Our BSU Teaches Blog welcomes our new ‘Co-Fellows’ for international student teaching, Drs Sarah Thomas (Secondary Education), Emily Spitzman (TESOL) and Jennne Ingle (Early Childhood and Elementary Education). Dr. MacMillan will remain involved as ‘Advisor’ to the new ‘Co-Fellows”.
We relaunched international student teaching after staying home during Covid. So, yes, we were back in spring 2022, 4th quarter, with five students in Ireland and three students in Ecuador; be sure to check out “News from Dublin” and “News from Ecuador” This past fall, 2022, Hally McLaughlin was in Zurich! Of special note, in “News from”, read Hally’s reflection on her experience.
Apryl’s (Quito, Ecuador), Tim’s (Dublin, Ireland) reflections of their international experiences.
This Spring 2023. we had students going to Dublin (Tim West and Danielle Vissering), Quito, Ecuador (Roslyn Dobyna, Felicia Prata and Apryl Danwah), and Hong Kong (Mikayla Chuong). Be sure to read Apryl’s (Quito, Ecuador), Tim’s (Dublin, Ireland) and Mikayla’s reflections on their international experiences. This fall 2023 (2nd Quarter), we have Paul going to Zurich, Mary to Dublin, and Raphaella to Toronto! We are now recruiting for Spring 2024! This spring we have sites in Dublin, San Pedro, Belize, Quito, Ecuador, Toronto, and Hong Kong.
Hello, and welcome to the blog for BSU international student teaching. Here you will find information about students’ experiences through their student teaching placements locally, nationally, and especially, internationally.
Bridgewater State University prides itself on preparing students to excel in all areas of their lives. Through this blog, students and teachers will be able to communicate about all aspects of teaching. There are pages to read about students who have gone abroad, apps that others have found useful, and a place to ask questions and problem solve.
One (you) student teaches for 8 weeks (1st or 3rd quarter) in Massachusetts and then one has the opportunity to go abroad for 8 weeks (2nd or 4th quarter). Our sites are in 2023; Dublin, Ireland; Hong Kong, China; Shanghai, China (TBD); Quito, Ecuador; Zurich, Switzerland (only a fall placement), Kiryat Tiv’on, Israel, near Haifa, and San Pedro, Belize and Toronto. Each site is different – all are GREAT. If you need more information and an application, go to the Study Abroad website at https://bridgew-horizons.symplicity.com/index.php?s=StudentHome. Emma Lynch is our person in Study Abroad. Emma is great and will work closely with you.
Also, this experience has been written up in our student newspaper, the Comment, as well as BSU News …view “Teaching Abroad”
As of May 2023 we will have had over 300 BSU student teachers go abroad for this life-changing experience. Over 10% of BSU student teachers take advantage of this opportunity. Of special note is that we have had four of our student teachers choose to continue their work abroad. Emma Albert, who student taught at the San Pedro Roman Catholic School in Belize, is now teaching at The Island Academy in San Pedro. Sarah Freudenberg, who also taught in San Pedro, has been running Camp Starfish a summer camp for kids with special needs, in San Pedro. Torey Johnson who student taught at Colegio Menor in Quito, is now teaching (I don’t remember the school) in Quito. And Emily Wiegand, who also taught at Menor, is teaching at the Island Academy in Antigua.
Interesting USA Today article about the rewards of teaching abroad https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2019/05/06/teacher-salary-teaching-jobs-pay-international-schools-benefits/3622262002/
When we, Emily Spitzman, Andrea Cayson, Gia Renaud, Sarah Thomas, Jeanne Ingle and other members of the faculty, talk with you about the benefits of teaching abroad, they will say to you (among many other things), it’ll help you in getting a job. One of our student teachers this past fall said, as she was applying for teaching positions: “International student teaching in Dublin has been such an amazing talking point in interviews. I’ve noticed that interviewers are really interested to hear about my experience teaching abroad and ask about the difference in our school system and their (Irish). I’ve found (I’m told) that student teaching abroad has definitely set me apart from other candidates!”
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) has recognized BSU’s, Global Learning Opportunities for Bridgewater Educators (GLOBE) and as a result, BSU received the 2017 AACTE “Best Practice Award in Support of Global and International Perspectives”.
Of note, is the story about two of our student teachers this spring, in Dublin, working with Ukrainian refugees …. https://www.bridgew.edu/stories/2022/teaching-ukrainian-refugees
Another excellent article https://www.bridgew.edu/stories/2022/road-again
speaks to Gretchen’s experience this spring 2022 in Ecuador.
