Let's just say, when I left the grounds of All Hallows' ten years ago, I never thought I would be returning to high school, let alone partly teaching a class (yes, that happened today).
I began my day with a brief introduction to the school by the vice principal Kasper. We spoke about the size of the school (1,200 students in total), the background of the teaching staff (all have at least a masters degree plus practical experience) and a bit about their COOL - or cooperative learning - approach to classes (basically involving group work for short periods of time).
Then, it was off to my first class of the day - International Economics. Unbeknownst to me, I was actually a guest speaker, and ended up giving an introduction to the Australian Economy according to Lauren. Thankfully the information I gave the class was in line with what their teacher, Sven, was going to tell them so I didn't lead the students completely astray.
The rest of the class was done in Danish, but what impressed me was how engaged the class was. While I didn't actually understand what was being said, judging by the tone of voice, body language and lively discussion between the students and their teacher, it seemed as though they were genuinely interested in being there.
This same attitude was evident even moreso in my second class of the day, English. The topic of the lesson was Australian Business Behaviour, and I was able to give a little bit of insight into some of the verbal and nonverbal traits of communicating with Aussies. It was really fun to chat with the students, and I think they were excited to ask questions about home - especially about the wildlife and the beaches.
So, another really interesting vocational day, and while I won't be going home to teach classes per se, it's always very useful to practice speaking and presentation skills, and always great to meet new people!
Thanks heaps to Kasper, Helle and Sven (not pictured) for taking me around today.
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