I am a teacher

Since I have already completed two and a half weeks of teaching, I guess it is about time to show you my school. As a first year teacher, and not having textbooks for all of my classes, it has been a big adjustment for me, and I have a lot of prep work. However, I am enjoying teaching, and I am sure it will only get better, as I become more comfortable in my role. So without further ado...here is Bucharest Christian Academy.

BCA is currently building a new school, so this particular building is just temporary. It has three floors and on the bottom floor are the offices, library, computer lab, and lunch room. On the second floor are the elementary classes, and on the third floor are the high school classes. Some of the classrooms are a bit cramped, but all in all this building is meeting the needs of the school quite well.



Here is the ESL room. I teach ESL grammar on Tuesdays and Fridays, and ESL reading everyday.
We have seven students in the ESL program this year from Korea and China, and they range in age from 12-24 years old. They are all pretty low beginners, but I am already starting to get more than just blank stares from them :)

My desk is in the hallway since we don't have a lot of room in the classroom.

Third period I teach study skills with the 7th and 8th graders. The textbook for this class keeps getting lost in the mail, so it's been interesting getting material together for them to do. In the afternoon, I tutor a third grade Chinese boy. I also teach 1st and 2cnd grade History three times a week, and tutor another 1st grader in ESL.  It's a lot of work, but I am really enjoying getting to know my students and the other teachers. Next week I am going along as a chaperon on a weekend retreat to the mountains with all the high school students, so I am sure I will have some interesting stories to report from that!