Today was definitely a hot day in Dangriga. We're not sure if the extra heat we felt today was from the energy of our principals and teachers but boy was it hot!!!After a night of pounding rain, we woke to a sunny and muggy Wednesday morning. We had another tasty breakfast cooked by Marie and then headed off to the school with Ms Grace at 8 AM.
There's always lots to do first thing in the morning once we get to school... setting up the screen and projector, unpacking more boxes, gathering up supplies, and greeting the teachers who arrive early for the 9 AM start.
Today we worked on positive classroom management with the tea
chers in one group and on instructional leadership and supervision with the principals in another group. Our teachers spent the day working in groups talking about what positive behavior looks like in their school, reasons students might have for inappropriate behaviors, how as teachers they can connect with and understand better the motivations of their students. The discussions were full of passion as these teachers worked together and shared their expertise.
chers in one group and on instructional leadership and supervision with the principals in another group. Our teachers spent the day working in groups talking about what positive behavior looks like in their school, reasons students might have for inappropriate behaviors, how as teachers they can connect with and understand better the motivations of their students. The discussions were full of passion as these teachers worked together and shared their expertise.We had a real treat for lunch today! As a fundraiser, the Dangriga Rotary barbequed chicken for all the teachers and principals who wanted to order for lunch. Mmm it was delicious!!! A special thank you to Marie, Grace, Judith, and Godfrey and others who assisted with the lunch...
The teachers spent a busy afternoon finishing off the classroom management work and then moved into a block of time put aside for them to start to prepare materials for next week when they will be facilitating sessions with an expected 200 more teachers from the Stann Creek area. They were so enthusiastic, they worked past our 3:30 PM finish time!
With all of the rain last night (and the night before, and the night before that) it remained sweltering and muggy all day long. I'm not sure what the temperature was but it felt pretty much like I was melting into a puddle. Drinking water continuously helps a bit but it was HOT! We also had a bit of excitement later in the afternoon when the beautiful sunshine was quickly erased by some fast moving clouds and a mini-hurricane blew through our classroom sending papers flying everywhere. No sooner did we get the shutters on the windows all closed when the rain starte pelting down with giant raindrops. It was quite the experience! It didn't deter the young boys playing soccer in the field behind the school. They continued to splash through the long grass and mud in their bare feet kicking the soccer ball back and forth.
Off to a Rotary meeting this evening!
~Sandra :-)
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