Ending the first week at school

I can't believe it's the end of the first week already! I have been a tutor and a sub, but I'm hoping to do other things. The more I'm at school, though, the more teachers I meet, the more requests for help I get. The teachers have started to realize I can be an asset to them in many different ways, and now they all want my help. Being that I work at an organization with limited resources, it is only natural that this happens. This is just my first week, but I know I'm going to struggle managing all the responsibilities they want me to have. I'm going to need to keep focused on what tasks I am here to accomplish and work toward achieving them.

I just met with Durit, the educational counselor, and we had a very interesting conversation. She is really excited about figuring out a way to integrate conflict resolution teaching for both the children and the teachers. We are trying to find out what the best way to go about it is, but I'm very pleased to see how willing she is to embark on this new initiative. This is what I came here to do and seeing her level of interest, I want to work with her the most. Sounds like the product we come up with will most definitely be applied to the school. This is very exciting for me because I will be a part of the planning, and I will also be involved in the project's implementation :)

Durit talked about creating this program, and designing certain activities, but also bringing me on board to talk to the kids who are having problems. I find this fascinating because I will learn, first hand, what these children are struggling with. Although it sounds like a pretty big responsibility, I'm happy I will be working with Durit in these counseling sessions. I will also meet one on one with the kids and sometimes offer them extra help with the classes they are not doing so well in; so that through academic achievement, they can also overcome their personal problems.

After meeting Durit, I spoke to Raeif and he wants a set plan with explicit goals to be achieved. I'm really excited about this, and it sounds like they're giving me a lot of room to be creative in contributing to the school. It also sounds like they're not just saying that they want me to do it, but they're giving me the resources and the opportunity to make it happen.

Yay!