Seeing them grow and learn
on October 21, 2007
in gv
When I first entered a classroom to have a lesson with my first children group more than two years ago now, little did I know of what teaching children is like. Ewa, Monika, Bartek and Kuba were barely able to sit still for more than 5 minutes, always eager to say something, not necessarily in English. However, they taught me a lot. They gave me lessons in patience and creativity, among other things. I learned how to make them feel that they were playing a game, while, in fact, they were learning something new. The end of the year came with “The Police Station” and “The Robbery” sketches played in front of the parents, proud to see their children speaking in English.
After summer holidays, to my great surprise, all of a sudden they seemed to understand anything I said to them in English. That year Daria and two sisters, Anita and Emila, joined the group. This time we closed the school year with “Enormous Crocodile” on the stage of Theatre Academy and the audience was much bigger than just proud parents.
Last September the group welcomed two more students – Anita and Andrew, so there are ten of us now altogether.
Looking at the photo I wonder what the future holds for them. Will they land a place at a renowned university in Poland, like Kasia (who is, by the way, Andrew’s sister) or abroad, like Ania? Will they stay in Bialystok, or will they move elsewhere? Whatever they choose on their path, the world of English will definitely stand open to them. (basia_t)
My first children’s group
