October 26, 2012Updates and requests for support from LearnServe Jamaica partners KBC Learning and the Blue Mountain Project, following Hurricane Sandy…
From Karl Bennett, KBC Learning
“Hi Sabine:
Thanks for asking. We are OK. However, it was a frightening experience. We have no power, Internet, telephone, TV
July 11, 2012
I have to admit I was a bit nervous about this trip. The participants for LSJ 2012 all seemed amazing, but we had difficulties meeting at the same time. How would a group that had never been complete at the pre-trip preparation meetings work together…
I woke up this morning knowing I had a lot tasks to execute. I knew I had to teach the second graders for an hour, then some good hours finishing painting the principal’s office at Scott’s Hall. The LearnServe students and my comrades at KBC…
What a day! What a day! When I first stepped into Scott’s Hall Primary School I felt very apprehensive and wary about the school. I felt that I had a real bond with the students at Alman Hill and I was sad to leave it.…
July 3, 2012
I would say today was a little different approach to teaching the students. I say this only because the students at Scott’s Hall Primary didn’t quite understand our reason for being there today so when we walked into the classrooms they seemed a bit confused.…
July 2, 2012
Today the LearnServe Jamaica group did something vastly different from what we have been working on so far. We spent the day at the Source Farm Ecovillage beginning the construction of a new learning center for the community. The Source Farm is a community of…
Today was truly delightful! After spending nearly ten days preparing and implementing multi-tiered and multi-faceted lessons and activities for students at various school and work sites, we finally got a chance to enjoy a day at the beach, where we were able to relax, reflect,…
June 29, 2012
Today was a pretty nerve-wracking day because we were working with other grades. Everyone was concerned because we had already made connections with the grade that they taught. As for me, I was appointed to the 6 graders who were older than my former grade.…
The last three days with the six graders has been really interesting, even though the first day wasn’t really a day that we taught them. I’ve learned a lot through the days I was with them, but mostly I learned how hard being a teacher…
June 27, 2012
Honestly, this morning, as I was sitting on the bus headed back to Allman Hill Primary School, I was reminiscing on the rough time that Alexis and I had controlling our 4th grade class yesterday. The principal, Ms. Henry, told us how tough the 4th…