Keenan Mugford and his brother, Zanye, packed their lunches, tablets, books and toys in their school bag every day last week.
But instead of going to school, they went to work with their mother.
Angel Nault-Mugford is a law clerk at Riopelle Group Professional Corporation, a law firm in Timmins. When the Ontario government announced the temporary closure of schools and move to remote learning, she, like most Ontario parents, were left wondering how they would balance the need to work and their children’s online learning.
Nault-Mugford’s employer eased her concerns by creating what it called “classrooms” – private, sequestered spaces where children could attend class virtually and parent could work and be close by.
“I am beyond grateful to have the opportunity to be able to bring my children to work with me during their online learning,” Nault-Mugford said. “My boys both really enjoyed their time here at Riopelle Group. “They felt so welcomed and at home.
“It became challenging at times but, overall, it was a very good experience, not only for myself but for my children as well,” Nault-Mugford said.
Opening the office up to create classrooms at its Timmins and Ottawa offices for employees to who needed it was the idea of Robert Riopelle, senior partner at Riopelle Group.
“We saw that some of our employees were in crisis, and we responded,” Riopelle said. “We are always ready to do what we can to support our people. Creating classrooms was innovative and...
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