I guess if I was going to
describe the feelings I have going in to Jumpstart this year, they would be
nervousness and excitement. I remember this time last year, where I was so
confused with everything that I had to do, and I didn’t know what to expect
going into the classroom. However, this year the nerves are different, and less
intense. I guess it comes with the territory of being a returning jumpstart
member, most of the fear is that I will go in feeling confident and prepared
but then just get plummeted with horrible situations. However those are more of
my deeper fears, and for the most part I am extremely excited to get back in
the classroom. Something else I am very excited to start again is the classroom
preps we do for the children. Cutting out shapes on colorful paper, building
cardboard washing machines, stapling books, became a sort of therapy for me
last year and I am excited to experience this inner quiet again. I am ready for
difficult first two weeks, where both we and the children are attempting to
come to terms with the workings of a Jumpstart classroom but I am excited for
the days after as these children gain learning experiences through the
Jumpstart curriculum.
Sinéad Brennan
Corps member
Team Hope
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