- bryan reads
bryan reads - Bryan photo
Bryan and the surf. - Sand castle finished
We decided our sand castle would incorporate several civilizations. A Norman castle keep, an Egyptian pyramid, a Sumerian and/or Mayan ziggurat, and the Great Wall of China. We are HUGE nerds. - Bryan keeps building
Bryan keeps building - Bryan builds
Bryan builds - Sand castle begins
Sand castle begins - Sand castle planned
Sand castle, planned - Leslie the ocean
This weekend, Bryan comes! We go to the beach. - Bryan surveys the ocean
Bryan surveys the ocean - Leslie and Bryan cook
They miss the kitchen! With one set of camp silverware and one set of camp pans, Leslie and Bryan valiantly attempt a meal in Leslie's pittance of a kitchen. It turns out marvelously. Mom's spaghetti sauce--always the inaugural meal. - Team building 3
Another group - Team building 2
My view, from the back of the line. - Team building
Team-building! Whee! We get unnecessarily close with our CMA groups trying to make our way across the grass on posterboard lily-pads. - Friday afternoon 3
Until the TFA staff has something else fairly ridiculous for us to do. - Friday afternoon 2
Relaxing in the grass on campus for a few minutes, after a loooong week. - Friday afternoon
Friday afternoon - CS session 3
Lots of group work. Lots of posters. - CS session 2
All the teachers now in class. During the morning when we're not teaching and all afternoon, we teachers become students again. Usually pretty bad ones. There's this decompressing period after you walk out of the classroom during which we are, for all intents and purposes, 13 years old ourselves. - CS session
Again. - Markham Middle School
Markham Middle School - Le
Le, one of the members of my 12-person CMA group (don't even try keeping all the groups straight). She's eating lunch during one of our "synthesis sessions" that take place when teaching ends every day. - Ariel CMA
Ariel, our CMA (corps member adviser). She's just completed her two-year TFA commitment teaching English in LA, and she plans to keep teaching. - teachers lounge
In a few moments of spare time, we relax in the teachers' lounge. - Class group
Ms. Carter's lit group - Class
Class - Esmeralda and Janet 2
Esmeralda and Janet 2 - Esmeralda and Janet
Esmeralda and Janet (who does not want her picture taken) - Ms Williams lit group
Ms. Williams lit group - Ms Carter in action
Ms. Carter in action - Michael 2
Michael