Bal Prabhat Boarding School
Newroad, Pokhara
Nepal
10 p.m. - 4 a.m. teaching = 7 periods, including 2 periods break
There's a different schoolsystem in Nepal. On the Bal Prabhat Boarding School (BPBS) there are several classes: Nursery - Lower Kindergarten - Upper Kindergarten - Class 1-10 (which includes primary school and secondary school). You can teach various subjects: English, Maths, Science, Arts, Social Studies, General Knowledge, Nepali (last three are about Nepal). Every day school starts in the Assembly. There's a speach, they do some morning gymnastics, sing the national anthem and pray. After assembly the lessons start. Every teacher teaches one or two subjects. You get a your own time table for class routine. The children stay in the classroom, for every subject another teacher comes to teach. Every time you enter the classroom the children stand up to greet you. The rules are very strict. The level of English speaking is high. Grammar is very important, so they pay a lot of attention to spelling. The way of teaching is very monotonous, but most teachers you coöperate with are open-minded. They want to learn from your way of teaching.
The children have books for every subject. There's a whiteboard in every classroom and a 'book buddy,' a project from Maya Foundation. A few books for kids to read are inside the book buddy. Teacher don't use this, but you can use this when students have finished their work. Previous students of KPZ left some materials such as traffic light and clocks which you can use for classroom management. There's a storage room with some materials for science. If you want to make posters etc. you have to buy materials yourself.
The teachers don't ask for lesson plans. Discussing and showing your ideas is enough. The principal will ask you to do some teacher trainings. You have to organize this yourself. Teachers are very motivated to learn from you. If you don't feel comfortable doing this, no problem, you don't have to do this. It's a good opportunity to share your vision though.
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