One of my secondary projects here is to help coordinate the Mauritania English Teacher's Association (META). I love working with this association because they are a group of highly committed and motivated individuals working to create professional development and networking opportunities! This is exactly the kind of work that will build momentum and create sustainable change in teachers' capacities. Since I love being surrounded by inspired educators, I always feel refreshed after our meetings.
Each month we meet for an hour and half to share a teaching point and an icebreaker. We also use this opportunity to share news and resources. Following this same idea, we recently decided to plan a one day "META DAY" filled with six teaching points and six icebreakers. A volunteer committee of 15 teachers met many times to plan the activities and logistics. Everyone was delegated an important role to play, from welcoming participants at the door to purchasing the drinks before the event, and working on the clean-up committee.
Over 60 teachers came out for the day to share laughter and ideas. All participants seemed to genuinely enjoy the sessions and the opportunity to all meet together in celebration of their work throughout the year. I hope this will become an annual event and I can't wait to see what else META has in store! I feel so privileged to work with this incredible group of people!
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