Please feel free to leave any feedback on ideas or other components that you would like to see added to the blog. We would love to hear from you!
Enjoy!
Dr Sarah Thomas and I have returned from Zurich, working with our international partners at the PH Zurich International Office, Friederike Hoch and Chantel Burkhard and our BSU student teacher, Paul Sacramona, a physical education teacher at Primarschule Schwerzenbach in Schwerzenback, Switzerland. We had a great visit!
https://www.schwerzenbach.ch/de/
It is great to hear from Paul who is in Zurich…. a k-12 Physical Education major. Go to ‘News from Zurich’ to read Paul’s post. He is in a home stay in Zurich (only Paul in Zurich) and in a local Swiss school in Zurich. Go Paul Go!
Hello BSU Bloggers,
I’ve returned from my visit to Dublin. Mary is all set at St Vincent’s Girls Primary School …..given her orientation and such, today, is her first day in the classroom. As we tell all, international student teaching is a cultural as well as an educational experience. Mary, Paul and I’m sure Raphaella, are having a ‘school experience’ rather than a ‘teaching experience’, that everyday on site, everyday, may be different with new school experiences. Check out ‘News from Dublin’ to see Mary’s post as well as my post of my visit with our wonderful colleagues at the Marino Institute of Education, Dr. Julie Ui Chhoistealhba and Ms. Sylvia McLoughlin and our visit to St. Vincent’s School.
Hello and WELCOME to your international teaching experience, Mary, Maddie, Paul and Raphaella!
You will post at least 3 times to this Blog!
○ First post: within two weeks of arrival
○ Second post: by Week 4
○ Final post: in Week 7
Questions for Posts:
Post 1: Explain the impact that this experience is having on your ability to communicate across cultures?
Post 2: What are you learning about yourself as a teacher? How are you meeting the needs of the diverse learners in your class?
Post 3: What do you want to bring to your future teaching from this experience?
Also, please follow us on Instagram at BSU_CEHSinternational and tag us in your Instagram posts!
Great to hear that Paul has arrived safely in Zurich and he is with his family. His first day of school is tomorrow.
I sent him a quick note of restaurants and such …..
I’m sure your family will tell you the best …. but ours, as Americans (what do we know…??): Kantorei, Le Dezaley, Swiss Chuchi , Racchelette Stube (these may be considered ‘tourist” spots)
Got to have chocolate: Laderach!
For a beverage or two, Paddy Reilly’s, English ‘football’ …..Located in the centre of Zurich’s business area, 5 minute walk from the centre of the city and 10 minutes from the central railway station. …. beautiful area of the city, beautiful street and in the center city (that is what I would call it), near the Opera House, is the Sterner Grill, brats and beer, also, Weisses Krauz, ‘White Cross, (a neighborhood” bar/restaurant), just across from the Stadelhofen train station …..
You’ll go to Bern, Winterthur ….. everything is BEAUTIFUL…
Hello and WELCOME to your international teaching experience, Mary, Maddie, Paul and Raphaella!
You will post at least 3 times to this Blog!
○ First post: within two weeks of arrival
○ Second post: by Week 4
○ Final post: in Week 7
Questions for Posts:
Post 1: Explain the impact that this experience is having on your ability to communicate across cultures?
Post 2: What are you learning about yourself as a teacher? How are you meeting the needs of the diverse learners in your class?
Post 3: What do you want to bring to your future teaching from this experience?
Also, please follow us on Instagram at BSU_CEHSinternational and tag us in your Instagram posts!
Hello Bloggers….
I am traveling to Dublin in early November to meet with our international partners at the Marino Institute and Dublin Schools. I will be working with Maddie Cannavo and Mary Viera at the St. Vincent de Paul Girls Primary School.
In late November, Dr Sarah Thomas and I will be traveling to Zurich to to meet with our international partners at the Zurich University of Teacher Education and Paul Sacramona’s school.
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So I’ve been to see Felicia, Roslyn and Apryl in Quito and Mikayla in Hong Kong. This Saturday, I’m flying to Dublin to see Tim and Danielle. As you can read from their posts, “News from….” everyone is doing GREAT.
This fall we have Paul, Maddie, Alexa and Steph to go to Zurich, Lizzy and Catherine off to Dublin, and Raphaella to Toronto. In a couple of months, we will begin recruiting for spring 2024, 4th quarter. Yes, exciting!
