Teaching English at Progress School

We had a huge teaching load, teaching five days a week--Tuesday through Saturday--for three hours a day.  We had four classes of students divided into levels of English ability, and a class of teachers.  The D Class was the advanced class and they were good enough at English that we didn't need an interpreter to teach.  It was a very fun class to teach.

 This a get-to-know you, introduction activity.  They had the chance to introduce and tell about themselves to about 15 people.  It was fun!

 We played a get to know you game where they said things they had done that they didn't think anyone else had done.  They got candy from each person who had never done that thing.  The English was pretty hard for many of them, but they still had a good time. The kids really enjoyed it.  It was sort of hard for the teachers

Boggi and Nomin

Aye and Baska.

Urna and Tuvshin

Degii, she was the representative of our sponsor and really 

helped us get the classes organized and going. 

D Class wanted to have a party and we agreed.  We went down to the river and had a little picnic.  

I made No-Bake cookies.  Others brought buuz, sushi, chips, cookies, nuts and a rice dish.  The weather was really rainy, but we still ate and then played a game with two teams and we had to grab a flag from the person who stood equally between the two teams.  Then the one who didn't get it had to try to tag the one who got it.  It was fun.  It was sort of cold and rainy and we stayed as long as we could. It started to pour and we decided it was time to go home!  All the classes were invited, but only one person came from a class other than D Class.  And most of the D Class members didn't come.  Guess they thought we wouldn't go because of the weather.  We almost didn't go, but all the kids agreed to go ahead and have it.  I'm glad we did because we really had a good time and got to know the kids much better.