Update # 12
In this issue:
- Director's update
- School update
- School needs
Director's Update:
Hola desde Nicaragua! Things are moving along quite nicely here. I spent a week long "vacation" during which time I planned for and created new curriculum for the upcoming class. So it wasn't so much of a vacation as much as it was time to prepare for the next course. I did a few radio appearances to get out the word about the organization, which were quite interesting experiences. It was especially interesting doing live radio and answering questions about the classes on air. Lets just say multi-tasking is not my strongest suit. Ha ha. However, I did learn a lot and we did get plenty of interest as a result of the radio spots.
This last week I was also visited by a friend of mine from Seattle. It was nice to spend some time with her showing her the city and its surrounding areas. We ventured to Central America's youngest volcano and went volcano boarding, and of course visited some local beaches.
School Update:
The evening class just finished their second week of classes and the morning class just finished their first week. It has been a little more complicated teaching two completely different courses at the same time, but just as rewarding as I now am able to reach more students with my work. I am very happy to announce that not a single student dropped the course because they didn't like it, or think it was not rewarding in some way. One student moved out of Leon, and another recently started their own business and thus does not have time for classes. The 10 other students decided to continue on to the next course which tells me that I am doing something right. Presently I have 13 students in my evening class, and 5 students in the morning class. The evening class is learning about the past tense as well as how to express disagreement. The morning class is learning about the present progressive and how to express likes and dislikes.
I have a contact that lives in another city just outside if Leon who is presently trying to organize a Saturday class for me there. They are organizing the student recruitment, the teaching space as well as transportation. I'm very happy to see that there is enough interest for them to organize this class themselves.
In August and September I'll have visits from a potential school volunteer as well as from my mom, sister and brother.
School Needs:
Adelante still needs dictionaries! Please don't hesitate to send them directly down here. Contact me if you would like the direct mailing address. We could also use white board markers.
The next big push for Adelante will be computers and computer related equipment and electronics. Please keep us in mind!
Next update: August 21st, 2008
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