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| Noticing a few old VWs ,A teachers has one also |
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| Yellow PubMarine |
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| Live Band |
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| Band |
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| School Flowers |
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| School Flowers |
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| Bananas at school |
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| School Treehouse |
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| Flowering wall |
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| School yard |
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| Morning glory on way to school |
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| School tree house |
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| Bourgenvilla on way home |
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| Bourgenvilla |
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| Bourgenvilla flowers |
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| Not sure what it is... but a bush with purple and white flowers that smell so good. |
I’ve been in Jundiai for a week and time just flew. Great
school, wonderful staff who make me feel very much at ease. Great kids, makes
me realize that I do miss the children a lot, but still don’t miss all the
planning and evaluating. The school is quite large and spacious, (since it
isn’t in the middle of a city) and had about 250 students. The classrooms are
spacious and well equipped. School begins at 7:00 AM and dismissed at 12:30 and
the second shift begins at 12:40 PM ending at 6:10 PM. Only a few teachers or
aides teach all day (2 shifts). However the administrators and coordinators are
there most of the day and sometimes even later than dismissal time. The school
has classes from Toddler to Year 5. Again as in all Maple Bear schools the
teachers just LOVE the students…a very loving culture.
Snacks are served to all students and an excellent lunch is
served to teachers and a few all day students. All Maple Bear schools are all
super clean and very well organized, no clutter and a place for everything. The
JK students must have the most wonderful classroom…they are attached to a
…TREE HOUSE! The school was originally a house and there is a tree house in the
mango tree and its connected to the classroom by a walkway/bridge. There are flowers and vines growing all over
the walls with amazing flowers hanging down. Lots of trees, flowers, mangoes,
bananas and screaming birds. I walk to school every day, it’s a 7 minute walk
through a quiet neighborhood. I pass by a yard with a papaya tree, I’m know I
could reach over and grab one.
There are a few restaurants and small grocery stores on my
walk to school. Every morning I look forward to the usual Brazil breakfast.
They have scrambled eggs, a type of bacon, about 20 kinds of rolls and
pastries, lots of fresh fruit, mango, melon, pineapple, strawberries, papaya,
meat, cheese and strong, strong coffee. The evening buffet is also amazing with
about 8 chafing dishes with rice, 3-4 meat choices, casseroles, and vegetables.
There is also a huge amount of cold salads of every description, a lot more
pastries and dessert.
Last night I went out with a staff member to celebrate her
friend’s birthday. Got to see the real Brazil. We went to the Yellow PubMarine.
We all had to show ID regardless of our age and were given a card with a
number. Any food or drinks purchased were charged to your number and you pay on
the way out. It was a very nice place with very well behaved patrons. There
were about 15 ladies in our party and they were proof again Brazilian ladies
are very beautiful. A live band played and played most songs in English. I
always wondered… did bands translate or just play in the original language.
