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View from the outside of Cecati 181 |
View of my classroom |
Cecati #181
San Luís Potosí, Mexico
| Upon arriving in Mexico, I found a very different school than the suburban Landon School at which I had been teaching. Rather than a traditional middle or high school, I taught in a system of schools known as Cecati. Mine was Cecati #181. The closest approximation of this type of school in our country would be a school of continuing education. The students who typically study there are post-middle school aged people (ages 13-70) looking to acquire the skills necessary to go out and find work. The classes offered at the Cecati include Beauty, Clothes making, Computer, Cooking, and of course, English. I taught three classes a day; from 3-5, 5-7, and 7-9. The classes ran from the 23rd of August to the 17th of December. So, a student enrolled in English receives ten hours of instruction a week for 17 weeks for 120 pesos or about 12 american dollars. Because my classes were in the afternoon, I had my mornings free to take one of the classes offered at the school. I chose to study "reposteria" or "breadmaking." |
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View from the outside of Cecati 181 |
View of my classroom |
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School Store |
School Cafeteria |
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Altar for the Day of the Dead |
Students hanging a piñata |
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Classmates working in Cooking Class |
The fruits of my labors |
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Jose Antonio, Karla and me |
Students playing guitar after class |
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Students of mine learning English |
More students hard at work in my class |