Off we go!

Today's the day. It's the last day of term and this afternoon I head off to The Gambia with 4 teachers and 24 students for a fortnight of science teaching in 4 Gambian schools. I'm nervous and excited and being pulled about as far out of my comfort zone as it's possible to go.


Still no word from the interview I had last week, so it looks like I'll be staying put for the foreseeable future and I guess next year will bring a whole new set of challenges and surprises. Looking forward to a break first though. :)

Almost there

Today feels very much like the end of term. It's not, as we still have another week to go, but today is the last day of teaching this academic year. Next week all the students will be attending various activities as part of our second annual ArtsFest and all the teachers are involved too but thankfully none of the fun and games will be happening in my area!


My main job over the next few days is to empty lab 2. Over the summer the computer room next to my prep room is being converted into a physics lab and lab 2 is being refurbished and handed over to chemistry so I have to get everything useful out of there and into temporary homes. It's a big job, but strangely satisfying (so far). Of course once we return at the end of august I'll be moving a lot of stuff again as I get my new lab 1 kitted out and ready for action.


No word yet from the interview I had earlier in the week. :(