So far I have a really great impression of the school I'll be working at, even though I've only actually been to the school a couple of times for meetings with my advisor and with other teachers. The program officially started October 1st, but depending on the needs of your school, you might start later. This Monday the 6th was the first time I was in a classroom and I just observed a couple of group presentations about the Anglo-Saxons. From what I heard, the students speak really well and probably have a better vocabulary than most Americans! During their break, a bunch of the kids came up to me and were asking me all kinds of questions- "Where are you from?", "How old are you?", etc. I'm happy they were curious and wanted to get to know me, instead of being shy or just not really caring.
Tomorrow i.e. Wednesday the 8th will be my first day actually up in front of a class. Just to clarify- I am not in charge of teaching classes on my own. I am a teaching *assistant* and will be assisting various full-time teachers in the school. Anyway, here is how the rest of the week looks:
Wednesday: Meet and greet with a class.
Thursday: Meet and greet with another class.
Meet and greet/English language lesson about how to describe people
e.g. "He is tall and skinny."
Friday: Meet and greet with another class.
Meet and greet/History lesson about the American Revolution
and the Declaration of Independence
To sum that all up, I'll be in five different classes this week and most of the time I'll just be getting to know the students. I'm a little nervous because this is it- it's finally starting! Sadly, I can't quite get settled in yet because it is not guaranteed that I'll be staying with all of the classes I'll be in this week. The final schedule for the school still hasn't been ironed out yet, but it should be by this time next week.
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