Tuesday, 4/8/14: James Norris
This officially concludes my second week in beautiful
Roma! Today, we went to our schools and
were introduced to the children that we would be working with for the rest of
the quarter. I know that most of us were
excited, and the children definitely were as well. When we came to the classes, we were
bombarded with questions about where we are from, what types of food we eat,
what language we speak, and so on. I was
at the Pisacane Elementary school, which meant that there was a smaller
population of Italian students and a very large population of 1st
and 2nd generation immigrants.
In my 5th grade class, a group of Italian college students
were giving a lesson on world religions.
They began by reading the kids myths from various religions, split them
up into small groups of about four, and then had them act out the myths! I had a great time watching their learning
process, as some of the students took to the task of memorizing narrations and
others worked on choreographing their short stories. At the end of the class, each group took turn
presenting their plays, and we laughed with them in enjoyment!
When I got home, I realized that this was by far the most
exhausted I had been since I arrived in Rome.
Maybe it was the compounding of days or that I missed my daily
cappuccino, but I have a feeling that these children are going to wear me out
every time I see them! They have so much
energy and are filled with such excitement that it is impossible not to be
laugh and be happy with them. Regardless
of the language barrier, we found ways to joke and communicate with one
another. I think I can speak for most of
us in saying that we have already formed some form of attachment to our
classes. I can’t wait to go back!
James Norris
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