First Day of School.

Wednesday was an early start.  Colin came down to our apartment for breakfast and we made our way to Montessori School which is literally 3 minutes from the apartment. The Head Master Adrian was there to greet us with Clive, head of the English Department.  Clive showed us where the staff room was where we can grab a cup of tea in-between classes. He brought us into his office and explained that we would be working with three groups, Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10. The ages range from 11-14. Year 8 and 9 are located in the other site at Los Fresnos, it’s a 15 minute walk away. He asked if we would like to sit in on a class with Year 10 as they were doing essay prep with their teacher, Beverly.

 

Beverley welcomed us in to her class. The students were reading out the introductions of their essays. Some essays were inspired by images and photographs. As we listened we were immensely impressed.  Initially we were worried that the language barrier could hinder our project. We can confidently say that it will certainly not be an issue.

 

Once the students left we chatted with Beverly and Clive in their office while sipping on my first cup of tea since Sunday morning. Clive gave our timetables. We will spend the reminder of today an our classes on Thursday sitting in on lessons. On Friday we take the reins.