The alarm is going to blast us awake at 6:00am in the morning, so this will be shorter than usual. We will be heading for an outing to the flower and vegetable market before breakfast.
Our days at school are becoming a bit more routine so that both we and the students know more what to expect. Everything no longer has to be a laborious "introduction". Once we knew that the students knew the commands to "Stand up, sit down, pat your head, etc", we also learned that they already knew Simon Says. It's a probing process to discover what they know and don't know. What we thought they knew, they didn't and now we're learning that the opposite is true. The teachers barely speak any English, so we can't ask them.
Today we got both Standards 4 and 5 to do "One Two, Buckle My Shoe" (which they already knew), so the next step was to get across the idea that each side of the room would take turns would shout out their part. Once that was accomplished, Montana took videos and has put together a "movie" to show the classes tomorrow. Team Leader Stephen and his wife Sheeba were very impressed when Montana showed them the finished product a bit ago. We are sure the kids will love it.
Another fun evening at SEAM. More girls than ever showed up for the "quilting", making earrings, necklaces, etc. They are not allowed to wear jewelry, so Sheeba has told them that "we" are going to try to sell them and give the money to the mission house. We're very pleased that the girls are participating as they apparently get ignored most of the time. Sheeba donated her own kit, saying that she had bought it, used it, then got tired of doing the project. She says that a shop we've already been to has other similar kits, so we'll check it out. Montana has really enjoyed working with the girls more than reading to a boy who says "yes" to all her questions, whether the answer makes sense or not. Plus reading has always been Montana's favorite past time. (NOT!) It is clear that the girls love having Montana there.
After dinner, some of us sat around comparing stories of previous teams and experiences. LuRue feels very lucky that none of her Global Volunteer teams were so full of drama as some have been.
Our days at school are becoming a bit more routine so that both we and the students know more what to expect. Everything no longer has to be a laborious "introduction". Once we knew that the students knew the commands to "Stand up, sit down, pat your head, etc", we also learned that they already knew Simon Says. It's a probing process to discover what they know and don't know. What we thought they knew, they didn't and now we're learning that the opposite is true. The teachers barely speak any English, so we can't ask them.
Today we got both Standards 4 and 5 to do "One Two, Buckle My Shoe" (which they already knew), so the next step was to get across the idea that each side of the room would take turns would shout out their part. Once that was accomplished, Montana took videos and has put together a "movie" to show the classes tomorrow. Team Leader Stephen and his wife Sheeba were very impressed when Montana showed them the finished product a bit ago. We are sure the kids will love it.
Another fun evening at SEAM. More girls than ever showed up for the "quilting", making earrings, necklaces, etc. They are not allowed to wear jewelry, so Sheeba has told them that "we" are going to try to sell them and give the money to the mission house. We're very pleased that the girls are participating as they apparently get ignored most of the time. Sheeba donated her own kit, saying that she had bought it, used it, then got tired of doing the project. She says that a shop we've already been to has other similar kits, so we'll check it out. Montana has really enjoyed working with the girls more than reading to a boy who says "yes" to all her questions, whether the answer makes sense or not. Plus reading has always been Montana's favorite past time. (NOT!) It is clear that the girls love having Montana there.
After dinner, some of us sat around comparing stories of previous teams and experiences. LuRue feels very lucky that none of her Global Volunteer teams were so full of drama as some have been.
Are you going to post the video so we can see it, too?
ReplyDeleteLike Eric, I’ve been reading the blogs and having a hard time keeping up! You’ve certainly crammed in a lot of good experiences in a short amount of time. Glad you are able to include photos as well. I’m trying to figure out in your busy days how you find the time to do it all!
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