Monday: Mocohan School Grade 4-6 (morning)
Tuesday: Purulha School Grade 4-7 (morning)
Wednesday: Chicoy School Grade 4-7 (morning)
Thursday: Chijacorral School Grade 4-7 (morning)
Chijacorral Jr. High Grade 9 (afternoon)
Friday: Chamche School Grade 4-7 (morning)
Chijacorral Jr. High Grade 8 (afternoon)
Plus: devotions before school every morning, church Sunday afternoon, and prayer night on Thursdays. If it weren't for these, I wouldn't make it through the week. I need that time to focus on God and be refreshed each day.
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays I take the bus with the rest of the teachers to the outlying schools at 6:20am, and return at either 1 or 4pm. Thursdays and Fridays I can walk 10 or 15 min to either school for 7:30am and go home for lunch. My Jr. High classes are 3:30-5:50pm. In elementary school my classes are 45 minutes, and in Jr. High I teach double blocks, for a total o f 70 minutes for each of the 4 classes.
In total, I teach in 6 schools, 6 grades, 23 classes, 19 hours, and over 500 students per week.
After the first week I can say I'm tired but happy. What I have planned and envisioned seems to be appropriate for all my classes so far, even though each class is a little bit different. It feels good to have finished university and be doing what I've wanted to do since Grade 12. It feels good to have my own classes (as opposed to being on call or doing practicum) and be teaching my own lessons from my own curriculum. Already I'm learning a lot about lesson planning, classroom management, and Spanish. I'm excited for what this year will bring and everything I will learn. And right now, I'm hoping for a restful weekend so I'm ready to go for round two.
First Day of School: Morning devotion at Purulha
Me with children at Chicoy
Wow Karey - I'm tired too just reading that. What a challenge to learn all their names!!
ReplyDeleteSheryl
How long does the bus ride take?
ReplyDeleteHi karey, We are both following your blog. Love you and are so proud of you and what you are doing. You are making a difference in so many people's lives. Lots of love, Janie and Gerhard
ReplyDeleteThank you for your encouragement!
ReplyDeleteThe bus ride takes about half an hour to the first school, another 15 minutes to the next, and another 15 minutes to the 3rd. To the first and third schools it is mostly highway, but since the bridge is out between the first and second ones, we have to take a long bumpy dirt road through town and it takes longer. So on days I go to the third school, I leave my house at 6:10 and return at 5:30. Yes, it's a long day, but those days I just teach the teachers English after lunch, so the afternoon is more relaxed.