Jacquin Taumafai (Yr 12), a Thursday Island resident and Senior boarder, is on the cusp of graduating from Cathedral, having experienced a year of enormous learning challenges, including Term 2 spent learning online.
Jacquin, who began boarding at Cathedral in 2018, lives on Thursday Island with his family, including sister Ella (Yr 9) who is also a boarder at Cathedral.
He said some of the biggest challenges with online learning was staying active and maintaining a positive mindset, as well as keeping up with the assigned schoolwork. While he found it difficult to keep up with Zoom initially, Jacquin did resolve issues as time went on, and worked as an independent learner, using the school resources on eCat as his go-to as much as possible.
Away from the screen, Jacquin kept active and enjoyed fishing, diving for crayfish, boxing and kickboxing with his father and friends. He also kept up a part-time job at Mitre 10 on the island.
Whilst spending three months of his Senior year learning from home, Jacquin has made the most of Term 3 back in Boys’ Boarding, and is looking forward to getting through block exams and finishing on a high.
If he ever has to learn remotely again, Jacquin considers himself something of an online learning veteran, and has two tips for everyone: do not let media critiques be your standard and secondly don’t fail to do the bare minimum.
Jacquin, who began boarding at Cathedral in 2018, lives on Thursday Island with his family, including sister Ella (Yr 9) who is also a boarder at Cathedral.
He said some of the biggest challenges with online learning was staying active and maintaining a positive mindset, as well as keeping up with the assigned schoolwork. While he found it difficult to keep up with Zoom initially, Jacquin did resolve issues as time went on, and worked as an independent learner, using the school resources on eCat as his go-to as much as possible.
Away from the screen, Jacquin kept active and enjoyed fishing, diving for crayfish, boxing and kickboxing with his father and friends. He also kept up a part-time job at Mitre 10 on the island.
Whilst spending three months of his Senior year learning from home, Jacquin has made the most of Term 3 back in Boys’ Boarding, and is looking forward to getting through block exams and finishing on a high.
If he ever has to learn remotely again, Jacquin considers himself something of an online learning veteran, and has two tips for everyone: do not let media critiques be your standard and secondly don’t fail to do the bare minimum.