There were several classes at the school, all well organised and resourced. The teachers had lesson plans and all the equipment and teaching materials were kept in the Dream centre. All the children were taught English and would not leave the school until they had reached a good level in their writing and reading. The primary school is a 2km walk along a hot and dusty road, so the children were only moved to this school when were they considered ready in educational terms and also physically strong enough to make the journey.
At the end of the school day the children were all given a meal.
After the school visit we went back to the hall and presentations were made. Our group gave gifts to the women of the village, educational materials for the school and some photographs from our visit 25years ago. The village elder was interested in the 3 framed enlarged photos which we have left with them. A donation was also made to the village bee project and they in return gave some of the delicious honey.
Once the formal presentations and speeches were made it was on with the party. In the hall Marie and Jane played some traditional Scottish tunes on their fiddles, and Shona and Emma did a belly dance. Outside the villagers danced and danced, dragging us all in the show our dancing skills!
One of the highlights was the slide show and a collection of enlarged photos showing people from the village from 25 years ago. This caused much laughter as people recognised themselves from all those years ago...
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