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isolation opportunitiesAs we are all adjusting to this new 'norm' companies and individuals are creating opportunities to bring us all together.
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Exercise
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PE lessons starting at 9am every day. Joe Wicks wants to keep people moving and doing daily sessions, there is no excuse!
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Actor Chris Hemsworth (you might know him better as Thor from the popular Marvel films) has announced his health and fitness programme Centr will be free for six weeks (normally £23/month). It includes workouts with 'world-class trainers,' meal plans and mindfulness exercises.
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MIND
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A meditation app that is helping to support you through this time of crisis, they are offering meditations you can listen to anytime.
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Education
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For as long as schools are closed, Audible are offering free kids books and stories. Kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids.
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Professional Development
Remote Working: Setting Yourself and Your Teams Up for Success |
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Free language learning for school children with Rosetta Stone
Enable your kids to use their time at home in a meaningful way. School children get 3 month free access to Rosetta Stone. #StayAtHome |
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If you've more time on your hands (and access to a guitar), now could be a great time to learn a new skill. Instrument manufacturer Fender has made its online guitar courses free for three months – but you'll need to nab a code, and there were only 100,000 available when the offer launched on Friday 20 March, so go quick if you want one.
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And, of course, we have our own virtual volunteering programme. You can get involved in our research with the AWdF or you can help us to create learning resources for our education initiatives. Email Holly on [email protected] to find out more!
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ENtertainment
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The BBC has added loads of new content to stream on iPlayer, aimed at helping those stuck indoors. These include classic box sets, such as all 10 series of popular spy drama Spooks, plus Wallander, French & Saunders, Waking the Dead and The Missing.
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The Royal Opera House might be closed, but it's offering free broadcasts on its Facebook and YouTube channels, including:
Peter and the Wolf, The Royal Ballet, 2010 – 7pm on Friday 27 March Acis and Galatea, The Royal Opera, 2009 – 7pm on Friday 3 April Così fan tutte, The Royal Opera, 2010 – 7pm on Friday 10 April The Metamorphosis, The Royal Ballet, 2013 – 7pm on Friday 17 April |
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Kindle books for free (or just 99p)
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If you pay full-price and devour several Kindle Books a month while stuck indoors, the cost will soon stack up. Amazon is heaving with Kindle books that are permanently free or 99p.
Yet these cheap titles may not always match your virtual to-read pile. In fact, you often have to wade through a lot of very average books to find the good ones. If you know where to look though, there's a treasure trove of amazing free or 99p Kindle books to be found. |
Free virtual globe-trotting, tours & experiences
We may be stuck indoors for the time being but that doesn't mean we can't broaden our horizons beyond our living room walls, because let's face it, there's only so many thousand-piece jigsaws you can do, and Netflix series you can watch. While we aren’t able to physically travel the globe at the moment, there are ways to do it virtually – and for free.
Don't get too excited – I've not mastered teleportation – but in this guide I'll show you how a bunch of nifty modern tech means that just because you can't go see the world, you can bring the world to you. There's stuff that will interest both adults and kids, including:
Free virtual museum tours
Explore world wonders and popular tourist sites
Fun and extreme experiences
View live wildlife, zoo and aquarium feeds
Visit theme parks and go on rides
Watch theatre, opera and ballet
Don't get too excited – I've not mastered teleportation – but in this guide I'll show you how a bunch of nifty modern tech means that just because you can't go see the world, you can bring the world to you. There's stuff that will interest both adults and kids, including:
Free virtual museum tours
Explore world wonders and popular tourist sites
Fun and extreme experiences
View live wildlife, zoo and aquarium feeds
Visit theme parks and go on rides
Watch theatre, opera and ballet