Well, my last post was titled, The Winds of Change. This title was more appropriate than originally expected. Both Hubby and I have been incredibly busy with our teaching assignments and our self-inflicted huge projects that are finally coming to fruition.
About a year and a half ago, Hubby thought it would be a great idea to start a school store that would be made by the students and run for the students. He bounced the idea around with his friends and colleagues, and eventually, he met with administrators and the finally the directors. Everyone loved his idea and he has been feverishly putting together all the details for the store ever since. The store has been running as a soft launch for the past couple weeks and has been remarkably successful. I feel like we spend a lot of time looking at stationery because he has been having difficulty keeping the store full as students come to purchase the items they need to get through their days. As I sit here at the computer, there are boxes of notebooks, and bags of staplers, sticky notes and writing implements. The official launch of the store is this Wednesday. It has been an exciting time for him, his Business Education students and the school as a whole.
As for me, I have been in the midst of eagerly planning and preparing students for a variety of MUN conferences. I spent Thursday night and all day Friday at a conference with students and the conference continues until Sunday evening. It is so much fun watching the students use all their research in such a meaningful way as they debate with students from around Cairo. My huge undertaking at school has involved growing the MUN program at the school. In the next three weeks, I will be hosting an internal MUN conference with all the students in Grade 7 and 8. We will see how the weeks progress as these students prepare. I have been very impressed by the preparations that have taken place so far.
Dimples and Princess continue to amaze me. They are truly phenomenal young children. Princess is learning so quickly and Dimples is a very interactive little boy. They have been busy at home and school. They enjoy being around each other, playing together and riding their bikes outside.
So, while this is not the most exciting post, it is an indication as to why I have not written much lately. Our lives are pretty low key right now as we go to school and come home to recharge. Once the store is officially open and all the "bugs" are worked out, and, when all the MUN conferences are finished in mid-March, then, we can unwind and relax.
We are excited about an upcoming trip to Luxor. We have yet to head down to this area of Egypt and are excited to look around some very unique landmarks.
About a year and a half ago, Hubby thought it would be a great idea to start a school store that would be made by the students and run for the students. He bounced the idea around with his friends and colleagues, and eventually, he met with administrators and the finally the directors. Everyone loved his idea and he has been feverishly putting together all the details for the store ever since. The store has been running as a soft launch for the past couple weeks and has been remarkably successful. I feel like we spend a lot of time looking at stationery because he has been having difficulty keeping the store full as students come to purchase the items they need to get through their days. As I sit here at the computer, there are boxes of notebooks, and bags of staplers, sticky notes and writing implements. The official launch of the store is this Wednesday. It has been an exciting time for him, his Business Education students and the school as a whole.
As for me, I have been in the midst of eagerly planning and preparing students for a variety of MUN conferences. I spent Thursday night and all day Friday at a conference with students and the conference continues until Sunday evening. It is so much fun watching the students use all their research in such a meaningful way as they debate with students from around Cairo. My huge undertaking at school has involved growing the MUN program at the school. In the next three weeks, I will be hosting an internal MUN conference with all the students in Grade 7 and 8. We will see how the weeks progress as these students prepare. I have been very impressed by the preparations that have taken place so far.
Dimples and Princess continue to amaze me. They are truly phenomenal young children. Princess is learning so quickly and Dimples is a very interactive little boy. They have been busy at home and school. They enjoy being around each other, playing together and riding their bikes outside.
So, while this is not the most exciting post, it is an indication as to why I have not written much lately. Our lives are pretty low key right now as we go to school and come home to recharge. Once the store is officially open and all the "bugs" are worked out, and, when all the MUN conferences are finished in mid-March, then, we can unwind and relax.
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| The kids love playing on the deck and pretending to "fix" their bikes and scooters. |
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| Hubby getting set for the school store. |
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| Bulletin Board advertising the school store. The store is called, The Canadian Koshk. |
We are excited about an upcoming trip to Luxor. We have yet to head down to this area of Egypt and are excited to look around some very unique landmarks.
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