Some Endings and Some Beginnings

One week left in the third term at KISC! This term has seemed very long in many ways, but now that it’s almost over I can’t believe how quickly it’s flown by! Sometimes time is funny like that… :). I’m looking forward to having a nice break and then heading into Term 4, which promises to be action-packed!

Tearful Goodbyes

Okay, so technically no one has cried, but I AM very sad about saying goodbye to two of my first grade students. Last week we had a farewell party in ESL to say goodbye to 5 ESL students, two of which are students that I teach. They will be going back to Korea for furlough and will come back to Kathmandu, but I won’t see them again. 

One student, Aehee, left for Korea yesterday. She added a lot of humor to ESL and was always a very hard worker. She has quite an attitude, too, especially for a first grader! Also, Seong-Hyeon will be leaving after next week. I know I shouldn’t play favorites, but IF I did, Seong-Hyeon would be it. I’ll be so sad to see him go! I still have two really wonderful first graders who are staying, though, which is definitely a silver lining.

My first graders and I after our farewell party. Seong-Hyeon (on the far left) and Aehee (on the far right) will be leaving, but I'll continue to teach Pratyush (the little boy in the middle) and Sebin next term. Here, Pratyush is making his dinosaur face :).

Tutoring and Training

Last week I started doing after-school tutoring for a Year 10 student. This student has English as a second language, but is planning on taking the native-speaker IGCSE English exams next year. To give her a little extra boost with her language skills, I’ll be tutoring her twice a week. I’ve had two sessions with her so far. We’re going through some practice exams, focusing on vocabulary, grammar, and writing style. The teaching is a lot more academic than what I’m used to, so it’s right up my alley :). 

In addition, tomorrow (Sunday, 3/25) I’ll be traveling out of the Kathmandu valley to observe English classes in a Nepali school. As I mentioned in my last post, my friend Megan and I will be observing English classes and interviewing both teachers and students, and using these observations to plan a few English teaching workshops for Nepali teachers. We’re both really looking forward to this opportunity :). 
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