By: Chinelo Edochi
The last day tutoring at SLI was the best day for me. I went to two different classes I hadn’t been to since the program started. I hadn’t been in the class for more than five minutes and the children had already opened up to me. They were receptive towards my assistance. They were so outspoken and were very interested in knowing things about me as I was them. SLI ended on Thursday and I was there for their multicultural day event which I was highly anticipating would go smoothly. I looked forward to learning more values and cultural beliefs.
Today was the last day at SLI. There was a multicultural event at the school today. The children had put up different information about their countries and various cultural backgrounds on the diversity wall. They all wore a white shirt which had Summer Language Institute written on it. Two of the high school kids approached me and asked me to sign on their shirts. I really felt accepted by them because of this act. The high school choir students performed and sang beautifully. Some of the high school students were also awarded certificates for their hard work and dedication in school. The teachers and students also entertained the crowd by dancing together to different nations music, there was salsa, azonto and a few others. Lastly, I and two other interns joined in the fun by dancing salsa we entertained the students and teachers with this little presentation as they videoed us.
SLI really taught me a lot. Being of assistance to people especially children has been a wonderful experience. You never know how far a little help or push towards their dreams in life may go. The multicultural day gave me a filling of joy, happiness and tears because it would be the last time I would be seeing the children.
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