After a time of praise and the pledge, we rejoined our groups from yesterday. The next couple of hours were spent assisting our children with their PACE coursework. I think that there was a lot of science done today - maybe they were inspired by yesterday.
Of course, this was followed by chai, where I had a good chat with one of the teachers about volcanoes and we discussed in greater detail yesterday's lesson and also the use of chemical titration for the measurement of water quality.
We played with the children for a while - doing head stands and cartwheels - and then Simon, one of the children, impressed us all by running, launching himself off a tyre, and doing a full forward flip onto the hard ground.
Back into the library with everyone, and Max gave the school an introduction to Māoritanga, including greetings and ringaringa waiata (action songs). The children had so much fun; in fact, everyone had a lot of fun!
The time quickly ran away, and then we went for lunch. The maize and beans were eaten, including lots of silly conversation.
We talked about favourite foods and places to go, and shared photos of our family.
There was play time with the children, and then back to school. We all went out onto the high school football field and Jesse and Logan started taking the children through some drills: passing and shooting. This was followed by a game of football, where they had their first experience of playing with rules on a full size field. Everyone was really tired, but also really happy after the game; however, the day was over and it was time to go.
We drove to Reverend Kibet's house for chai. The hospitality that we received from him and his wife was amazing. We felt honoured by the tea offered - including boiled eggs from his own chickens.
After saying good bye, we returned home for a rest before dinner. Another great day!
As you wrote, it sounds like another amazing day! I read this and yesterday's post to the kids and showed them the photos from all posts, giving a summary of what each photo refers to. Esther was struck by the unexpected level of greenness and the self-sufficiency of the school. During today's post I may have started to lose my younger listeners at "the use of chemical titration for the measurement of water quality", but soon had them back with Simon "launching himself off a tyre, and doing a full forward flip onto the hard ground"!
ReplyDeleteI recall Max doing some rugby coaching there in the past, but it sounds like it's all about football this time around! I guess that makes sense given the talents Jesse and Logan bring to the team :)
Speaking of Logan, what's the age difference between him and the students in that photo?
Thank you for your encouragement Phil. It is very much appreciated.
DeleteRemind Esther that Kenya is tropical - right on the equator. Secondly, Kenya has incredible soil from all of the surrounding volcanoes. The gardens are lush and productive.
There would be about one or two years between Logan and the students in the photo.
Thanks David, helpful information :)
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