Today we had our first school visits here in Manila! In the morning we went to visit Pitogo High School and in the afternoon we went to East Rembo Elementary School. The first day of the school year is June 13th, so the teachers and school staff have been hard at work getting everything ready! Even though school is not yet in session, many teachers and students were there to welcome us. Pitogo High School has more than 4,800 students. Since the school is so big, each class has between 50 – 60 students! Wow! They also do not have all of the students come at the same time; some come from 6:00am until 12:00pm; others come from 12:00pm to 6:00pm. This is also the first year that grade 11 will be offered. Prior to this year, high school only went from grade 7 to grade 10.
East Rembo Elementary School (ERES) is a public elementary school in Manila. It has grade kindergarten all the way up through grade 6. It is a big school with more than 2,400 students. Because there are so many students, some come to school in the morning and others come to school in the afternoon. Their classes are big – between 40 and 50 students in each class! This school has a beautiful library, and interactive white boards in most of the classrooms. Students also get their own tablet!
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Last week we visited the U.S. Embassy here in Manila. Do you know what an embassy is? It is a diplomatic building of one country that is located in a foreign country, usually in the capital city. It is the headquarters of the chief of mission, staff and other agencies. People who work in the embassy issue visas for those traveling to the U.S., help American citizens living or traveling in the country, and interact with the host government, businesses and other organizations. During our visit, we got to talk with people who work to improve English language teaching. They provide materials and training opportunities to Filipino teachers. Here are a couple photos of our group from the visit. The first photograph is a serious one; the second is a silly one. Here in the Philippines they like to take a silly photograph after a serious one; they call it a “wacky wacky” photograph.
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