First Week of School

Well...one week down. The first week can be a little long, going over the rules multiple times, establishing routines, and just getting used to the full work day again. So I was definitely ready for the weekend.

At the same time I am was so excited to have the chance to meet my new students and get to see some of my old ones around school. A couple of things that I am especially excited about this year are my Junior 1 Conversation Class, my literature small group and the American football club.

The Junior One (7th grade) Conversation class is new at Concordia this year. For this class, we take one class of 50 and divide it into 4 small groups. This groups of 10-12 students then practice conversation and vocabulary from their English book. It is nice to have such a small group of students and to get to know them.

The literature small group is a group of 17 students who meet with me on Tuesdays during the nap time. These are Senior 2 (11th grade) students who I had in my Advanced English Class last year. We are going to read books outside of class and then discuss and do activities during the nap time. I am really excited that 17 students are willing to do this extra work, outside of class and that I will still be able teach and learn with my former students.

Finally the football club is something Kevin and I are going to do during Saturday morning clubs at Concordia. Students come to school every other Saturday and have 1 hour and a half of club time and then 1 hour and a half of meeting time or study time. We have 18 kids who have signed up for it. We plan on teaching and discussing rules and basics about football, watching some games, and playing games. Of course it will not be tackle, but rather 2 hand touch or flag football.

Tomorrow starts week 2 of school, and the pray is that God will keep the energy and pasison going throughout the semester, as I serve Him here in Taiwan.