Hand in Hand is the school I will be working with in these six months. There are two different parts to the organization; the school, where the children go to class, and the office, where all of the administrative work is done. As soon as I got to Jerusalem, I was told to contact Inas, who works at the office. She told me to talk to Nadia (the principal of the Junior school) and then come to the office.
I went to the Hand in Hand school on Sunday for the first time. (Instead of Saturday and Sunday, the weekend here is Friday and Saturday- because of Shabbat, I think). I met with Nadia, the principal of the Junior school, who was very interested to hear about my projects while in Jerusalem. We talked about my possible contributions to the school, and, unfortunately, what they need the most help with is teaching English. I told her that since I'm going to be working so many hours, I could probably help out with that, but that it was, by no means, to be my main focus at the school.
After speaking to Nadia, I went to Raeif's office, the principal of the High School. He asked me what I wanted to do with my time, and I told him that I needed to ensure that whatever I did, related to my degree. He put me in touch with two key people: Anat and Durit. Anat is in charge of a leadership program at the school. I might work with her, and see if we can integrate some conflict resolution activities in the program. Durit is the educational counselor. She offers the children psychological support in order to deal with their problems inside and outside the school.
Having met with both Nadia and Raeif, I realized they hadn't talked to one another. They also had different ideas of how I can contribute to the school. On one hand, I think Nadia sees me as a resource to be utilized differently every day depending on what's needed. Raeif, on the other hand, trusts that I can contribute to building curriculum and programs to be applied right away. I can do a little bit of both, and I think that's what will end up happening, but I am more interested in Raeif's approach.
I have decided the best thing to do is to talk to everyone that wants my help and make my own schedule. It won't be finalized until I talk to the people in the office, because I also want to see how the school works from an administrative perspective. I have a meeting scheduled with Inas on Sunday morning. Hopefully, I'll be able to make a meaningful contribution to that part of the organization as well.
I'm interested to see how this all turns out :)
I went to the Hand in Hand school on Sunday for the first time. (Instead of Saturday and Sunday, the weekend here is Friday and Saturday- because of Shabbat, I think). I met with Nadia, the principal of the Junior school, who was very interested to hear about my projects while in Jerusalem. We talked about my possible contributions to the school, and, unfortunately, what they need the most help with is teaching English. I told her that since I'm going to be working so many hours, I could probably help out with that, but that it was, by no means, to be my main focus at the school.
After speaking to Nadia, I went to Raeif's office, the principal of the High School. He asked me what I wanted to do with my time, and I told him that I needed to ensure that whatever I did, related to my degree. He put me in touch with two key people: Anat and Durit. Anat is in charge of a leadership program at the school. I might work with her, and see if we can integrate some conflict resolution activities in the program. Durit is the educational counselor. She offers the children psychological support in order to deal with their problems inside and outside the school.
Having met with both Nadia and Raeif, I realized they hadn't talked to one another. They also had different ideas of how I can contribute to the school. On one hand, I think Nadia sees me as a resource to be utilized differently every day depending on what's needed. Raeif, on the other hand, trusts that I can contribute to building curriculum and programs to be applied right away. I can do a little bit of both, and I think that's what will end up happening, but I am more interested in Raeif's approach.
I have decided the best thing to do is to talk to everyone that wants my help and make my own schedule. It won't be finalized until I talk to the people in the office, because I also want to see how the school works from an administrative perspective. I have a meeting scheduled with Inas on Sunday morning. Hopefully, I'll be able to make a meaningful contribution to that part of the organization as well.
I'm interested to see how this all turns out :)
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