There are two types of teachers at SLI: morning and afternoon teachers. Morning teachers spend three hours teachng English using an integrated approach--reading, writing and speaking with some grammar and conversation/discussion, depending on the level [Advanced, Upper Intermediate, Intermediate, Pre Intermediate and Beginners--for each of these groupings, there are about three levels. Afternoon teachers prepare one lesson and repeat the lesson three times with different classes.
Jude and I both teach in the afternoons. Jude teaches three sessions of PreIntermediate Reading and I teach three sections of Advanced Reading.
During lunch break on Tuesdays and Thursdays, there is "Soul Outpost," a time to come together outside in the front of the school and sing songs, hear someone's testimony and sing more songs. It's a great time, and the students love it.
In addition, Jude and I lead a "movie and chat" session on Tuesday and Thursday nights. We watch a movie like "The Social Network" and then discuss friendship, ethics, and Facebook practices. The idea is to get the students thinking, listening and talking about a common shared topic. Students can also choose to go to a "book discussion" or a Bible study. On Monday and Wednesday evenings, students have tea and games after supper. All of this takes place at the school campus. Both students and teachers choose to participate in all, some or none of the after school activities.
After we are finished each day, we walk back to our dormitory called Karklu, about a 30 minute walk each way. So, days get to be long. However, the sun does not set until 11 pm, so as long as there is light, there is activity.
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