Today was the first of three days working out in the local community with the charity partners. We were in three groups -
One group (Lara, Leah, Emilia, Annabel and Sarah A) went to the Indian Sponsorship committee. We went to a small hall in the middle of a local community where there were about 40 children. We sang songs, played games and made paper aeroplanes. After lunch we went to a second local community hall where there were about 20 children and we sang songs and made paper boxes. The kids loved all the activities and loved having their photos taken!
One group (Chloe, Lorna, Ellie and Catherine) went to Tara Mobile Crèche. We started off the day by painting the outside of the concrete school building. Over the next few days, we will reapply the white paint, and then create a colourful mural to welcome the children. We also had a chance to plant a range of flowers and shrubs that we had bought from the garden centre yesterday. This will provide the teachers the opportunity to show children actual plants, while they are studying this topic. Tomorrow will be busy, as there is quite a bit of painting that needs completing, plus we are running activities for the children.
The Green Tara Foundation group (Lydia, Beth, Olivia, Daisy and Sarah C) went to the Pune International School to teach a class of about 50 students, with ages ranging from 15-18, about environmental science. They had a round robin system, covering the topics of water, global warming and pollution. Although most of the students were older than us, the group worked really well together and kept them interested. During the next few days, we will be teaching the same students again, on similar topics, and visiting the local community hall to teach children aged from 11 to 20. It's going to be a very busy week!
We then came back to Sangam and had a session on 'Free being me' talking about self esteem.
Back to the community projects tomorrow!
Sarah A and Catherine xx
One group (Lara, Leah, Emilia, Annabel and Sarah A) went to the Indian Sponsorship committee. We went to a small hall in the middle of a local community where there were about 40 children. We sang songs, played games and made paper aeroplanes. After lunch we went to a second local community hall where there were about 20 children and we sang songs and made paper boxes. The kids loved all the activities and loved having their photos taken!
One group (Chloe, Lorna, Ellie and Catherine) went to Tara Mobile Crèche. We started off the day by painting the outside of the concrete school building. Over the next few days, we will reapply the white paint, and then create a colourful mural to welcome the children. We also had a chance to plant a range of flowers and shrubs that we had bought from the garden centre yesterday. This will provide the teachers the opportunity to show children actual plants, while they are studying this topic. Tomorrow will be busy, as there is quite a bit of painting that needs completing, plus we are running activities for the children.
The Green Tara Foundation group (Lydia, Beth, Olivia, Daisy and Sarah C) went to the Pune International School to teach a class of about 50 students, with ages ranging from 15-18, about environmental science. They had a round robin system, covering the topics of water, global warming and pollution. Although most of the students were older than us, the group worked really well together and kept them interested. During the next few days, we will be teaching the same students again, on similar topics, and visiting the local community hall to teach children aged from 11 to 20. It's going to be a very busy week!
We then came back to Sangam and had a session on 'Free being me' talking about self esteem.
Back to the community projects tomorrow!
Sarah A and Catherine xx
It sounds like you have all had a really wonderful day working on your projects. Well done to you all and we cant wait to hear how the day goes tomorrow. Lots of love Julie & Holly (Beth and Elle's Mum and sister) xxxx
ReplyDeleteSounds amazing Lara I hope you are all ok x x x Lara's mum xDawn
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful work you are doing!! After all the fundraising and careful planning you are now making a real difference and learning so much.
ReplyDeleteWe are all very proud of you and love hearing all about it. Keep up the great work Lydia. Love Mum, Dad, Jamie, Isabelle xx
The community work sounds really great. All that painting should produce very muscly armed tired girls.
ReplyDeleteGreat work everyone!! Xx
Those are some really nice pictures. Can Lorna find out what the plants are? They're v. pretty. It looks like you got a bit wet.
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