I am teaching in a preschool room at Sanskriti, with 4 and 5
year olds! After an adventure in Pokhara seeing Davis Falls, the beautiful
mountains, a bat cave, and Fewa Lake; I was lucky to come back to an exciting
week at school. I have learned a lot about teaching, culture, and life in
general while spending time in Nepal. Being immersed in a new place and new
classrooms can be a challenge, but every day I learn something new. This week
my challenge was learning to let go of expectations and worry, in order to
celebrate the small successes. This quote has been my daily reminder, “Allow
that the right solution is already chosen and you will be guided to it
effortlessly at the right time. Then let go. Follow the steps as they appear.
You’ll be shown the way.” By following this, I am able to leave school each day
with so much knowledge and appreciation.
Today I celebrated an exciting day building with Legos and
performing music. While playing with Legos we built slides, rockets, birds,
houses, towers and machines! Their creative skills were evident during this
activity! Later that morning they had music class. The teacher came into the
classroom, and they sat in a circle singing songs while the teacher played the
guitar. We have been working on singing “Oh Susana!” and “I’ve been Working on
the Railroad” so the children were able to perform these songs with the music
teacher! Their practice over the last week paid off, and the students performed
the songs beautifully.
A child worked very hard building his machine with Legos.
The students loved working with Legos this morning! They were very focused on their creations.
Two children laughed about the bird they created and the big eyes they made for him.
The students performed the songs “Oh Susana!” and “I’ve been
Working on the Railroad” with the music teacher.
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