On Friday, all of the interns at Isla Bonita were given the task of taking over the classrooms for the day as all of the teachers were attending a Professional Development Seminar. With the energy level of the students and laid back environment, we were all a little nervous as we had only been at the school for a few days now!
Normally, I teach two Math classes in the morning, and assist with the Science lessons. However, today, Spanish was also on the schedule for me to teach since my teacher was out. Most of the students here speak Spanish fluently, so their class is mainly on the grammatical aspect and writing Spanish.
Obviously I wasn't much help to them with their Spanish class, so instead, we played Cross the Ocean (Sharks and Minnows) on the playground with 7th and 8th grade. The kids had a blast!! But keep in mind of the heat...They asked me why I wouldn't run and play with them, and said, "Miss....why are you sweating you aren't even doing anything out here!" A huge iguana even scurried across the playground! All of the boys were picking it up and trying to tease the girls! I kept my distance...
After "Spanish Class" was over, Club time began. The only problem was that none of the UNCW teachers had experienced club time or knew how to lead it. Students ages K-8 were trying to go to Art club, Futbol club, Drama club, and Dance club, but none of us knew what was going, where to send kids, or what we were supposed to be teaching. It was a mad house! Belizean $2 bills were being shoved in our faces by the students, saying that they had to pay for their club. Students were trying to escape, play rough, and do whatever they wanted. We were hearing different instructions from different teachers, and it seemed like no one was on the same page! After the day was over, both the interns and the students were ready to go home.
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