My name is Mikayla Chuong and I am a senior majoring in Elementary Education and Sociology (Education Concentration). I leave this Sunday, March 19th and including my layovers, I will be
traveling for a total of 29 hours!!! For the past 8 weeks, I have been working at Henry B. Burkland Elementary School in Middleborough, MA. It’s unreal how fast it went! I wish I had more time with this group of students because they were truly an amazing group to work with. I taught in a 4th-grade inclusion classroom with 21 students, 9 of those students with IEPS. An inclusion classroom is a general education classroom where students with and without learning differences learn together. I worked alongside Emma Del Vecchio, the 4th-grade inclusion teacher, Ashley Patti, the special education teacher, and Tracey Hills, the ESP. If I had to choose one takeaway from this experience I would say it’s so important to take the
time and effort to personally get to know your students, from small things like good morning and asking how their weekend was, or big things when they are excited to tell you about the book they are reading or graphic novel they are writing about Ms. Chuong having an epic battle with a stapler (inspired by true events). I’ve built positive and meaningful relationships with students that not only make learning fun for my students but teaching fun for me. On my last day, it was so rewarding to hear things like “You are the best teacher ever!” and “Please don’t go, Ms.Chuong, you have to come back after!”. It is bittersweet to leave this group of amazing 4th graders, but I am excited to begin the second half of my student teaching in Hong Kong! I will be teaching kindergarten at The Education University of Hong Kong Early Childhood Learning Centre. It’s going to be an exciting journey and I’m eager to learn many new things, make new memories, and experience new things, but most of all to learn about the education system in Hong Kong.
Stay tuned for my next blog, as I will officially be in Hong Kong!
Afternoon! Robyn, Felicia and Apryl are on their way, this weekend to Quito, Ecuador. Mikayla is on her way to Hong Kong and Tim and Danielle are heading off to Dublin. Wow, exciting. And we have eight students signed up to go abroad this fall. Stay tuned to the blog to read about everyone’s adventures living with host families ‘in country” and their school experiences and of course, their travels these next eight weeks. Take care!
Hello from Haifa, Israel. I’m with Dr Wing-Kai To visiting Oranim College and schools in the area. We have lots to share that I will do so soon.
Also, we understand that Hally has settled in with her host family in Zurich and has begun her school placement. And yes, stay tuned for more news from Hally.
Hello everyone,
I have almost been in Zurich for a week and wow is it amazing! I started my trip with a traditional Swiss meal called Raclette, I loved it. The meal included two of my favorite foods potato and cheese. My host family has made me feel very welcomed and have show me all around the city of Zurich. They have two sweet little boys that greet me every morning and when I return home from school.
The school day in Switzerland looks a lot different from the ones in America. They are very relaxed and take advantage of how close the school is in proximity to their houses. Each day the students have a 2 hour lunch break where they go home and eat. I have noticed how independent these students are no matter what age. They hold many responsibilities and are held accountable for their own achievements.
Overall, my first week here in Zurich has been amazing and I can not wait to see what comes in the next few weeks. Tomorrow I will make my first trip to the University of Zurich to take a class on the culture of Switzerland. More to come!
Great post! Thanks for sharing
Hello! I am zooming with Hally and talking to her about her upcoming student teaching experience in Zurich! Hally is EXCITED!
I am so excited to be going to Europe at the end of the month. Wow time flys by! Can’t wait to start this new adventure.
And Hally,
We in the CEHS and Study Abroad that you are such a ‘warrior’ and have faith in the process…. applying, being selected, our work with our partner in Zurich, and their excellent work in getting you a family to live with (a teacher and his wife and their two boys) and an excellent placement. I’m excited to come to Zurich in a few weeks and see you in your Swiss classroom. Go Hally Go!
I am curious as to how the other student teachers feel in the classrooms in their international placement. Is it similar to the classroom that you were teaching in before, or are there many differences? For me, the classes and schools are quite similar. There are definitely similarities within the curriculum as well, but Ireland has more of a cyclical curriculum than the US. Irish schools and classrooms go over similar topics every year, adding more detail. I suppose we inherently do that in the US as well, but our standards are set up differently. Also, in the Irish curriculum standards are grouped together for fifth class and sixth class so there is not a differentiation between what should be taught in fifth and what should be taught in sixth. Has anyone else found planning different than what you were used to in Massachusetts?
