Little Poe

Yesterday we were all extremely pleased have had the pleasure of a sleep in which we needed very much after the previous early rises!

At 12.30 pm Kirsten, Isaac, Brandon and I went by Tuk Tuk to a village school called Little Po whilst the rest of us went to the orphanage. The ride to the school was quite uncomfortable as the roads were very bumpy and the bridges incredibly sloped. Once we arrived we had to trek through a few meters of mud in order to reach the sheltered hut, the school which holds 130 children but that day only 100 due to the rain which must have made it too difficult to get to school.

We were all extremely impressed with the teacher who had such control of the class and a natural ability to teach the students who had an immense will to learn.

We taught the children the nursery rhymes Three Blind Mice, Old McDonald and 10 Green Bottles. The childrens enthusiasm towards learning the songs touched our hearts and allowed us to understand how learning is happiness for them.

The children were at first hesitant to come and speak to us but once they did you could tell that they had been practising the questions and were making an effort to engage in a conversation with us. Most of the questions were "What's your favourite fruit?", "What's your favourite animal?" and "How many brothers and sisters do you have?" I couldn't help but smile as I told about 40 kids how I like mango, dogs and have 3 siblings.

Both the teacher and the children inspired us and altered our perspective on education, something which we sometimes take for granted. 

Sylvia