We would like to thank Majora Janeth Scott who received us ever so warmly, her husband for talking to us on the telephone even though he was busy and Norma Fredricks for crowd control and some translation. We really had a great time here and slept very well that night.
We arrived at our first Salvation Army school and did not know what to expect. Upon arrival we discovered they were two teachers short, what are the odds and were thrown into the mix. Over the next 4 hours we were given classes of different age groups totalling 150 kids. Children at the best of times can be a handful, but try to imagine 40 plus students with all eyes on us, trying to contain their excitement and us desperately looking at one another, waiting for a miracle and for one of us to start speaking fluent Spanish. This did not happen. Oh the power of body language, examples and lots of smiling. It actually turned out really well and we were able to teach a few activities and had a bunch of laughs. Once we got through all the kids we were pretty happy to have lunch which they generously provided.
We would like to thank Majora Janeth Scott who received us ever so warmly, her husband for talking to us on the telephone even though he was busy and Norma Fredricks for crowd control and some translation. We really had a great time here and slept very well that night.
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Kent Jefferies
6/11/2010 04:28:53 am
Hi Rowland
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em
6/12/2010 12:09:25 pm
Hey Bee you looked like you were having a lot of fun there and the kids too.
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Daniel
6/13/2010 09:06:57 am
Hi guys- Well done I'm sure the kids will rememeber the fun time they had with you- I reckon that sounds pretty challenging in front of a heap of kids without speaking the language- much tougher than the biking.- Cheers Daniel
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Jo
6/13/2010 07:32:39 pm
looks like Roland was well and truly in his element! I guess its because we really know that he's just a big kid himself!
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Sina Lologa
7/15/2010 09:56:45 pm
Hey Roland... for a moment there I thought you were back in Room 3! Looks like you've still got that South Auckland classroom management down to the T!
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