Hi Erin,
What a great question! I have definitely noticed some differences between my student teaching experience in Massachusetts and my experience here in Ireland. In MA, I was teaching 4th graders in a title one school. In Ireland I am teaching in a DEIS school (similar to title one) and I’m teaching sixth class (similar to 6th grade in age). The different grades mean that requirements and expectations are a bit different, but that would be true whether in Ireland or the U.S.
One of the big differences I have noticed is actually in the communication and planning between teachers. The placement here in Ireland is much smaller than the one I was at in Massachusetts, but even so, I expected more communication and lesson planning between the sixth class teachers at Darndale. At my placement in MA, the teachers met weekly for common planning. They would use this time to go over what each class was covering as well as look at data to make more informed decisions about their teaching. At Darndale, there are currently just two sixth class teachers but they don’t seem to teach on the same schedule or confer regularly with each other on future lesson plans. While the school has a great community amongst the teachers in general, it seems like lesson preparation is more individual to the classroom versus school-wide. That being said, I don’t notice a major disconnect between the two sixth classes. They are essentially covering the same material just not always at the same time. This may be due to the size of the school, but I just thought it was an interesting difference. I have found the school planning in Darndale to be completed in a way that is more relaxed and individual than what I’ve experienced in the U.S. This different approach seems to give the educators at Darndale more flexibility to move around in the curriculum and adjust for the students although it is not as organized as what I’ve experience din the U.S. It’s interesting to compare the two different approaches and consider their effects on schools and students.
In our schools, I would certainly like more collaboration between teachers in a particular grade level. And yes, even where the 4th grade teachers talk to the 3rd grade teachers, the students coming up from the “previous” year and the 5th grade teachers, what does one need to be prioritizing to teach so that my 4th graders are best prepared for 5th grade? And collaboration is important on all levels of education, preschool, in the elementary or secondary grades and even, in higher education. As Bridgewater State the early childhood and elementary education professors are on the 1st floor of Hart, the special education professors on the 2nd floor of Hart, and the secondary education professors are over in Tinsley. Having the professors spread out like this does not foster collaboration.
Hi Erin,
I am finding many differences between my school placement here in Ireland and my school placement back home in Massachusetts. Of course the main difference would be that in Ireland I am currently teaching at an all boys school versus the co-ed classes I had in Massachusetts. At first, it was difficult adjusting to this as the boys are quite rowdy, especially in a Physical Education setting. However, after using some behavior management tactics and getting comfortable with the students, they have settled down a bit. Another difference for me is that I do have to plan out longer lessons because most of my classes are 80 minutes long compared to the 40 minute classes I had been used to in Massachusetts.
Indeed, 80 minute lessons are especially long… for ‘rowdy’ boys!
I’ve returned home after 3 very full days in Quito. I saw Katie Tuesday afternoon and Olivia and Gretchen on Tuesday morning. Tuesday afternoon we all walked up to “Belly Busters” for some food and drink. All three young ladies taught GREAT lessons. They made teacher education at BSU proud!
We are ending our third week in Dublin and it is amazing how it has already gone by so fast. I have been grateful to be afforded the opportunity to teach English to students from Ukraine in a small group setting. It has been an experience that has allowed me to pause and reflect on the way that the war has impacted families and children. Displaced from their home country, families and children have turned to school to provide a familiar experience for the student. It has been great to collaborate with Adlai Greene, the other student teacher at the school with me. We were able to contact Dr. Correia and have utilized resources that we went over in the reading course. It has been a great experience to brainstorm how we want to facilitate the small group time to provide a way for students to learn and feel comfortable learning.
Afternoon from Quito. Long day, up at 130am, Logan airport at 330am, in the air at 530am to Miami. Arrived in Quito at a bit before 3p.
Working with Katie tomorrow, April 5, and Gretchen and Olivia on Wednesday. It’ll be good to see them. It’ll be great to see my ‘old’ friend Andrew Sherman who is Head of School at Colegio Menor. We’ve been colleagues and friends since 2004 or so? Wow…
After two days in Manchester/Didsbury and three in Dublin I returned home. A busy, but an extremely productive trip. I met with our colleagues at MMU and at Didsbury CE Primary School. Matt, the Head of School at West Didsbury, feels that they can accommodate up 4-6 student teachers this fall. Talking with our colleagues at MMU, the teachers would be at their school sites 3 days and on campus at MMU 2 days (could be same days) for university coursework.
I’m in Dublin today and have met up with Lindsey, Heather, Cassi, (who will be Catholic University School) Adlai and Erin (at Darndale). This is the third day of their orientation to Marino and Dublin. Tomorrow they go to their schools. Yes, exciting!
