American schoolgirl stuck in quarantine in China, but found a way to continue her studies in the USA

At Springfield School (Virginia), at first glance, an absolutely ordinary lesson takes place, but still there is something special. This is a tripod with a tablet attached to it, on the screen of which you can see a girl sitting at her desk. The tablet rotates after the teacher’s movements. This technology allows Christine Xiao, currently located in Wuhan, China, to remotely join her classmates, reports "Voice of America".

Photo: screenshot of Voice of America video

In this case, the teacher turns to the tablet, as if in its place there was a living person. And Christine has the opportunity to participate in discussions and answer questions posed by the teacher.

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Kristin Xiao went to Wuhan for the New Year holidays with her family, at which time the city was quarantined. Her plans to return for further studies at her school in Virginia were postponed indefinitely. So now she joins her class online - from nine in the evening until midnight, Chinese time.

“The Wuhan incident has put me in a difficult situation, I still have a year left until I graduate, so I can’t skip my studies,” comments Christine Xiao.

“This is where technology comes in handy. Our school was looking for an opportunity to help Christine's education while she was in China. We convened a meeting and came up with a system that uses technology to allow students to join the class over the Internet,” said school district superintendent Sean Yelgat.

Kristin recently recorded a video message to her school asking him to send medical help to Wuhan, after which her classmates and school management quickly raised $ 30 in just a week.

“I do this from the bottom of my heart, because I don’t know what they are going through there, I don’t feel that fear. From what I see, it’s very scary in China, people are not allowed to leave their houses, this has never happened in America,” said Faith Kim, a Virginia school student.

“Coronavirus is now a problem for the whole world. So we have to help as much as possible,” says Joandry Santos, a student at Virginia School.

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To send aid to China, the school is collaborating with the international charity Hungarian Baptist Aid. Officials say they will send special respiratory masks and non-contact thermometers to two Wuhan clinics within ten days.

Pupils and their parents hope this help will help improve the medical supplies situation in Wuhan.

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