Cross-Cultural English Class with Sadhbh

Sadhbh in Ireland
Sadhbh

“I have always loved working with children…”

I started teaching English with the Thamarai Project, because I have always loved working with children and I have always been very interested in Thamarai Projects. I thought it would be a good opportunity to grow and learn as a person and also, to learn about life from a different perspective in another country.

I taught English to a small group of eight children, which I really enjoyed. My main subject material was about life in Ireland, where I’m from. Together we learned about famous people from Ireland, for example in one class, I showed them a lot of resources on Grainne Mhaol, the famous Irish 15 century pirate queen.

Grainne Mhaol, the famous Irish 15 century pirate queen
Grainne Mhaol, the famous Irish 15 century pirate queen

“We all definitely learned a lot from the experience”

The children loved learning about the life, cultures and traditions of a whole other country and I loved listening to them telling me about life in India. We all definitely learned a lot from the experience, I really enjoyed being able to step out of my comfort zone and I loved meeting the children, who were all lovely. I would like to continue teaching with Thamarai and, hopefully in the future, visit in person someday.

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