah de Bruin, whose three children will soon begin virtual class as well. "I have multiple chil- dren attending multiple schools this year and am worried about the potential loss of school days due to someone's runny nose," she said. "Distance learning al- lows me to ensure the kids are in a positive learning environment that isn't fo- cused around sanitization and pandemic measures." The busy mother heads up a Georgetown distance learning group on Face- book, which aims to con- nect local residents who feel this education model is the best for their family. "The goal is to get to know other distance learn- ing families and be able to provide support to one an- other through sharing in- formation, encouragement and problem solving," she said. "It also provides a practical communication method to allow distance learning families to plan appropriate social interac- tions for their kids." STORY BEHIND THE STORY: With parents being given the choice to send their children to school or keep them home during the pandemic, thou- sands of Halton families are opting for alternatives to the traditional class- room. 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