Monday, June 15, 2015- Dom Jose Gaspar School in Ribeirao Pires, Sao Paulo

Our first day with students! Such a wonderful experience with Will's energetic students at Dom Jose Gaspar in Ribeirao Pires, Sao Paulo. Briana and I played some games with grade 12 English language students today and learned much about Brazilian teens. I recommend "Never Have I Ever" to get students sharing their experiences and interests in English, and a "Pairs" game on notecards-- each student gets a notecard and they have to find the other student with the correct pair (ie. Father and Mae.) We asked students to explain the English/Portuguese connection between the words to get them speaking!

Grade 8 English language students with Fabio

This guy was wearing a Boston Celtics hat! Sweet!

Briana having a collaborative session with Daniela, one of Gaspar's math teachers

Grade 12 students! 

The neighborhood of Ribeirao Pires

Brazil's best educators:)

Will's students, as well as some 8th graders we met, were so excited to practice their English and ask questions of us! They mostly wondered what Briana and I, American students, and our country thought of them... we responded with our honest thoughts: "Brazilian students are welcoming and energetic, and Sao Paulo is a beautiful city!"

Briana with Abby and her buddy... regular "students" around Dom Jose Gaspar 

Gaspar's amazing staff in the teacher's lounge:) 

We've been obsessed with the delicious and nutritional lunches in Brazilian schools: homemade noodle soup with chicken today. Nothing like the frozen meals served to most American students.