I will be teaching sixth grade English at Bukomero Primary School for an hour/day, starting on Thursday. Valerie has been teaching this class, but she is leaving on Friday to live in Kigali for two months with her missionary friends' children. So, I am taking over for her. Today I sat in Theresa's classroom as she taught and it was really fun. We talked about what the kids did on their holiday and reviewed what they did in class before holiday. I led us in a few games of Heads Up Seven Up, when lots of kiddos cheated and looked to see who was tagging them. They also wanted to sing a song, so I led them in Jesus Loves the Little Children. Turns out that repulsion to tone-deafness bridges the cultural divide, as I caught some kiddos grimacing in the back in response to my singing.
I am excited to teach at the school so I can become acquainted with the students and faculty. Global Capacity is using Bukomero Primary School as the pilot school to implement its programs at first, so it will be good to become familiar with it and to gain rapport there. African children are also so darn cute, and it is such a sight to behold 1600 students, each in his uniform, prancing about.
The students take the national exam for entrance to secondary school in November of 6th grade, so I will be helping them to prepare for the English part of it. They are in their last trimester of the year, which ends in the middle of October. So, my daily weekday schedule until then will look like this:
7:30 - 10 Work at house
10 - 11 Take taxi to Byimana
11 - 12 Teach at Bukomero Primary School
12 - 1:30 Walk back to Umuryango and eat lunch
1:30 - 2:30 Take a taxi back to Gitarama
2:30 - 5 Work at house
Since I am quite a good friend to Consistency and Routine, I think I am going to like this schedule.
I am excited to teach at the school so I can become acquainted with the students and faculty. Global Capacity is using Bukomero Primary School as the pilot school to implement its programs at first, so it will be good to become familiar with it and to gain rapport there. African children are also so darn cute, and it is such a sight to behold 1600 students, each in his uniform, prancing about.
The students take the national exam for entrance to secondary school in November of 6th grade, so I will be helping them to prepare for the English part of it. They are in their last trimester of the year, which ends in the middle of October. So, my daily weekday schedule until then will look like this:
7:30 - 10 Work at house
10 - 11 Take taxi to Byimana
11 - 12 Teach at Bukomero Primary School
12 - 1:30 Walk back to Umuryango and eat lunch
1:30 - 2:30 Take a taxi back to Gitarama
2:30 - 5 Work at house
Since I am quite a good friend to Consistency and Routine, I think I am going to like this schedule.
1 comment:
horaay for english classes. and shame on your singing. teach them the gallop instead.
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