coronavirus pandemic continues to challenge parents with sending their kids to class, a handful of families in Pickering have taken the matter into their own hands and started their own community school.“It’s a lot of work at both ends, but the payoff is priceless,” says Steve Mcgoey whose son and daughter both take part in the program.The group made up of four families who started their own school when they realized heading back wasn’t safe.
They’ve called it Greenwood Academy, aptly named after the hamlet they live in, located in North Pickering.“Some of these families are very vulnerable, and we have no capacity for risk,” says Stephanie Stavros, who lives with cystic fibrosis and is immuno-compromised.“Going back to school wasn’t an.