My experience in the school
I am Sr.Romeshi Paul. After completing my degree in India I was sent to the mission community
of Casa Antonia Paris-Kotapitiya, Chilaw. While getting adjusted to the new
community and some parochial ministries, I was given an important ministry as a
teacher in the diocesan school named St. John Paul II English medium college.
The school welcomed my availability with lot of enthusiasm expressing their
long time desire of wanting and needing a religious Sister and showed true happiness
about my presence.
Apart from the fear of not knowing the local language which many
people speak in this area I took the challenge to work. But it was not
difficult to communicate to Children since it is an English medium College. At
the beginning I found it a bit difficult to communicate with the parents,
however, soon I found that most of the parents speak English as well as my own
mother tongue except some.
As I began my work my task was to teach Catholicism and Tamil as
the 2nd language. From this year 2020 I am appointed as the in
charge of the primary section which is from play group to grade 4. Being 6
months in the school is a very rich experience; with the children, the staff,
the parents and all who are involved in the school there are a lot to learn
every day. It’s a mutual learning in fact.
Aside from this I also find it very striking that there are many
young girls who are eager to know about our religious life. They often come and
talk to me asking about our life, and also there are teachers who seek advice
for their personal and school difficulties too.
The staffs as well as the students are very much welcoming and
supportive. Looking at the little children, their childlike works and etc., gives
me lot of energy to go on in the service that I do. There are also different challenges;
being in the school there is lot of expectations from sister, which makes me to
play the roles of a teacher, mother and a sister.
I am truly very happy about this mission entrusted to me as well
as I believe that I can do much more with endurance, dedication and enthusiasm.
I believe at this moment I have really found my place and my mission here in
the school.
