There are 3 classes in the school, Standard 5, Standard 6 and Standard 7, only the S7's take the leaving exam at the end of the year then new S5's arrive the following January.
We've just moved onto the summer timetable which means lesson start at 7.30am, and that's even after registration and assembly so it's an early start. There are then 4 lessons before break and 4 after each lasting 35minutes and finishing at around 12.45. It's then lunch until 3pm when the meeting starts followed by manual work until 5.30. Sports and swimming are slotted into the timetable on various days as well.
So what are we actually doing?
We're both teaching a subject to S5 (Jack maths and me science), this involves teaching one period each day with one double period a week. It doesn't seem that much but it can be pretty hard work when you're trying to teach the solar system to boys that are more interested in throwing things across the classroom and constantly wanting go to the toilet. When a lesson goes well though it feels amaaazing and keeps you in a good mood for the rest of the day.
After our lessons we've got free time in the morning to help out somewhere in the school or just chill out. We then have a group during manual work, so far this has involved going to collect firewood (this is really quite fun especially as we get to drive the Toyota cabstar), collecting river sand, bush clearing, painting the classrooms, fixing the lockers and a few other things. There are maybe 6 groups during manual and most jobs involve improving the school in some way. After manual we've free to chill out by ourselves...wait ..that never happens, it's usually time to try and entertain the boys through playing games, music, going to the computer lab, the TV tent and anything else that's remotely interesting.
After cooking our evening meal using our complex culinary skills, a favourite being chakalaka sauce and rice with corned beef if we're lucky, we're usually pretty knackered.
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