Week 2 at the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Considering this time last week I was crying every 5 minutes (lol), I’m genuinely baffled that I’ve taught 11 lessons this week?! Like, what?? I’m feeling so much happier. It’s clicked how truly special this experience is and I know I need to make the most of every moment - I’ve already worked out that I only have 5 teaching days left!!! 🤯

I have some right little characters in the classes, they certainly make for interesting lessons. Although, to be honest, I find it difficult to determine whether students are badly behaved and disruptive, or just incredibly loud in everything they do. I think there’s a fine line in that respect. But the sense of achievement when the disruptive or disengaged students participate and enjoy themselves during the lesson is something that continues to motivate me to produce fun and active lessons - Bad Bunny has cropped up a lot this week.

I am, however, struggling a little with the vocational studies students. They’re 17-18 and have come to Esclavas from different schools to study subjects like administration, marketing, business etc. You can tell that most of them don’t want to be there, completely uninterested in everything. A fair few have a decent grasp of English and want to utilise their time spent with me, but I’m finding it difficult to create lessons appropriate for everyone without being patronising or excluding those with lower language skills…I guess that’s my next challenge!! 

Have a good weekend all 👋😽