Costa Rica's Independence Day was so much fun! As you all know, I was really nervous about the run with the torch. It ended up being really awesome, though. The students were the ones that actually held the torch. They were placed at intervals along the road from Quepos to Manuel Antonio so that they didn't have to run the whole thing. It was more of a relay style type thing. We also had a fire truck with the sirens going and everything that led us down the road. It was cool because people would hear the sirens an come our of their businesses or houses and cheer us on as we ran. When we reached the school, we had an Acto Civico where they lit a larger torch that stayed lit the entire day.
Later on that night, there was a big Acto Civivo at the school. This time, though, all the people from the neighborhood and school were there. They had made lanterns from all sorts of materials and in all sorts of shapes and sizes. There were lanterns that depicted the Costa Rican shield that is on the 100 colon coin. There were others for the country flower, beach themes, ox carts...everything! Part of this Acto Civico was to walk around the town with all the lanterns lit. It was really cool. There were a ton of us and as we walked people chanted "Viva Costa Rica!". It was an awesome experience.
October 2 is English Day at school. Each class is presenting something in English and than we are having about an hour and a half of activities for the students. I am really excited for it and hope it gets the students excited about English as well. My second graders are singing a Bob Marley song, my 4a class is singing and dancing to Thriller (MJ), my 4b class is painting a jungle scene which they will share with the school and my 6th graders are doing skits. It is a lot of preparation, but the students enjoy it and I enjoy it!
That's about all that's going on here. I am taking a TEFL course this week so I will have free internet - write to me and I will actually be able to write back in a timely manner!
paz y amor mis amigos
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Sounds fun! One of my kids just told me I was his favorite teacher cause I give him a lot of "sanches"...I think he meant "chances"
ReplyDeleteMaybe that is a bad thing...too many sanches...
ReplyDeleteand then he said..."I was talking to my dad last night and he said I better listen to you cause you want whats best for me or some shit like that" and then "I cant wait for soccor to start and make my cheeks more skinny"...no lie, all within like two minutes :)
ReplyDeleteand finally with 2 minutes left of class...gets a pained look on his face and says :she go like this ms manos" and makes sort of a lifting up motion as Evelyn sneaks behind him and I said "she gave you a wedgie"...yep!! Hope your day was as entertaining as mine is panning out to be :)
ReplyDeleteElz gave me a book to read about poverty and how it affects learning. It is a must read. So many things we take for granted are just non-existent or existent in another form altogether. It will help me in my approach with some of the people at work. Then I read an article in The Economist that said girls who don't have fathers in their lives are more likely to start having sex at an earlier age and to become pregnant.
ReplyDeleteWhen you get home you will have to read this book. i think it should be mandatory for all teachers
I am glad your run went so well. I am ready for an activo sleepo.
Hey,
ReplyDeleteHow long are Hubbard's sessions? If a couple of my kids apply now, when would they probably be hiring for this semester or after Christmas????
uh, hubbs is famous for hiring whenev. they could definitely go in there and try for a job. they will probably have the most luck though around the end of nov. because that is when new schedules are being made for the next session and it still gives them time to train. but, even if they get hired on now, they might not have set hours, but could always work as a sub...
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