The 16th November was my first day of school. Alex and I woke up at half 6 today, ready to leave with P'Tong at 7:45. Thankfully, I had already planned my outfit and hair the day before (as per usual).
Every morning at school there is a morning ceremony which all 2000 students must attend. They sing the school song and the Thai national anthem (I think), meditate and read out notices. Alex and I stood at the front near the stage - trying to ignore all the students who were staring at us all throughout the ceremony.
The ceremony takes place under some structure - i'm not really sure what to call it but here is a pic of it empty:
After the ceremony P'Ae introduced us to Echo who was another new teacher - this time teaching Chinese (as she is from China).
We spent the day mainly just reading notes and using the wi-fi as our lessons weren't sorted yet. We ate lunch with Echo and Hayden (another foreign teacher from South Africa). The only veggie option in the canteen is noodles with egg - so guess what I'll be eating for the year.
On the 17th Alex and I partaked in an M1 lesson. We sat at opposite ends of the classroom whilst groups of students came up to us and asked us sets of 10 questions, including 'How much do you weigh?'
When I said that my favourite food was pizza the children laughed and said 'teacher, you going to get fat'. Ahhhhhh. When I said that I knew One Direction and group of girls let out some very high pitched squeals! Then, when I said that my favourite animals were cats, one girl said 'you sure not buffalo? and the group burst out laughing. Buffalo is considered a rude word over here - not sure why.
That week we helped out in a couple more lessons before finally getting our timetable on Thursday afternoon. I teach 11 lessons a week with M1's and M4's. Can't wait to start teaching!!!!!
Here are a couple more pics of school:
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| Panorama of the front of school |
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| Outside the Foreign Language Department |
On the 20th Alex, Kelsie (a Canadian English and science teacher), Echo and I had to introduce ourselves on stage which was utterly terrifying. At the end the director gave us some flower garlands (not sure what their proper name is). They are a sign of respect so it was so great that we got given them!
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