This past week, the SEED scholars have been busy commuting from Carson, CA to
Montebello, located near East Los Angeles. The purpose of these trips was to
learn new teaching pedagogies from teachers who work with at-risk youth and
incorporate those into their classrooms in El Salvador.
The SEED scholars works side by side with the school
teachers to develop an effective lesson plan that they could execute back home
with their own students. SEED student Yvette Montes says, “I am learning a lot
from the techniques primary school teachers use here, in some ways they are
similar, but in many ways they are different than what we are used to in El
Salvador.”
Fifth grade science teacher, Carlos Portal said “I’ve
noticed the idea here is to engage the student in the classroom, through
hands-on and interactive experience. Teachers try to make learning fun here and
that will help us a great deal back home. Students who are more engaged in
school be it through art, literature, or science, will be less likely to drop
out and join a gang. That is our objective.”
The SEED students showed their gratitude for allowing them
into their classrooms by putting on a performance in traditional Salvadorian
wear at the end of the week, and sharing with the students their own culture
and customs.
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| Montebello Elementary school teacher, Victor Solorio, with various books in english and spanish for his students. Photo by Jocelyn Arana |
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