This was my first experience in front of the children at PdG, and what a treat! All of the school’s 13 students were there ranging from the 2nd through 6th grades.
When I arrived the children had completed an exam covering shapes, colors, numbers and body parts – quite the wide-ranging test. All were all sitting in neat little rows watching Toy Story 3 being from Xinia’s computer being projected onto a white board with her “new” projector! They were able to have the “free” movie time because Xinia was testing each child individually to gauge their subject retention. Which, judging from there scores, was excellent.
After the movie we did personal introductions and I gave them a little review of body parts and gave them some homework to do for next week. These kids actually LOVE homework!
As a side note, an interesting comment on the isolation of the children in this community: Located only 9 miles from San Ramon, Pata de Gallo is quite isolated. There are only a handful of cars and TV’s in this community of about 150 people. There are no stores in town and the most of the people walk to the nearest store several miles away. The reason that Xinia chose to show Toy Story 3 was that she was sure that the most of the children had seen the previous Toy Story movies. In fact, NONE had seen them and few have actually seen full length movies at all! Needless to say, the school will be seeing a lot of the new projector! There are already plans to start a projector “lending” project.
the ESCUELAS we are ADOPTING or ASSISTING
Escuela Rincon de Mora (ERdM) (Blackberry Corner School) - is located in the Rincon de Mora area of San Rafael de San Ramon. Founded in 1964, the school was built as a part of a community project between 1966 and 1970. The two teachers (one of which is the principal) along with the part time religion and English teacher, educate 30 children from grades 1 to 6. Kindergarteners go to the Escuela San Rafael down the road. Classes are held in two sessions per day from this 2 room school. There is a separate building containing a kitchen and multi purpose room. Even though most schools in Costa Rica are painted blue or green on the exterior, Escuela Rincon de Mora was painted inside and out in bright pastels and primary colors in 2007 compliments of a group of missionaries.
Escuela Pata de Gallo (EPdG) is located in a remote region approximately 10 miles southeast of San Ramon. It is the local school for the town of
Monday, August 23, 2010
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