I feel like I've been horribly negligent of the blog lately... I just can't think of anything new to post. Life has been going along like normal. I did "get" to help out with Open Campus this weekend. I have probably explained Open Campus before, but to sum up, Open Campus is a weekend event - usually on Sunday - when high school students can come tour the school, meet current students, take a few short sample classes, chat with teachers and get one-on-one time with the school counselors. There's also free lunch and an all-you-can-eat cake buffet.
This year is a bit more refined than previous years. There is an organizational meeting at 9am now - something the English teachers have not managed to attend yet due to a mix of inability to follow directions and general lack of information. Hopefully we will get that fixed up the next time around. There's more selection of classes for the students to sample and an "English Party" in the afternoon after lunch. This weekend was my first English Party. It consisted of American-esque snacks and everyone sitting around chatting and grazing. It actually went quite well. It was a good way to give the students a sense of confidence (safety in numbers) but get them talking in English. The proud parents looked on over their endless selection of cake.
The sad news is that Open Campus has stretched from 10am to 3pm to 9am to 5pm. It is now a full extra day of work. No chance to sleep in, no chance to leave early and still do something fun with your Sunday before work on Monday. We have set up a schedule in advance this year, though, so everyone knows when they are on duty and can plan ahead. None of us have to come in too many times. That's a big improvement over last year.
Other than Open Campus, I can't think of anything novel that's going on. Just lots of teaching and not enough sleeping. I'll try to think of something more interesting for my next post.
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