This spring, 2022, five students (Cassi Nelson, Hannah Moniz, Erin Haley, Lindsay Vo and Adlai Greene) are going to Dublin, and three students (Katie Rivera, Gretchen Sandstrum and Olivia Dean) are going to Quito for their international student teaching experience. They fly the weekend of March 19 and will be abroad for 8 weeks returning May 12. Watch for their comments and posts!
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Welcome to our international student teaching blog. All are welcome to read the blog and to post (you need an account) in ‘comments’ where you are reading this and in ‘news’ at a specific site.
We are excited about relaunching IST this spring, 2022.
This week, as our fall 2019 students are traveling home from abroad, Nevena and I met with students who are going abroad this spring. Tyler Watters and Lydia Labonte are going to Manchester (West Didsbury Schools), Anna Rezendes, Adriana Sousa, Cate Harrington and Kristina Smith are going to Dublin (we don’t know their school placements as yet), Hayley Gaynor and Dan Chahine are going to Shanghai and will be at the Jinshan School, Dennis Begley and Meghan Domagala are going to Quito (Colegio Menor) and Mackenzie Reardon and Molly McNamara are going to Caye Caulker, Belize (LICA). Exciting!
Morning from Manchester. I’ve had an excellent visit with our two student teachers, Michaela Finn and Sarah Hastry. I saw them both, with Kayleigh Smith, on Monday at MMU (Manchester Metropolitan). I was in Michaela’s classroom at Didsbury Primary on Tuesday for her ‘what about me’ presentation to her class. “Brilliant” as the English say. On Wednesday I was at Sarah’s classroom at West Didsbury CofE Primary, again, a “Brilliant”. presentation to the class. Both schools are outstanding. Our young ladies will set the bar for future BSU student teachers coming to England. Photos coming!
Morning from, wet, rainy, Manchester. This past Friday, in Dublin, I visited Katie at Catholic University School… she has a class of 3 year old boys. And visited Emma at the Loreto Junior School…. a class of 20 some 4 year old girls. Excellent visits, truly excellent school placements (yes, all the schools we are in, in Dublin, are single sex schools).
Today, Monday, around 1115a, I’m meeting Dr Julie Scanlon, our dear friend and colleague at MMU. I’ll see our students, Michaela, Sarah and Kaeleigh, today. This afternoon I’m to speak, with Julie and one of her colleagues, to students about inclusion in American schools.
I’m here all week visiting the students at West Didsbury schools. Exciting!
Hello from Dublin, I arrived yesterday. Wednesday, morning and I feel like I haven’t stopped. I met Kathryn, Katie, Sarah and Emma at the cafe on Marino’s campus only to find an issue with the water which forced us to walk 4-5 blocks to the Goose (photos to follow).we had a great talk. The ladies left and I then asked to have a taxi called to take me to meet Julie (Dean of Education: Policy, Practice and Society)… but known to us as just Julie…. Funny, given the rain, yes it rains in Dublin I waited and waited. The bartender, who had called for the taxi, approached one of the patrons at the bar … and he, John, drove me to the restaurant (he did accept my €10).
This morning I went to St Brigid’s and talked to the principal, and went to Sarah’s (6th grade) and Kathryn’s (3rd) classroom. Great, enthusiast girls in their classrooms… young, vibrant cooperating teachers.
This afternoon I spoke about American education with excellent contributions from Emma and Katie. Tomorrow, Friday, I will be visiting Katie at the Catholic University School and Emma at Loreto Junior.
Emma Cardarelli writes, from Dublin:
It still is hard to believe that it has already been a week since we got on the plane at Logan Airport and flew to Dublin.
When we made it to our campus suite we were extremely happy with how our accommodations had worked out. We each have our own rooms and a shared living space which is the living room and kitchen. It took a bit to fully adjust to the time difference. We have found our grocery store we will mostly be shopping from down the street from us called CT Market and our bus stop we take when we are going into the city center.
Kathryn, Katie, and I decided to get a two day hop on, hop off bus ticket for Tuesday and Wednesday that took us around the city. We felt that it would be a great way to get accustomed to the area and learn more about the history of the city. I’m so glad we did we had amazing tour guides who gave us recommendations and tips. We also visited the Dublin National Art Gallery and the Little Museum of Dublin, both of which were awesome. I especially enjoyed the Little Museum of Dublin since it was a guided tour through the history of Dublin done in two rooms and the tour guide used the objects within the room to tell the story of Dublin. We also did some exploring of Dublin on our own and found our schools that we will be teaching at and planned out our routes that we will take when going to school.
