Teaching Experience
Going to the school was an eye-opening and quite humbling experience. We met the non-teaching staff and spent a lot of time with Rohini. Hearing how passionate she is about the children and the values of the school was wonderful, and the presentation she showed us made me almost cry. As somebody coming from a developed country where education is expected by all, it's so difficult to accept that some children just don't have those opportunities. Their mission, on a board outside each centre, is to "Unleash the potential of under-served children". I think it encompasses the school's aims perfectly, as it understands that these children are the same as their richer peers but because of their families' circumstances aren't being recognised. It really upsets me when the children are told off for not doing their homework because I know that they might not have homes where they have an environment conducive to learning, and I wish I could do more to help them.
I made posters about how humans breathe and how fish get oxygen. It was really tiring but very rewarding.
I ask their teacher at the time of art session, so I asked if I could use the materials I brought from England to make masks with them. Nearly all of them resembled the examples I drew on the blackboard or were linked to what I talked to them about before they started. It will be satisfying to see something tangible as a result of mine and the children's work.