Hello Most Excellent Ones,
This school year I am working full time at the second CAIS campus, called Lai Yiu, teaching kindergarten to grade 3 PE. Lai Yiu is pretty far from where I live, but I carpool in a taxi with fellow teachers in the morning and get there in reasonable time and expense. The school is a vast improvement over the second campus from last year. Bigger and better classes, but for me the courtyard is big and great for gym. There is also a covered playground and chapel on the 6th floor. So big step up from last year.
There are however a few problems. Lai Yiu is on top of hill, parking is a nightmare, there are six floors and lots of steps. Lai Yiu teachers and kids are going to be in excellent shape by the end of the school year. Yet the biggest problem is that for some reason kids arrive at the school by 7:30 am. And they leave at 3:00 pm. That is one long day. We teachers have to be there by 7:15, which sadly kills off my Lamma dream. I simply won't make it from Lamma to Lai Yiu in time. I have a plan B, to go to Shatin, which would not be bad either. Anyway I think the school day starts way too early, kids are arriving half asleep and they are eating breakfast in the car while coming to school. Not good. I plan to file a complaint. Sleep deprived students are not a good thing. Teachers too.
While the facility is much better the new teachers at Lai Yiu are even better. They are really fun and excellent. And young! Many are younger than my own kids the four E's. Gulp. I am feeling rather ancient especially when it comes to computer knowledge. The new teachers are amazing with them and they laugh at my old, two year old push button cell phone. It's a relic they say. I've been advised to upgrade to a touch screen. Great. And then they say, "way back in the 90's, when I was still in elementary school"… Yet there are still a few of us relics hanging around, so I am not totally alone in my age bracket. Anyway here are a few pictures from the new campus.
Lai Yiu Campus
Happy kids on the courtyard. School kids in Hong Kong all wear uniforms. Not a bad policy at all.
View from the road beside the school
Another view of the courtyard.
Darren is quite the guy.
Before school. Kids lining up their backpacks in the row they will be picked up by their teacher.
Kids at chapel time.
Gym class. Plenty of room. Great improvement.
So that is it folks. Keep praying I really appreciate it.
Love adios and peng on!
Dirk
This school year I am working full time at the second CAIS campus, called Lai Yiu, teaching kindergarten to grade 3 PE. Lai Yiu is pretty far from where I live, but I carpool in a taxi with fellow teachers in the morning and get there in reasonable time and expense. The school is a vast improvement over the second campus from last year. Bigger and better classes, but for me the courtyard is big and great for gym. There is also a covered playground and chapel on the 6th floor. So big step up from last year.
There are however a few problems. Lai Yiu is on top of hill, parking is a nightmare, there are six floors and lots of steps. Lai Yiu teachers and kids are going to be in excellent shape by the end of the school year. Yet the biggest problem is that for some reason kids arrive at the school by 7:30 am. And they leave at 3:00 pm. That is one long day. We teachers have to be there by 7:15, which sadly kills off my Lamma dream. I simply won't make it from Lamma to Lai Yiu in time. I have a plan B, to go to Shatin, which would not be bad either. Anyway I think the school day starts way too early, kids are arriving half asleep and they are eating breakfast in the car while coming to school. Not good. I plan to file a complaint. Sleep deprived students are not a good thing. Teachers too.
While the facility is much better the new teachers at Lai Yiu are even better. They are really fun and excellent. And young! Many are younger than my own kids the four E's. Gulp. I am feeling rather ancient especially when it comes to computer knowledge. The new teachers are amazing with them and they laugh at my old, two year old push button cell phone. It's a relic they say. I've been advised to upgrade to a touch screen. Great. And then they say, "way back in the 90's, when I was still in elementary school"… Yet there are still a few of us relics hanging around, so I am not totally alone in my age bracket. Anyway here are a few pictures from the new campus.
Lai Yiu Campus
View from the road beside the school
So that is it folks. Keep praying I really appreciate it.
Love adios and peng on!
Dirk
Hi Dirk,
ReplyDeleteWow, I just happened to stumble upon your blog! What an adventure you are on - nice to see some photos of you, Elsie, Swen, and your Mom and Dad. I should phone your parents and catch up!
Hope all is well, and thanks for the pics! Take care, Susan