{"id":462,"date":"2017-02-10T09:09:23","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T16:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/movements-migrations\/?p=462"},"modified":"2017-02-10T09:09:23","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T16:09:23","slug":"my-first-full-week-at-educ-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/movements-migrations\/my-first-full-week-at-educ-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"My First Full Week at EDUC Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the moment I enter the yard of EDUC Nepal I am greeted by excited students learning outside. EDUC Nepal offers an education to under-privileged kids in Basundhara, Kathmandu. The cement building, with at least three floors, is a very different atmosphere from public schools in the United States. Teachers and students remove their shoes before entering a classroom or office, a custom observed all around Nepal. Lunch is made on a stove out front, and chickens are kept in the yard where students play. Each classroom includes small tables as the students&#8217; desks and a chalkboard ready for the teacher&#8217;s use. Students must ask permission before entering the classroom and greet me each day with &#8220;Good morning ma&#8217;am&#8221; and await permission to sit down. Over the past several days this setting has become more familiar and now seems a wonderful environment for students to learn in.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I help out in two classrooms with two different teachers, both of whom are friendly and devoted to their students. The kids in each classroom range in age from 2-14 years old. Each day my fellow volunteer and I grade students&#8217; homework and offer stickers as a reward. Our first class is well behaved and follows the teacher&#8217;s instructions. Some of the older children help me talk to younger students who don&#8217;t know as much English. Mostly the students are just happy to have new faces who want to have fun with them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-463 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/movements-migrations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2017\/02\/16601577_1374436315902406_3947688849504655028_o-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"16601577_1374436315902406_3947688849504655028_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/movements-migrations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2017\/02\/16601577_1374436315902406_3947688849504655028_o-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/movements-migrations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2017\/02\/16601577_1374436315902406_3947688849504655028_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/movements-migrations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2017\/02\/16601577_1374436315902406_3947688849504655028_o-768x762.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/movements-migrations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2017\/02\/16601577_1374436315902406_3947688849504655028_o-1024x1016.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/movements-migrations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2017\/02\/16601577_1374436315902406_3947688849504655028_o-676x671.jpg 676w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/movements-migrations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2017\/02\/16601577_1374436315902406_3947688849504655028_o.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0Our Second class was described to us on the first day as &#8220;naughty,&#8221; because they are loud and at times unruly. A slightly smaller class, these students have embraced my presence in class and are eager to greet me each day. I have learned all their names, which is harder than it sounds. This class is full of energy and is always excited to show me new games and songs they love. Almost every class day includes a super, lightning fast round of &#8220;Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes&#8221; or a new song brought forward by a volunteer. One of the students is only five years old, and I have been reviewing his English with him. My greatest accomplishment in this class is getting this young student to smile with pride when he gets a word right. These children have been a blessing to work with, they have helped me grow so much already and I am excited to continue learning with my new friends at EDUC Nepal.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the moment I enter the yard of EDUC Nepal I am greeted by excited students learning outside. 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