Help Wanted!

So, here’s a crazy statistic for you: 83% of Ugandans are under the age of 30. Translation: there are a TON of kids here! With the staggering number of children and the problems this country is facing, it’s no wonder they’ve requested help from the Peace Corps! In a nutshell, this is my general job description…

1) To promote world peace.
2) To share U.S. culture with Ugandans, and Ugandan culture with U.S. citizens.
3) To do at least 16 hours of in-service trainings with teachers every 3 months (to improve teaching practices).
4) To create a school library.
5) To do reading intervention with fourth grade students (remediation for students who aren’t yet reading on grade level).
6) To promote and participate in extra-curricular activities (not sure what this will look like yet, though my little heart is dreaming of a Scrabble club, which is apparently popular here).
7) To implement positive behavior systems in my school. (Caning students is still widely practiced here, though it has been outlawed. Teachers need help in knowing what to do instead of caning to manage student behavior.)
8) Submit reports, participate in a national Drop Everything and Read day (DEAR), and prepare students for a national spelling bee. What a great job I'm about to begin!