This morning Josephat our driver picked us up at 7:00. It isn’t too long a walk but the roads have a lot of muddy slippery spots. Our usual breakfast fare includes wonderfully ripe avocados, eggs, porridge, bacon, tomatoes and fruit. After this we all went off to our work assignments. Winnie made pizza and had a very full classroom of more boys than girls eagerly waiting for it to come out of the oven. Before she was able to put it in the oven the predictable happened, the power went out. She had to take the pizza to the convent to cook. It cooked well there and Winnie took it back to the students who were eagerly awaiting a slice. The sisters also want one for them, so she will be making another. Betty Jane went to her music classes and was met by her crowd of enthusiastic students. They are brilliant and catch on so quickly, some are already talented singers, Blessings, a blind student is a perfect example, she sings like a song bird. John and John met with the trades people to discuss the tasks needed to be addressed. They also had a meeting with Sr Auxillia, the school principal, where they set priorities on what work she wanted done at the school.
Charlotte and Colleen met with the student mentors, 14 very bright Grade 9 students. They at first reviewed the previous games played yesterday and three new ones, Memory, Pyramid Solitaire and the best game so far, Spoons. It turned out to be very boisterous and exciting with teachers and students competing and exclaiming loudly as they won or lost. Real math in action and a prime example of active learning. When the students finished Colleen did a lesson for teachers on the Progression of learning to read and write. The Zambian Education has brought out a new curriculum with an emphasis on active learning. Charlotte went on to teach a Grade six class of 43 students, English grammar. Lunch included the rooster and hen; we heard protesting loudly in the morning and some very tasty doughnuts.
After lunch we gathered in a room with the students and distributed the gifts donated by Canadian supporters. It was a joyous time, they received sunscreen, hats, tooth brushes, pencils and sun glasses. The last piece was the team uniforms sent by Dalbrae Academy. The boys’ soccer team enthusiastically accepted their team singlets, shorts and soccer balls. We followed them to the sports field to watch a game.
Sr Martha getting the tubers for African boloney
Pyramid card game
Memory card game
Spoon card game, (no spoons so we substituted.)
Mwanya Getting her doughnut
Sylvia getting her doughnut
Happy girls
Fish for dinner
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