First School Visit:

Day 1

Prior to this meet-up, would it be hard for you to believe that Hala and I, as well as all the other wonderful children in the picture with us, had not known each other at all?

Today is a new day, which makes it a new day to reflect on something new. Our class two days ago got split up into a number of groups, as can be observed in the picture above. This is my group that consists of three people, but you may ask, where is the third person in this picture? Did we crop that person out? Is it the beautiful person sitting down on the left? Clearly, it is not the amazing children wearing the same outfits. This did not affect us, as we created and initiated many conversations that were very engaging with the students. We, as well as the teacher sitting, introduced ourselves in a way that induced an open environment for the students to feel free and safe to share what truly described them and how they felt about certain topics and subjects (the teacher’s inclusion had greatly helped us create the aim we looked for; in addition, having a small number of students also played a role in achieving this). Then, we met very wonderful future prodigies in fields such as computer science, dentistry, and sports like handball and field running. Some of them had not really felt confident in it; however, we made sure to make them feel comfortable in the way that their choices are open and it is okay to change to a different preference in what they would like to fulfill when they grow up. This was made more available to us as we had established a brotherly or sisterly bond with them through the games and interactive activities we had been given to us by our professor, which was very helpful to us. The classes she had given us are what we used as a basic foundation to build this close, and now I believe there is a cherished relationship between us and “our children,” as I see them now. (haha) This is not weird to them, if anything. These amazing, good-hearted kids should have someone to look up to, and to answer that question, let us take a look at their mentor and teacher on the left, sitting. She is a wonderful example of the perfect example of how a school student’s supervisor, adviser, or AQC should be. They see her is a mother who looks after them, attending to their needs and perfecting their school experiences. The students, through their shown niceness, actually shared how they would drive together with her to homely places where she would, through her giving characteristics, invite them to tea and to connect with each other even after classes. This creates and invites a friendly and positive mental aura throughout their school environments, which ultimately makes their day-to-day school duties more encouraging to partake in.

So now let us get back together and take a look at ALL OF US! This is when we first entered, so amazed and impressed at the first impression they gave us. They welcomed us in a very friendly and organized manner, and they made us feel at home (like going back and visiting my old school, where everybody knows me). In all honesty, they really did surprise and amaze me with such a family-like community, as I did not expect such a welcoming greeting from a school. From what I remembered, school was just exams on top of studies on top of exams.