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Tuesday, February 14, 2006
It's about five weeks into second semester, and things are going great! I'm enjoying all of my classes and have some excellent professors. One of my favorites is Education. A component of all Education classes is field study - that is, actually going out into schools to observe and get involved in classrooms. We spend four hours a week in an assigned classroom at a local school with a co-op teacher. Today was my first day of Early Field Experience. I was placed in a music class at Broughal Middle School (which is convenient since I hope to teach secondary music). My co-op is great, and I will be teaching a lesson later this week already! I'm very much looking forward to working with the classes and my co-op; I know it will be a very rewarding experience. Another class that is a lot of fun this semester is ice skating! Yes, I am taking ice skating as a gym class. We meet on fridays at the Bethlehem ice rink and receive lessons from an Olympic skater!
This semester, the orchestra and choir are working towards a collaborative performance of Purcell's Fairy Queen. And to add some extra fun, everyone will be in constume! Another new experience for me this semester is playing gamba in the musical ensemble Collegium, a group that performs Renaissance-period music. The group consists of period-appropriate instruments including recorders, viols, krum horns, and a lute.
This past weekend I accompanied some of my friends to a common event at a local church - contra dancing. It is similar to square dancing, but is done in long lines. It is definitely something that I reccommend to anyone who likes dancing, or wants to learn something new in a casual setting. Personally, it was the first time that I had ever danced, and it has quickly become one of my favorite things to do!
And, since we received close to a foot of snow over the weekend, it was time to break out the sleds for some snowy fun on the hill behind the HUB!
Keri and Chris contra dancing!!
Rachel
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