Blog 3: Last Day at Alpha

Goodbyes are always so hard especially when you fall head over heels in love with these kids and there’s a slim chance you’ll ever get to see them again. Our last day at Alpha is without a doubt a day I will never forget. Dana and I got almost two hours with our 3rd grade class to do a little lesson with them on relationships with other countries as a part of the integrated studies unit that they will begin next week. We started talking about tourism and how we were tourist last week and showed them pictures of the places we went to in Jamaica. We also asked them if they have ever been tourists and different places they’ve gone. It was so exciting because all of the kids were so engaged and interested in the lesson. One of the boys that had behavior issues all week and couldn’t focus or sit still was jumping up with excitement to answer some of our questions. To give them a break we taught them a camp song and played heads up seven up which both seemed to be big hits. We also showed them some tourist attractions in America such as Disney and the Statue of Liberty to let them learn a little bit about our country as well. After their lunch break we did an interview session where we interviewed them questions about Jamaica and they interviewed us about America. All the students were extremely interested in what kind of work we do. Overall the lesson went over well and it was amazing to get to experience that in a classroom at Alpha. The end of the day was full of bunch of sad and tearful goodbyes, but like I kept telling my students, it was great to get to meet them and form this connection even if it was just for a short amount of time and I will always remember and carry these kiddos with me in my heart because they have made such a lasting impact on me.