Here we go! After a bit of waiting for transportation to
fall into to place I finally walked into Sullivan Primary School. This is the
school I will be volunteering in for the next month. As I walked in there was a
principal’s office and a secretary’s office. We were introduced to both of
these individuals. I felt very appreciated because both of which were extremely
thankful that we decided to volunteer here. They said we have a lot for us
(volunteers) to do and we are able to come to him with any ideas to improve the
school in any way. For example, a volunteer that was located at this school
previously set up a school website for the school. He was encouraging us to go
out of our comfort zone and experience as much as we possibly can. I then was
assigned to a 3rd grade classroom where I will be spending a lot of
my time.
With a gulp of nervousness, I headed to room 3b. I knocked
on the door. (Apparently that is protocol, for anyone that would like to enter,
to knock on the teachers door and she will make her way to the door to answer
it) I was happy that the teacher was informed I was coming earlier in the
day…so I was not a complete surprise. As I entered, I introduced my self as
Katelyn. Mrs. Blau (the teacher) said, “Class this is “Teacher Katelyn.””
Without hesitation, the class responded in perfect unison, “Good Morning
Teacher Katelyn, God bless you on this morning.” I was immediately impressed.
The first thing that I noticed was that there were 42 students in my class and
the classroom was less than half the size of any classroom I have every seen in
my life! The students were literally crawling on top of each other.
I continued to introduce myself and explain where I was
from. When I told the students I was from the United States they squirmed with
excitement. The classroom had a map so I was able to point to Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. They were astonished and asked me how I crossed the ocean to get
here. I told them I took an airplane. The teacher indicated that I would have
to explain what an airplane was. I tried my best to describe it…I even
attempted to draw a picture on the chalkboard. The teacher finally chimed in
and told the students it is like an “airbus.”
I guess that is one way of putting it… But the students were amazed that
a bus could fly in the sky that far. Just seeing them connect the dots was an
amazing moment for me.
Each of the kids seems to have so much life and personality!
It is great to see them so happy to be at school.
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