Week 25

Last Monday I went with the 10th graders to a town called Schwedt to see a production of The Wave in English, which was done by a travelling theater company called the American Drama Group.  It was a great opportunity for the students to hear some English and watch a great production.

On Tuesday I supervised Frau Krumrück's 12th grade class while she proctored a test for the 11th graders.  She just had me do some grammar exercises with them out of a workbook, but I always enjoy spending some time with that class.  In the Lernzeit I met with my group of 7th graders and we read a text about Robin Hood.  I asked one of the girls to help me act out a couple scenes, so it was a lot of fun.

Skipping ahead to Thursday, I took a group from Frau Krumrück's 12th grade class and facilitated discussions again.  I spent the entire double lesson with the group who isn't writing the English portion of the Abitur.  The 12th graders are still working on the theme "World of Work," so in the first lesson we discussed the advantages and disadvantages of owning your own business versus working for a company.  Then in the second hour we talked about the challenged faced by women in managerial and executive positions in companies.

On Wednesday we didn't have school, because on Tuesday night our Schulleiter, or school principal, passed away.  Apparently he had cancer, but he wanted to keep it quiet, so many people did not know.  I was saddened by this news.  I had spent some time talking to the principal on several occasions, and he was always so friendly and nice to me.  He was really excited that I was at the school and interested to learn more about me and my family.  It was a shock to hear the news, and he has been in my thoughts the past few days.  A memorial has been set up by the secretary's office, and the candles are kept burning throughout the school day.

- Amy