A colleague recording a lesson in an empty classrom by Dbeis, 42, to be broadcast for distance learning, in the rebel-held northwestern Syrian city of Idlib. Like in much of the world, educators in Syria are taking classes online after the country's various regions sent pupils home hoping to stem the Covid-19 pandemic. But distance learning is no small feat in a country battered by nine years of war, where fighting has displaced millions and the electricity supply is sporadic at best. — Photos: AFP
IDLIB, Syria: Staring into a smartphone camera in an empty classroom in rebel-held northwest Syria, geography teacher Danielle Dbeis addresses students confined at home away from the novel coronavirus.
"Even if we are now doing distance learning... you can still talk to me online," says the 42-year-old, standing in front of a white board.
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A colleague recording a lesson in an empty classrom by Dbeis, 42, to be broadcast for distance learning, in the rebel-held northwestern Syrian city of Idlib. Like in much of the world, educators in Syria are taking classes online after the country's various regions sent pupils home hoping to stem the Covid-19 pandemic. But distance learning is no small feat in a country battered by nine years of war, where fighting has displaced millions and the electricity supply is sporadic at best. — Photos: AFP
A colleague records a lesson in an empty classroom by geography teacher Danielle Dbeis, 42, to be broadcast for distance learning, amid the coronavirus pandemic,in the rebel-held northwestern Syrian city of Idlib,on April 2, 2020. - Like in much of the world, educators in Syria are taking classes online after the country's various regions sent pupils home hoping to stem the COVID-19 pandemic. But distance learning is no small feat in a country battered by nine years of war, where fighting has displaced millions and the electricity supply is sporadic at best. (Photo by Aref TAMMAWI / AFP)
A young pupil studies in front of a tent, in a camp for displaced Syrians in the village of Kafr Yahmoul in the northwestern Idlib province, amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 3, 2020. — AFP
A young pupil follows a lesson on a mobile telephone inside a tent, in a camp for displaced Syrians in the village of Kafr Yahmoul in the northwestern Idlib province, amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 3, 2020. — AFP
A young pupil follows a lesson on a mobile telephone inside a tent, in a camp for displaced Syrians in the village of Kafr Yahmoul in the northwestern Idlib province, amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 3, 2020. — AFP
A man films a mathematics lesson by teacher Ahmed Rateb in a makeshift classroom inside a tent, in a camp for displaced Syrians in the village of Kafr Yahmoul in the northwestern Idlib province, to be broadcast for distance learning, amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 3, 2020. — AFP
Technicians from the Kurdish educational authorities, edit and prepare recorded classes to be broadcast on local television and Youtube for distance learning, in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, on April 4, 2020. — AFP
A woman looks on as children study at home, in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, on April 4, 2020. — AFP
A man helps a child with his lessons inside a tent, in a camp for displaced Syrians in the village of Kafr Yahmoul in the northwestern Idlib province, amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 3, 2020. — AFP
A student helps a young pupil as they study at home, in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, on April 4, 2020. — AFP
Technicians from the Kurdish educational authorities, edit and prepare recorded classes to broadcast on local television and Youtube for distance learning, in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, on April 4, 2020. — AFP
A colleague films a lesson by Kurdish language teacher Hayat Abbas to be broadcast on local television and Youtube for distance learning, in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, on April 4, 2020. — AFP
A colleague films a lesson by Kurdish language teacher Hayat Abbas to be broadcast on local televion and YouTube for distance learning, in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, on April 4, 2020. — AFP
A student studies at home, in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, on April 4, 2020. — AFP
A young pupil studies in front of a tent, in a camp for displaced Syrians in the village of Kafr Yahmoul in the northwestern Idlib province, amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 3, 2020. — AFP
Young pupils follow a lesson on a mobile telephone inside a tent, in a camp for displaced Syrians in the village of Kafr Yahmoul in the northwestern Idlib province, amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 3, 2020. — AFP
A man films a mathematics lesson by teacher Ahmed Rateb in a makeshift classroom inside a tent, in a camp for displaced Syrians in the village of Kafr Yahmoul in the northwestern Idlib province, to be broadcast for distance learning, amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 3, 2020. — AFP
Young pupils follow a lesson on a mobile telephone inside a tent, in a camp for displaced Syrians in the village of Kafr Yahmoul in the northwestern Idlib province, amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 3, 2020. — AFP
A young pupil follows a lesson on a mobile telephone inside a tent, in a camp for displaced Syrians in the village of Kafr Yahmoul in the northwestern Idlib province, amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 3, 2020. — AFP
A colleague films a lesson by Kurdish language teacher Hayat Abbas to be broadcast on local televion and Youtube for distance learning, in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, on April 4, 2020. — AFP
A colleague records a lesson in an empty classrom by geography teacher Danielle Dbeis,42, to be broadcast for distance learning, amid the coronavirus pandemic,in the rebel-held northwestern Syrian city of Idlib, on April 2, 2020. — AFP
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