August Flooding in Mahe
I heard from Rathnakaran today and he reported that the school has been closed due to flooding. He expects to reopen on Monday, 19 August 2019. Flooding at Jawahar Novodaya Vidyalaya, Mahe, India Offices and Kitchen
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Connecting to Gerald Smith
After he spent some time in the north and surfing in south India, Gerald Smith—my partner and traveling companion in Mahe—wrote an appreciation about our host, Rathnakaran, and some of the work we did together. Here’s what he said: Mr. Smith’s Blog Post.
Read moreReturning to New Delhi
Our 12-member cohort reassembled Sunday night over dinner and shared some of our experiences. Each group seems to have seen India with different eyes. Gerald and I received some good-natured kidding about the beauty of our assigned location and the trips we took into the countryside. In retrospect, we were lucky to have such a supportive host teacher in Rathnakaran and to become part of such a vibrant school environment. We also saw many students outside of JNV-Mahe in our
Read moreWinding Down Our Visit
Saturday 13 July 2019 marked the last full day of our visit to Mahe. The assembly began the day. I taught one more English class as Gerald and Rathnakaran planned some Desmos-related math activities. And I had my ride on a Royal Enfield motorcycle. I was, as Gerald said, “in my happy place.” We traveled along the coast and visited the Muzhappilangad Beach on the Arabian Sea. We toured the Kannur St. Angelo Fort, constructed by the Portuguese as a
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The Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) is sending me to India in July. This blog is part of my capstone project or Global Education Guide (GEG). It will capture my day-to-day activity this summer as I travel from Vermont to London, New Delhi, Mahe, and other Indian cities, back to London, and then to Vermont. For me, the trip begins on Sunday, 30 June 2019 with a flight from Burlington VT to Philadelphia and then to Heathrow in the
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