Children sit on tree branches as they access their online lessons from a forest reserve (Eranga Jayawardena/AP)Getting online school lessons for residents of one remote Sri Lankan village requires a trek through dense bushes sometimes visited by leopards and elephants. The teachers and some 45 schoolchildren in Bohitiwaya then climb more than two miles to the top of a rock to find an internet signal. The students who also live in the village make the same climb to download online lessons sent to them by their teachers. Expand Close Teacher Ajith Attenayake uses his mobile phone to share online lessons (Eranga Jayawardena/AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Teacher Ajith Attenayake uses his mobile phone to share online lessons (Eranga Jayawardena/AP)Not all have mobiles or laptops, with four or five children sharing one device. Sri Lanka’s government on Monday began a campaign to vaccinate all teachers with a view to reopening schools soon.

Source: Irish Independent July 13, 2021 09:11 UTC