As many of you know, I am in the process of starting a K-12 school on our YWAM campus in San Antonio del Mar, Mexico. Part of my time is also spent tutoring a few missionary kids who are either homeschooling or attending a local, private school. Some kids speak English and other speak Spanish, a few even speak other languages as well.
Most of my mornings are spent with kids who I am actively teaching. These are students who are currently homeschooling and I am helping their parents either supplement their own teachings or help them master subjects that their parents struggle with or don't know how to teach.
Most of my mornings are spent with kids who I am actively teaching. These are students who are currently homeschooling and I am helping their parents either supplement their own teachings or help them master subjects that their parents struggle with or don't know how to teach.
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In the afternoons, I spend time one on one with several students working on specific subjects or mastering skills like multiplication or reading. Each student that comes to me in the afternoons receive an individualized and specialized learning plan and we dive into meet their needs. Sometimes these needs change from week to week and other times it's buckling down and mastering a particular skillset.
Sometimes, when the local school is out for the day (which happens quite often), some of our other friends join us. We run out of space very quickly but it is fun to see how the school will be when we have even more kids.
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Luckily, I often have a volunteer or two around to help out. This makes it so much easier to meet the needs of each student. Currently my school has 8 students ranging in ages of 6-15. They are all on different levels and grades so it's like teaching every grade all at the same time. Some days this can be challenging going from counting, addition and basic math operations to multiplication and division and then over to quadratic formulas. My brain often hurts at the end of the day.
But it is all so very worth it when I get to see someone surpass their goals. This young lady, at the beginning of the year, could barely recall and recognize her letters and now, she is reading books! That is a HUGE accomplishment and we definitely celebrated that day!
What are some things you do everyday with little to know result? Have you been able to celebrate little triumphs? Share them with me in the comments, I'd love to celebrate with you!
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