I’m really looking forward to this experience in seeing both the similarities and differences between the United States Education System and Ireland’s education system.
We also went on our first trip this past weekend. Kathryn, Katie, Sarah, and I decided to go visit Galway for the weekend and we had the best of times. We met so many other people from all over the world. We also saw some of the most beautiful views I’ve ever witnessed, such as the Cliffs of Moher. Overall, I feel that I have been adjusting well to Dublin and am excited to see what is in store for the rest of our stay.
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Hello Fellow Scholars! (Kaeleigh’s comment’s!)
Greetings coming to you from Manchester England! This is my first trip to England and my first trip out of the country without my family! This is my third day here in the UK. I think by now I am adjusting to the time difference, thankfully its only five hours so it’s not all that crazy! I am here with two other fabulous ladies who are also student teaching and staying in the same homestay. They arrived a week before me and see well-adjusted and familiar with the area. When they started to show me around one of the first things, they showed me was this app called “Move it”, which acts as a GPS for the bus system. This is super helpful as the busses have free WIFI but if the app isn’t working you can save the route offline! The first bus I memorized was the one that stopped at our house! This made me feel a little more comfortable because no matter where we went, I knew at least one way to get back!
Adjusting is hard. I am the kind of person who hates change, but after some time adjusts and finds a new normal, it just takes a little longer for me than most! I have found that staying busy really helps. I also try to find some normal I can do here, like your nighttime routine or doing things that help you to keep your mind distracted! Like watching Netflix or taking a shower! I am lucky to have two other girls with me to talk to, but FaceTime home is another great way to feel connected. Throughout the day I try to find things that are fun to do, so I can tell my friends and family about it at night, this has been helping to make me feel better about being so far away.
No matter how you are feeling good, bad or a mix of both, IT IS OKAY! YOU WILL BE OKAY! Lean on friends and family and try to stay connected and busy where you can!
Happy Traveling,
Kaeleigh Smith
We are home. Great visit to see Ava at her school in Dielsdorf and her introduction to the student teaching experience with her mentor and Christine at the university this past Tuesday in Zurich.
Getting ready now to go to Dublin and then to Manchester. I know that Dr. Marvelle is going to Shanghai to work with Dan Bagley and to see schools in Shanghai and in Jinshan.
Hello from Zurich…. Lisa and I arrived Friday morning and now, Saturday… ready to go! We are meeting Ava on Monday at her school in Dielsdorf, about 30 minutes from Zurich by train. Tuesday, we will go to the University and meet colleagues as well as meet Ava’s supervising teacher.
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This summer Lisa and I had the opportunity to go to Zurich for the University’s 2 week “Summer School on Education” (see attached) program.
BSU had four students participating, Haley Gaynor, Lily Powers, Meghan Stanton and Rachel Murphy; a wonderful opportunity.
https://phzh.ch/en/Services/International-Office/Incoming-students/summer-school/
We are getting excited about this fall’s international student teachers. I will visit Kaeleigh Smith, Sarah Hastry and Michaela Finn in Dublin, Kaitlyn Norton, Sarah Netto, Emma Cardarelli and Katherine Driscoll in Manchester. I will also visit and work with Liz Tobin, Emma Lochhead and Maddy McNamara in Quito. Finnaly, I will visit Ava Naylor and Bridget Immar in Zurich.
Dr. Marvelle will be visiting Jenna Gillis in Hong Kong and Michael Bagley and Elizabeth Michael in Shanghai. Dr. Marvelle will also go to Caye Caulker, Belize, to work with Ellie Roberts, Abbey Barber and Sara Hilton.
Hello, I’ve just returned from visiting and working with Danielle Oliver at LICA on Caye Caulker. Excellent visit (long day getting home with flight delays!). I will be posting more news of my trip and photos asap.
RM
I’m getting ready to go to Belize, to Caye Caulker to see Danielle and her classroom and school, LICA. I’ll also check out her living situation. We are sending three students to Caye Caulker in the fall, Ellie, Abbey and Sara.
I’m also going to meet with Odelia, who is a BSU MEd graduate and works for the Ministry. And, I’m going to see Emma who did her undergraduate and graduate degrees (ELED and SPED) at BSU. Emma teaches at a private school, the Island Academy. Both Odelia and Emma live and work in San Pedro.