A new group of kids to love…

I’m very happy to have ended up teaching kindergarten here. While I would have loved helping at the Wawa Wasi, I wouldn’t have gotten to teach nearly as much and I, of course, wouldn’t have gotten to meet these adorable little nuggets! My kids in Tanzania, I’ve found out, were pretty advanced for their age. The kids here speak no English so I really get to start from scratch. Luckily, I’m teaching with another volunteer named Erika (who happens to be from Bethesda) and we are really working well together. So far, we’ve taught the kids the parts of the body, colors, and have started with numbers, the alphabet and fruit. Today, we made masks as a fun activity for learning the facial features. Afterwards, we put on music and had a parade around the school with them and they really got a kick out of it. “The itsy-bitsy spider” is also a HUGE hit. We’re practicing everyday and are almost performance ready. Look for us at Carnegie Hall pretty soon!