Day three at my new school and I must say I loooove it!! We are getting used to our new schedule, I begin to learn the kids' names, well at least I know the kids in my after school class and I am struggling to learn the ones in the morning classes. I still have 7 hours I need to do during the morning cycle, so I get to teach Religion, Art and Citizen education.
This afternoon, right after lunch,we left the dining room and headed straight to the studying classroom. I asked the children whether they wanted to skip the quick break and get to the homework part in order to finish sooner and get more free time for playing. Of course they said yes, we did the past two days and they look forward to finishing their tasks so they can play... And they are not the only ones looking forward to the playing part of the day!!
Yesterday we took some balls from the gym and played ball games for more than an hour. We did the same thing today. I played with the kids too and felt like I was a little student again!! I had forgotten how invigorating playing games can be. The excitement, the rush, the team bonding... I felt my spirit waking up again and my body getting more active. It is an excellent way of combining work with fun and physical activity. I hope this good weather lasts a little longer, I would hate to stay "trapped" indoors with those kids and miss all the ball games "party". When those days come, I'm gonna need to find new ways to keep them entertained, get them to behave and not get bored. For the time being though, I enjoy our play sessions as if I was one of the kids...
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