My work placements

Today I received my work placements from my program director. I will be working in three different nursery schools for four weeks each. I will be working at the Kigangoni Day Care Centere, the Jiendeleze Orphans Nursery School, and the Kilimahewa Kindergarten. I will be assisting the teachers, teaching the children and playing games with them. The kids will be from 3 to 7 years old. The schools are very poor, and one of them is actually one room inside a man's house. He started the school because his own children were too young to walk 10 kilometers to the nearest school. One of the schools says that they use leaves to teach the children how to count. One of the schools doubles as a church. I have pictures of each school, and they look quite primitive. I am so thrilled to and anxious to start working with the children, I can't wait! This next week will be filled with me trying to learn as much Swahili as possible, because the younger kids don't really speak english. maggie