Woburn Local Hero Students Remotely Teaching Young Kids

WOBURN, MA — Amid the coronavirus outbreak, we all know someone who's helping others get through such difficult times. Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these everyday heroes.

This submission comes from Tatyana Basile of Woburn, Mass., who nominated a group of students donating their time to help young children through quarantine:

Where the nominee lives:
Woburn

Where the person who nominated the hero lives:
Woburn

Name of the nominee:
Andrea Paternina, Jeffrey Lam, Karina Sanchez, Paul Scherer, Samip Phuyal, Suzanne Collins, Anastasia Temnikova

Name of the person who nominated the hero:
Tatyana Basile

Is the nominee considered an “essential worker”?
No

What does the nominee do for work?
Children Educational Fun Sessions: donating their time to help young children (3 yo to about 10 yo) to cope with anxiety and uncertainty of quarantine.

The project is called Global Children Marathon—a FREE virtual experience for kids of all ages!

Through Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, the student team hosted live sessions for the entertainment and academic enrichment of children globally. They have partnered with people and organizations around the world to engage our students virtually in order to teach them different cultures, new languages, and lifelong skills.

Why do you believe the nominee should be recognized or honored?
Donate daily hours of their time to create free educational sessions.

As we are forced to change our daily routines due to the COVID-19 pandemic, children still need to continue growing and learning while staying at home.

With this program, the kids can learn new skills, discover different cultures, and engage with other kids around the world. This project took full time work and dedication, focus, organisation and creativity from students especially during summer and nice weather!

This project took full time work and dedication, focus, organisation and creativity from students especially during summer and nice weather!

What’s one thing you want everyone to know about your hero?
Students who are helping young children go through stress of quarantine

Thank you for all you do!

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