5 graduates from NUI Galway are currently in Suji, Tanzania and will stay there for one year to teach in Suji Malindi Secondary School. The graduates are, Aine Staunton from Tourmakeady. Co. Mayo, Belinda Crossan and Aaron Cunningham from Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Aisling Mitchell, from Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim and Jim Lovett from Galway.
The graduates arrived in Suji on November 1st. in the comapny of a number of builders from Ireland in order to build an extension to the school. The teachers became builders for two weeks and while great work was carried out by everybody it was done with a sense of fun and good humour. (More later on the builders)
The teachers will teach a variety of subjects including English, Mathematics, History, Geography, Biology and Economics. The first term starts on January 15th. 2011 but the teachers have been doing dummy ( no pun intended) runds for the past couple of weeks. They have also commenced English language classes with more mature students as well as smaller children and again the classes are conducted with humour and fun.
I am sure the teachers will update this blog and tell you about their first impressions of Suji and Tanzania! These will be worth reading!
Our first few weeks of teaching is over us and really has been an experience to say the least!
ReplyDeleteWe got our Christmas holidays yesterday, so relaxing until we head to Zanzibar on the 20th !
Bring on the beaches :)
Good we are on the road so!
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