Student Teaching in Spain!

First impressions We have been in Barcelona for 3 days and so far everything about this experience has been amazing. Jet lag really took us down for the first two days but we are quickly starting to get on schedule. We planned out all of our local trips this week so that everyday after school we would have a place in Barcelona to see and enjoy. The city is amazing and all the places and food we have enjoyed has been some of the best of my life. St. Paul's This school is AMAZING. The school is huge and ranges from preschool to 12th grade with three buildings. Outside the students have a ton of space to play with three courts and large grassy areas. The staff at the school is primarily from the United Kingdom and everything in the school is taught in english except Catalan, Spanish, and P.E. Which leads me to my next point that the students are all fluent in at least three languages and learn math and reading in their second language. Im in a fourth grade class and absolutely lov...

Post #1- Pre departure I leave for Barcelona, Spain in less than a week! I am nervous for sure, but mostly excited. I will be teaching at St. Paul's School which is a Catholic school. I  am looking forward to meeting my 4th year students and seeing how they compare to my 4th grade students here. I have had my second and fourth grade students write letters about our culture to my students in Spain, which I am looking forward to delivering. Based off the research I've done I know the school culture will be extremely different. The difference that shocked me the most was no level 0 in the hallways.... I can't even begin to imagine how crazy their hallways must be. Also, the fact that the students at St. Paul's School are trilingual automatically makes me want be friends with them.  I think the biggest adjustment will be the time change. We will arrive Friday evening in Barcelona which will be around 3-4 a.m. our body time. Also, eating dinner late. I am a three meal gal...