Working With La Esperanza Granada

Days Seven and Eight– Tuesday, March 2, 2010 and Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Today was our first full day at the school. Again we were greeted as soon as we went through the gate with hugs and screaming kids. We first played with the kids during their recess. We jump roped and the kids were good about making a line and taking turns. The kids also drew with the chalk that we donated. We noticed that they mostly drew suns, churches, and houses. The boys also played soccer on the dirt ground with many of the hyper kids behind the school with We also played hopscotch with the 6 vowels in each box to incorporate learning in their games. Then the school bell rang and the younger kids went to their classes and we began our lessons with the kids we were paired with on Monday. We worked right outside the classrooms in the shade. We taught them greetings in English with flashcards, the numbers 1-20, vowels, commands, and question words. Then we ate lunch in the classrooms that the workers at Casa Blanca brought to us. After lunch, we began painting the school. Other volunteers had built the school, but it was cement so in order to improve the ascetic of their learning environment we were going to paint it. The school colors in Nicaragua is blue with white trim. When we went back the next day we had the same routine, but we could tell the students we improving their English, which was exciting for us to see.

-Rose and Isabel