Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Children at Work and Play

With my teacher training responsibilities at Timothy Centre, I have not been able to make a visit down to our school in Kibaale for many, many weeks.  Yesterday I needed to meet with a few of the staff members there so it was great to see the children back at school for this second term, full of energy and enthusiasm, and enjoying time with all their classmates again.  It is a hard life for so many children here in Uganda… many of them have little creative stimulation at home and lots of chores to do even as very young children.  At school they come alive as they are involved in challenging learning activities and have the chance to PLAY!

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I found several of them eagerly digging palm fruits out of the centre of one of the trees on site, as these are tasty treats to supplement their rather plain diets.

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The vocational students were also obviously very proud of the work they were doing, anxious to show off their skills.  This program is a very valuable opportunity for the young people in the community who will soon be able to use their skills to support themselves with honest work.  It is great to see the sense of dignity that they have in working with the hands. 

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