Technical team members work in the control room of the Syrian Educational TV in Damascus, Syria, April 23, 2020. As the Syrian government suspends schools amid the COVID-19 spread, students continue their education on TV at home as the government uses an educational channel to broadcast lessons. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

DAMASCUS, April 27 (Xinhua) -- As the Syrian government suspends schools amid the COVID-19 spread, students continue their education on TV at home as the government uses an educational channel to broadcast lessons.

The educational channel used to broadcast two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening ahead of the COVID-19 crisis.

Following closure of schools due to the pandemic, the channel has been activated in full swing with a daily broadcast of 12 hours to help the students make up for the missed lessons.

For many, this solution is effective through good interaction between the students and the teachers who are giving the lessons over the air.

The channel now covers all curriculums from the elementary school to the high school. The aired programs and lessons are also posted on YouTube so that the students can watch them again.

Yazan Safarjalani, a 15-year-old student, told Xinhua that learning on TV and online is a good way to continue his education at home amid the COVID-19 crisis.

"We had to stay at home to study and rely on the educational lessons offered on TV and the internet. These methods are a good solution, even though not as comprehensive as the education in schools, but it's a good alternative to make up for the missed lessons," he said.

His sister, Yara Safarjalani, a sixth-grader, said that taking lessons from TV and online is a new way of learning that they have never experienced before.

Mazen Abdul-Karim, an English school teacher, told Xinhua that TV plays a role in offering educational materials for the students during the COVID-19 spread.

For his side, Wael Shahin, the manager of the educational channel, the experience is "very good," adding that all programs and lessons are optimized. Enditem聽

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