Student Profile: Eshwarie Roopnaraine

Hello, my name is Eshwarie Roopnaraine. I am 19 years old, in my second year of college, majoring in Early Childhood Education. Many may know me as a previous Student Government Association Vice President.

I am part of four clubs: W.A.V.E., Student Government Association, Early Childhood Education, and the Tamarack. I am also taking five in-person classes, including student teaching, which requires an eight hour observation at the Child Development Center on campus, Observation and Participation, which also requires a four hour observation at the center. These observations are added to our weekly classes.

I am also a Child Development Assistant down at our center. I must pick up my brother from school every afternoon from Tuesday to Friday. I have the busiest schedule that I know of, and this does not include all of the SGA meetings, SGA office hours, event planning, cooking, cleaning, and doing homework.

This is my story and there is always light at the end of the tunnel. Some may ask, “How are you capable of handling so much on your plate at once?” The answer is by taking it day by day, and the biggest key is time management. My planner is my best friend, I carry it everywhere I go. I write the simplest things down just so I won’t forget to do them at the end of the day. I will say that I do not get as much sleep as I used to but, even though I am balancing a busy schedule, I still take advantage of the opportunities given to me to have fun and enjoyable time.

Anything is possible. Just put your mind to it, and you can accomplish anything you want!

An ordinary moment where a student teacher implemented an art experience that she planned for in the Exploration Room. The children are exploring the properties of bleeding tissue paper. The student teachers have been hard at work writing and implementing lesson plans for art, story, music, and food prep this semester!

-@thecenteratnvcc

As a student teacher I had to plan and carry out a cooking activity. I used a family recipe to make Yellow Cheesy Corn Bread. Some concepts they learnt from this experience were, measuring (length, capacity, and weight), scooping, mixing, working together, taking turns, and using expressive language. The children helped clean up and we put the Yellow Cheesy Corn Bread in the oven, and they ate it for an afternoon snack after they woke up from their naps.