On the job training

Namrata, one of our older House of Hope girls has joined us in the school.

She is being trained to become a teacher in the future. Monika, a Dutch intern is helping by showing  her how to teach and how to respond to the children in different situations.  Every day they plan out the lessons together and discuss which things to focus on during that day. Namrata is watching Monika most of the lessons and is asking questions about what she doesn't understand yet.Some lessons she is teaching and Monika discusses how it went and which things Namrata needs to work on..

Namrata still needs to work on her English, but is doing very well in picking up learning. In the meantime she is working on her own math exam, for 10th standard. Last year she failed for that and she will try again coming March. The children are enjoying her teaching very much.Look at Tanmay's big smile!! She even comes up with ideas of her own and feels free to try out new and different things. Great job, Namrata!

A new place for our school!

Hello new school!!

I'm so excited. We found a new place for the school an yes, it was on time!!!

And worth waiting for as well: since December 1st, Bright Star Education is located almost next to House of Hope!! No more six seater for these wonderful kids, from now on they just walk to school!

Our new school is located in a two storey building. On the ground floor a family is living and the first and second floor are ours!! On the first floor we teach the nursery and lower kindergarten children and on the second floor is "the office” and the classroom for the older children. The office is really just an old desk that falls apart and a cupboard separating it from the classroom, but it is the idea that counts. I'm ready for it. Last week the owner placed the glass in the windows and he is going to fix the roof later... Yes, things are so different here. Can you imagine renting a home without its windows fixed? But I really can see through these inconveniences and envision many more disadvantaged children receiving quality education in a building with its windows fixed!!!