Friday June 7, 2013
We then split up and went into classrooms. We were greeted at the door by Dolores; who was dressed very well in a skirt and heels. She told us we were welcome and asked some students to move out of their desks so we could sit in them. The class had about 100 students, with some sitting on the floor and some in bench desks. The teacher was reviewing English asking the kids to discuss things that could be bought and places to buy things. When the teacher asked a question, the students raised their hands and called out “Madame”. When she called on a student by name, they stood up and gave their answer. After each student gave an answer, she asked them to clap once for the student. I loved this idea and plan to incorporate it into my class.
After that lesson, we observed a teacher teaching with a black board set up under a tree. The teacher told us that she was conducting assessments so they put two classes together. This meant that 200 students were sitting in a group. Two teachers were watching (sort of) while students came up and individually recited folk tales.
When we were done observing, we gathered to watch a performance that the students had put together. They sang songs, did traditional dances, showed us signs they made, and recited poems. It was so touching, I had to put on my sunglasses so nobody saw me tearing up. This was such an amazing experience!
Salima Primary School
Today we were finally able to go to a primary school. We packed up the car and waited in the parking lot for almost and hour and a half waiting for our professor to check out of the hotel. We drove for an hour, arriving two and a half hours late at 11:00.As we drove in to the school, kids swarmed our van yelling “Mzungu”. I was told this means white person. We had to stop the van because the kids were so close that we were afraid we would roll over their feet. When we got out of the van, they all swarmed around us, touching my arms and hands.
We made our way over to a room that was lined with plastic lawn chairs. We were greeted by the teachers and introduced ourselves. Many students were running around and the classrooms were full of kids while all the teachers were sitting with us .
Here we discussed the make up of the school and the Visually Impaired (VI) students. This school serves as a Resource Center for VI students. They are served in a room until Standard 3 and then they receive their education in the regular classroom and the VI teacher helps to translate their materials and into braille. They stay at the school and their parents pick them up for long breaks.
We made our way over to a room that was lined with plastic lawn chairs. We were greeted by the teachers and introduced ourselves. Many students were running around and the classrooms were full of kids while all the teachers were sitting with us .Here we discussed the make up of the school and the Visually Impaired (VI) students. This school serves as a Resource Center for VI students. They are served in a room until Standard 3 and then they receive their education in the regular classroom and the VI teacher helps to translate their materials and into braille. They stay at the school and their parents pick them up for long breaks.
We then split up and went into classrooms. We were greeted at the door by Dolores; who was dressed very well in a skirt and heels. She told us we were welcome and asked some students to move out of their desks so we could sit in them. The class had about 100 students, with some sitting on the floor and some in bench desks. The teacher was reviewing English asking the kids to discuss things that could be bought and places to buy things. When the teacher asked a question, the students raised their hands and called out “Madame”. When she called on a student by name, they stood up and gave their answer. After each student gave an answer, she asked them to clap once for the student. I loved this idea and plan to incorporate it into my class.After that lesson, we observed a teacher teaching with a black board set up under a tree. The teacher told us that she was conducting assessments so they put two classes together. This meant that 200 students were sitting in a group. Two teachers were watching (sort of) while students came up and individually recited folk tales.
-Salima Secondary School
-Salima Technical College
-Livingstonia Beach Lodge
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