Martedi, 12 Luglio, 2012
Today we were given the opportunity to visit Colegio Hamlet,
which is a private elementary school in Cuernavaca. Rebecca and I were able to
observe a fifth grade Spanish class where the students were given the
opportunity to practice their English by asking us questions. Although they
were hesitant at first, after a few minutes we got the famous question “What is
your favorite…” that is when they sadly found out we were not the biggest fans
of Justin Bieber. It was a pleasure to interact with the students since they
seemed just as excited as we were. After Spanish class was over, the teachers
rotated classrooms and Italian class was next. There we learned how to write
the date in Italian as you can see at the top of this post (that is probably
all I will ever learn in Italian). The students sang two songs in Italian along
with the teacher which was very impressive. After, we met with the director of
the school who was nice enough to answer some of our questions. We learned that
the enrollment fee of a private school depends on various things such as, the
popularity or prestige of the school, the size of the school, and classes and
sports that the school offers. Colegio Hamlet charges 1600 pesos a month and
they are very proud to be the winners of speech/debate in the state of Morelos
for two years in a row. They are also very proud that most of their students,
when they continue to la prepa or high school they are placed in advanced levels
of English. Their school schedule consists of 2 ½ hrs of English, 2 ½ hrs of
Spanish, and ½ hr of recess a day, they also have 1 hr of sports, 1 hr of
computer lab, and 1 hr of Italian a week (Italian is offered for 3rd
and 6th graders). The main problem that we talked about in their
school is the parent teacher relationship. Since it is common for both parents
to work it is difficult for them to attend conferences, especially when they
are not granted permission to leave work for such things. Just like any
student, they are affected by the lack of parent interaction. On a positive note,
Colegio Hamlet hopes to offer secundaria or middle school starting the next
academic year.
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