Big Day

After a wonderful Indian breakfast and prayer time on Bengal Bay, we head to Achiever Academy.

I spent the day doing exactly what I expected: teaching. I taught my prepared lesson 5 times. A bit different each time, adjusting for attention spans and language comprehension. The three-year olds did not understand hardly a word. But hopefully the message of God's love came through. They sure are a cheery, polite, enthusiastic, eager group of kids.

We spent an hour at the end ot the day meeting the teachers: Annu, Deborah, Karavi, Parkavi, Padma, Meena and Kristy. We had a great time joking and laughing and opening up about our lives. We wanted to let them know we were here to support and help them any way we can. The top issue academically is belending letters ( putting together letters - as in "t" and "h" makes a whole new sound!). Mark and Rajesh will be taking on small groups of kids tomorrow to practice these. Also, we opened the door for teachers to ask for tips in classroom management and routine issues that arise in the classroom setting. It was wonderful to see how much they all love each other and love being teachers at the academy.

Achiever Academy is such a special place and making such a difference in this area. Everyone is so proud to be a part of it.