“You have brains in your head; you have feet in
your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your
own. And you know what you know; you are the guy who’ll decide where to go.”
–Dr. Seuss
West Nairobi School
In Kenya we had the awesome opportunity of
visiting our sister school, West Nairobi
School. They are in the same network of international schools that my
school Pyeongtaek International School
is in. It was so fun because I actually knew a few of the teachers from our
pre-field orientation. I loved being able to catch up with them, share some
stories and hear how teaching in Nairobi is.
We enjoyed a yummy Kenyan meal from the school cafeteria (which was
outside under some huts- SO AWESOME!!). And
our students had a fun time playing soccer with some of the middle schoolers
during recess then we went around to different classes helping out with reading
week and answering questions about our life/school in Korea.
Cafeteria
The best school lunch ever!
Something that I think is so amazing and why I
started out this blog post with a Dr. Seuss quote is that no matter if you are
in a school in Kenya or a school in Korea you can share some similarities… like
celebrating reading week with Dr. Seuss. This is totally an elementary teacher
thing to get excited about, but I loved it! I loved seeing second graders in
Kenya learning which made me think about my second graders in Korea. I loved
that the second grade teacher in Kenya had the same theme as me for our classrooms
which is travel (I got some awesome new ideas to add for next year! J) I love that I got to talk to
kindergarteners all about their favorite day to dress up that week which the
most excitement was about wacky hair day! YES!
First Grader Fun
Kindergarteners are just TOO cute!
It was just great to see that students no matter
where you are eager to learn, excited about life, have troubles, talk without
raising their hand, and have so many questions! Teaching is more than the
physical place you are at- it is about reaching the children in your class where
they are at. I loved being able to spend
the afternoon observing and learning at West
Nairobi School. It was also super
fun to hear stories about monkeys stealing snacks from the students’ backpacks
and having lock-downs for baboons! J
It was an awesome school! And maybe just maybe someday I will teach there- you
never know- it definitely wouldn’t be a bad place to teach!
Great opportunities for monkeys to get a little snack...
Love,
Daniella
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| West Nairobi School |
In Kenya we had the awesome opportunity of
visiting our sister school, West Nairobi
School. They are in the same network of international schools that my
school Pyeongtaek International School
is in. It was so fun because I actually knew a few of the teachers from our
pre-field orientation. I loved being able to catch up with them, share some
stories and hear how teaching in Nairobi is.
We enjoyed a yummy Kenyan meal from the school cafeteria (which was
outside under some huts- SO AWESOME!!). And
our students had a fun time playing soccer with some of the middle schoolers
during recess then we went around to different classes helping out with reading
week and answering questions about our life/school in Korea.
|
| Cafeteria |
|
| The best school lunch ever! |
Something that I think is so amazing and why I
started out this blog post with a Dr. Seuss quote is that no matter if you are
in a school in Kenya or a school in Korea you can share some similarities… like
celebrating reading week with Dr. Seuss. This is totally an elementary teacher
thing to get excited about, but I loved it! I loved seeing second graders in
Kenya learning which made me think about my second graders in Korea. I loved
that the second grade teacher in Kenya had the same theme as me for our classrooms
which is travel (I got some awesome new ideas to add for next year! J) I love that I got to talk to
kindergarteners all about their favorite day to dress up that week which the
most excitement was about wacky hair day! YES!
|
| First Grader Fun |
|
| Kindergarteners are just TOO cute! |
It was just great to see that students no matter
where you are eager to learn, excited about life, have troubles, talk without
raising their hand, and have so many questions! Teaching is more than the
physical place you are at- it is about reaching the children in your class where
they are at. I loved being able to spend
the afternoon observing and learning at West
Nairobi School. It was also super
fun to hear stories about monkeys stealing snacks from the students’ backpacks
and having lock-downs for baboons! J
It was an awesome school! And maybe just maybe someday I will teach there- you
never know- it definitely wouldn’t be a bad place to teach!
|
| Great opportunities for monkeys to get a little snack... |
Love,
Daniella
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