Looking back, it was an interesting year. I volunteered for most things including the school production of 'Sound of Music'- I was the third Nazi who got clobbered by a nun with a baseball bat. For Dia de los Muertos, my form group created a rather squiggly ofrenda to Roald Dahl and I was eagerly volunteered to have sponges thrown at me for Noche Mexicana.
On the academic side, an IB training course in Costa Rica was a rich introduction to the Diploma Programme which I am teaching here. I like that it encourages both students and teachers to try new texts and ideas; the A1 course fosters a real passion for literature whereas the A2 combines literary and cultural units with a global outlook. Crucially, it allows students to develop their own tastes and gives them the option of which texts to focus on.
Unfortunately, this does give them a certain amount of artistic licence. If there's one thing that sums up an enjoyable year, it is probably the video 'Hostage Class' that was produced as a film project by Lower 6th students for their Media & Culture unit. It is an enthusiastic endeavour showing some skilful camera work, praiseworthy participation from two classes and awful acting by their two teachers.
We are sticking to our day jobs.
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