Hannah's first two weeks as a community intern in Mkwiro
Having been on the island all weekend,
relaxing, settling in and getting to know one another the thought of heading
into Mkwiro Primary School was both exciting and daunting. First up is TEFL
training to prepare us for lesson planning, classroom management, leading a
lesson and all the other secret knowledge of being an amazing teacher.
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| Hannah's first time lead teaching at Mkwiro Primary School |
Feeling more prepared we head into the
school to be met by enthusiastic pupils wanting to talk to us. ‘Madame what is
your name? Age? Where do you come from?’ It was an encouraging start and although the
last few weeks there has been some challenging moments in the classroom, as to
be expected, teaching has completely opened my mind into how much
accomplishments matter to the students. Whether it’s correctly using the right tense
or even spelling a word correctly! I never appreciated how complicated the
English language was until I had to explain to 20 children how to correctly
conjugate verbs!
We have been fully welcomed into every
aspect of the school community both inside and outside the classroom. Helping
with sports coaching was an obvious bonus for the teachers who work so hard
every day, and it’s been amazing to be in this position to support such a great
school the past two weeks.
Hannah Riddle
Community Intern
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