Monday was here and everyone was full of excitement and a tinge of nerves for their first day. I was picked up to go to school by one of the teachers and my co-ordinator. It is approximately a 20 minute car ride. The school is huge with many classrooms, a huge playground and sports area, music room, library, kitchen, staff room and school shop. It is a primary and secondary school where the youngest children are seven years old and the oldest are 15.
I was asked to stand in front of all 500 students and the teachers at morning assembly and introduce myself using a microphone. How daunting! They all applauded me and welcomed me very warmly. Lessons started soon after assembly and I had a mixed range of classes for my first day.
The school is reliant on volunteer teachers for English lessons and I am pretty much in charge of lesson outline and teaching, as well as preparing materials for class. Although the first day was rather full on, I couldn't have enjoyed it more. The children are absolutely adorable and very respectful. The teachers are all very sweet and friendly. I am very lucky as the school chef also prepares a vegetarian meal for my lunch everyday.
I taught two secondary classes and one primary class on my first day. By the end of the day I was pretty tired, having talked a lot and ran around playground in heat. I can't wait to be back at school. I expect that there will be different rewards and challenges everyday, which is the beauty of teaching.
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