A quiet start of the day today. We slept a little longer and had an elaborate breakfast. Because today was ‘cleaning day’ (cleaning the streets on orders of the president), we were not allowed to drive a car before 1 pm. After a short and bumpy ride, we had a look at the Arribaja Clinic…
Today we were alone with the pupils in nursery 1. The teacher was absent because she had to visit an aunt. It went great, in spite of the language barrier. With the smallest kids we went out a few minutes before the break so they had more time to eat. When we saw that some…
Our day began with shopping for the final furnishings for the school and the health centre. At the school we handed out the counting boxes and explained their use in the first and second grade. The teachers and the pupils were very enthusiastic. In the preschool we introduced corner work. A great success. During the…
SUPER Before we could do anything didactic we had to sort, tidy, repair, number, hammer, move, puzzle out,… We had never seen anything like this. The teacher just stood there and watched. Despite the lack of structure the preschoolers were really good. When things were finally nice and tidy, we could begin. We started with…
Twelve hours of working non stop, but a lot of satisfaction as a reward. Twelve hours of working non stop, but a lot of satisfaction as a reward. In the morning we worked in pairs, one pair per class. In the highest preschooler class Karen and Lief did some more organising and structuring. The kids…
A great start of the new work week. After greeting the headmistress, we got to work in grade 1. We were surprised by the degree of organisation in a class of almost 70 pupils. At the start of the day they all sat together, but we split them up for the maths lesson. Some of…
Work week After a two day weekend, of which we used one to recharge our batteries with solar energy, tomorrow it is back to school again. Today we visited Kunta Kinteh Island. After an adventurous journey with a ferry and a jeep, we arrived in Juffureh, the former home of Kunta Kinteh. With a local…
