I chose my placement at EDUC (Education and Development for the Underprivileged Children of Nepal) not only to gain experience teaching English but to learn more about the country and culture of Nepal through hands on interaction with the kids. Being surrounded by over 20 kids at once who are so excited for me to be there but barely speak English was overwhelming at first. Each day that I go back to teach at EDUC I learn more and more about the kids, their individual personalities, (and their complicated names). 

Today at EDUC (2/10/17), Tess and I got our two classes together and showed them how to make Valentine cards in preparation for Valentine’s Day. On the way to school we bought red, purple, and pink paper, coloring markers, scissors, glue, candy, and chocolate. After getting all the kids together in one classroom, we demonstrated how to cut heart shapes from the folded colored papers. With some help, the students were eager to cut out hearts in all different sizes. 

We then showed the kids how to write “Happy Valentine’s Day” in the cards along with a couple other words like “smile” and “love”. Some students also went ahead and drew pictures on their cards, and many wrote name’s of individuals whom they wanted to give their cards to. Tess collected the cards when they were finished, and with help from the teachers had the kids sit in a circle at the back of the room.

Tess then passed out the cards to the kids and we both were also given a few of the Valentine’s! As she passed out cards, I passed out the different candies to the students. Each candy given was followed with a, “thank you, ma’am”. I could tell the kids really enjoyed our crafts day, and I’m glad everything turned out and was successful.