Today we visited Scoil (School) Carmel. We had to take bus 48 about 30-45 minutes to get there. It is cold and windy today and even though we take busses, we often have to walk many blocks to the various stops and then wait for the next bus to arrive. It is quite a process to get to each school, and the bus schedule can be a bit overwhelming. I hope I can learn it all before I have to fly solo. I'm taking good notes! When we arrived at Carmel we were a bit early, so as is custom, we had tea! The students were in yard (recess) and so I stood by the window watching. It doesn’t matter how cold it is, they are still outside running around. There was no equipment (nor was there any yesterday at the Boys School, which is the picture above) but these kids were all active and moving. There is no obesity epidemic here. Everyone is active and looks healthy. When the students came inside I then observed a kindergarten class. I believe they call them secondary infants (5-6 year olds), not to be confused with primary infants (4 year olds). They were learning the letter R. It was an entertaining lesson and the students were very cute. They are definitely further advanced here than in the states. That has been the observation of many of our student teachers.
Tonight I am going to Coake Park Stadium to see a football (soccer) game between Ireland and Poland. I heard it’s a big one. The stadium holds 83,000 so it should be fun. I will be attending with three of our student teachers. It will be mighty cold, but I’m still looking forward to the excitement and atmosphere of taking in a soccer game in Ireland.
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