MABrown@roedeanschool.co.zaBrown, Marjorie Ann2021-06-232021-06-2320212020http://hdl.handle.net/2263/80554Teaching history during lockdown at an elite private school during the COVID-19 pandemic posed challenges and opportunities to draw on history and to learn new technologies. Challenges went beyond the content of history and included mental stress amongst students as a result of isolation but also empathy for victims of deepening poverty and police violence. Opportunities included international and local webinars, conferences, staff development and increased online resources.13 pagesen©2021 South African Society of History Teaching.HistoryTechnologyCOVID-19PovertyWebinarsResourcesTeaching and learning History in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: Reflections of a senior school history teacherArticle