The daily schedule in my Costa Rican school is typical of most here- insane! It changes everyday, and after a little over two weeks here, I can't seem to find one pattern. One thing I know for sure is, there is definitely NO schedule whatsoever on Fridays. Haha. I have managed to adapt and have acutally started to appreciate the fludity of it all. I know it will be a big shock to me when I start my graduate internship, in a school with bells to signal class times, and rules, and schedules.
My favorite part of teaching is the freedom. A lot of what I do each day is repetition. At first, this frustrated me, but now I love to watch the learning finally click. After a week of learning how to say "Hello, my name is..." and "Good Morning Teacher." My students greet me with these phrases every day when I get to school and it gives me the BIGGEST smile each time. According to my work visa here, I do not have to teach Kindergarten. In Costa Rica, "kinder" is almost like preschool. The students come to play, and they are not expected to learn how to read or write until they get to first grade. I decided to teach kinder for my communtiy project here in Picagres, because I think it will only help them more on their path to learning English (that is a goverment mandated standard here, and actually the only one I have seen enforced haha, ironic.) Teaching those six five year olds is the highlight of my day, everyday. They love English! They laugh, they hug me, they yell HELLO TEACHER from their doors and windows when I walk by their houses after school. They impress me everyday with their ability to learn songs and games in English. It is very fun and a huge challenge at the same time, probably why I like it so much! They barely know details in their own language and here I am trying to introduce a whole new one!
I took a video of them singing their favorite color song-I will post it soon!
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