What we can learn from New Zealand's first fully online high school

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published April 6, 2020

New Zealand’s first fully online high school, Crimson Global Academy, is offering its support and resources to the Ministry of Education to assist schools transitioning to remote learning.

Over the last few weeks, the nature of traditional schooling in New Zealand has drastically shifted, as schools and teachers ...

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