What a wonderful event at our primary school. Already yesterday and especially this morning, final preparations came together for the special cultural festival. A month ago, the idea came to some of the teachers to utilize us while here, so this festival came into being.
There were 12 stations anywhere from singing the Lord's Prayer, to identifying geographical sites, to naming animals, to little English games. Students filled passports at these stations when they accomplished the "English speaking" task. Six to eight stamps meant that you could redeem your passport stamps for a prize.
I happened to be stationed at #11 station where students threw a bean bag on five different birds. Depending on which bird it landed on, the students had to name the bird, identify it's color, and indicate what it could do (fly, swim, etc.). The challenge for me was that my booth hosted birds from New Zealand (Kiwi, Black Swan, etc.). It was also a learning experience for me.
This morning in the auditorium we sang for the assembly of grades 1 - 3. Classes 4 - 6 were having some special training in the upper classrooms. Emily boldly shared her testimony of how God was faithful to their family when it came to the illness of her younger sister. The students listened attentively.
In the late afternoon, we each recorded a short video clip about our time here at this school, had our pictures taken. Now we are awaiting the time when we will, in teams of three, visit two homes for the evening meal. A fairly fluent student will accompany us to his home: Joe and Al.
Tomorrow we do the cultural fair for prospective kindergarten students. Ought to be interesting since little English will be known. I'm sure that this will present the school in a very good light.
Still glad the team is holding up well. Personally, I'm getting tired, but I can on quite well.
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