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We had an excellent time with the staff at Eastleigh this morning. (Friday) This was our last workshop with them and the last time we would be with them on this trip.
We decided to keep this workshop light as the teachers had already received a lot of information,
theory and practical advice from us. Our focus for this morning was Classroom Management and a lot of discussion ensued. We had them do several group activities. The teachers were quite relaxed and enjoyed themselves in their groups. There was a lot more sharing amongst them and even some healthy, spirited competition which we had not seen before.
After all the discussion, excellent questions, and debates, Jackson, the Head Master, stood up and declared that the threat and use of the cane and all physical punishment would be officially banned from their school. What an monumental moment that was for them and us!
At the conclusion of the workshop, we presented them with a collage which included an 8x10 picture of the staff surrounded by approximately 40 4x6 pictures of the students. We also presented each teacher with a 4x6 picture of their staff group. It was quite a moment because they had never had a staff picture taken before. They were also enthralled with the collage.
We also gave the school a resouce book on co-operative learning which will help them to further implement what we presented.
Jackson then asked each staff member to stand up and say their own personal thank you to us.
To put it mildly, we were very moved and blown away by all their kind remarks. This special time for us lasted for over 30 minutes. Jackson's own sentiments concluded the morning.
We never expected to have such an impact on the staff. God certainly worked through us and through them to bring about such a wonderful time.
We left Eastleigh feeling that when school reconvenes on January 6th the staff will be a very cohesive team and both the staff and students will greatly benefit by this step forward.
God is Good!!!
We decided to keep this workshop light as the teachers had already received a lot of information,
theory and practical advice from us. Our focus for this morning was Classroom Management and a lot of discussion ensued. We had them do several group activities. The teachers were quite relaxed and enjoyed themselves in their groups. There was a lot more sharing amongst them and even some healthy, spirited competition which we had not seen before.
After all the discussion, excellent questions, and debates, Jackson, the Head Master, stood up and declared that the threat and use of the cane and all physical punishment would be officially banned from their school. What an monumental moment that was for them and us!
At the conclusion of the workshop, we presented them with a collage which included an 8x10 picture of the staff surrounded by approximately 40 4x6 pictures of the students. We also presented each teacher with a 4x6 picture of their staff group. It was quite a moment because they had never had a staff picture taken before. They were also enthralled with the collage.
We also gave the school a resouce book on co-operative learning which will help them to further implement what we presented.
Jackson then asked each staff member to stand up and say their own personal thank you to us.
To put it mildly, we were very moved and blown away by all their kind remarks. This special time for us lasted for over 30 minutes. Jackson's own sentiments concluded the morning.
We never expected to have such an impact on the staff. God certainly worked through us and through them to bring about such a wonderful time.
We left Eastleigh feeling that when school reconvenes on January 6th the staff will be a very cohesive team and both the staff and students will greatly benefit by this step forward.
God is Good!!!
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