AUSTIN AT MOUNT CARMEL

I did my internship at Mount Carmel Primary School in Benque Viejo del Carmen. My tasks included responsibilities that many teachers often have. These responsibilities included researching, lesson writing/preparing, homework assigning, quiz writing, paper correcting, classroom beautifying, and of course teaching. I also created an environmental awareness pamphlet for the students in my class to give to their parents, which provided practical tips for preventing environmental degradation. It was such a great experience to be able to make more friends with Belizeans. My homestay family, the students I taught, and the staff members I worked with were all such a blessing to get to know. They were all very kind to me. I especially appreciated making career connections, which will be beneficial, should I decide to become a teacher at Mount Carmel or some other school in Belize. I had to do a good bit of preparation to properly teach the students. I knew some things about water pollution (which is what I taught the students about), but there were a lot of things I still wanted to research. For example, I wanted to find out about the water system of Benque, and so I interviewed different people from Belize Water Services, and walked all over town to find the source of Benque’s water.