During my interview I expressed my passion for education and
children, and I remember exactly that Vernon said, “I think you will be a good
fit for Christel House School”. When this was
said, I remember picturing a small little school, with little to no funding at
all. Children having to sit on the floor because there weren’t enough desks for
the students, I was basically picturing the poorest of the poor. When we were
visiting internships and we were approaching Christel House, I was definitely
shocked by how nice it is. When they explained how Christel House was
implemented and how it worked I was shocked to know that one person has
impacted the lives of so many children.
I was definitely nervous when going, I didn’t know what to
expect or if they were going to like me. But I figured that regardless of the fact I am in Cape Town and I’m here
for the experience regardless of what that might come attach with.
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| Christel De Hann, founder of Christel House Schools |
Everyone there was extremely nice
to me, I really enjoyed talking to the teachers, I also liked the fact that I
was not portrayed as a girl but as an adult. The kids ARE AMAZING, I have
fallen in love with them. They are all very cordial and greet every elder, even
though I’m just a few years older than some of them. I love the fact that they call me MS. Jen it
always brings a smile to my face when I hear a kid calling for me and I doubt
that will ever get old. One of my favorite things about interning at Christel House
School is the fact that the kids run up to you to hug you, I cant imagine
someone having a bad day and leaving cranky from that school. I’m excited for
what I’m going to be doing in the future because I will be doing home visits
and will also get to interact with the children. I do believe that I got the
better end of the deal with any internship; though many of the internships are
extremely interesting but I honestly can’t imagine a better way to spend the
day than enjoy the innocence of children.
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