First Week!

Dan and I formally began volunteering this week with La Esperanza Granada. Whilst Dan initially was going to be a handy man, he asked to be on the English team instead. His team visits all of the schools giving lessons mostly on basic English vocubulary. I am at a school called Angela Morales which is a very small school of about 60 children (depending on how many show up that day..).

The first day we did one to one reading and then today we took the Preescolar children (kindergarten) and made butterflys stuck to a peg and a pipecleaner. They loved them! I have to say that I was surprised at the lack of dexterity for some of them. Also, there is a tendency for the kids who have finished to want to also finish the work for those who are struggling. The focus is on finishing the task, not on the learning itself.


Nonetheless, it was fun – I've learnt the spanish words for butterfly, glue, peg, scissors :) I am struggling to understand what is said to me, and generally I just smile and nod and then say something else.. Luckily Charlotte from my house (another volunteer) is there to help with the translation. Alas, it is her last week, so next week I will have to really concentrate on understanding!


The photos of the children are beautiful :)