Week 4: So much more!
Hello loyal blog readers,
This week we continued our health discussions in the classrooms focusing mainly on substances and substance abuse. Many students found these discussions very interesting and educational.
On Tuesday, we had the pleasure of meeting Marcia Smith, who is the acting principal of a special education learning centre, called Gifted Hands. This was the start of a new partnership, which will include going to the centre once a week to provide additional one on one learning for the students. All of us are very excited about this new collaboration and are looking forward to spending more time with the students!
We have taken on an additional partnership with the Red Cross after school Youth Program- where we will be facilitating health discussions with students.
This week we also were able to add another 2 classrooms to our schedule with a new school called the School of the Nation. We are excited to be reaching more students in Georgetown!
As usual, we appeared on NTN (National Television Network) on Thursday morning. We discussed substances and substance abuse in our segment.
We wrapped up the halfway point in our teaching on Wednesday! With only 3 weeks left of teaching, we are trying to focus on the most pertinent topics for each classroom.
On Thursday night, the ladies who work at our accommodation prepared us a lovely vegetarian meal which was very kind of them! It was nice to have an authentic taste of Guyanese food.
There were positive vibes around the city as the carnival celebrations continued this week. Independence Day was on Saturday, so we decided to see the parade. The parade showcased many different costumes and music.
Until next time,
Britney, Tara, Hannah and Gwen
This week we continued our health discussions in the classrooms focusing mainly on substances and substance abuse. Many students found these discussions very interesting and educational.
On Tuesday, we had the pleasure of meeting Marcia Smith, who is the acting principal of a special education learning centre, called Gifted Hands. This was the start of a new partnership, which will include going to the centre once a week to provide additional one on one learning for the students. All of us are very excited about this new collaboration and are looking forward to spending more time with the students!
We have taken on an additional partnership with the Red Cross after school Youth Program- where we will be facilitating health discussions with students.
This week we also were able to add another 2 classrooms to our schedule with a new school called the School of the Nation. We are excited to be reaching more students in Georgetown!
As usual, we appeared on NTN (National Television Network) on Thursday morning. We discussed substances and substance abuse in our segment.
We wrapped up the halfway point in our teaching on Wednesday! With only 3 weeks left of teaching, we are trying to focus on the most pertinent topics for each classroom.
On Thursday night, the ladies who work at our accommodation prepared us a lovely vegetarian meal which was very kind of them! It was nice to have an authentic taste of Guyanese food.
There were positive vibes around the city as the carnival celebrations continued this week. Independence Day was on Saturday, so we decided to see the parade. The parade showcased many different costumes and music.
Until next time,
Britney, Tara, Hannah and Gwen