Elementary School Visit

Today we had a delightful day visiting a nearby elementary school. At first the students were shy, but they soon warmed-up to us and were very excited to have us at their school. This is a K-6 school with 550 students.

Here is a photo of the children coming to school. They walk together into the school yard. They all have beautiful leather backpacks. The girls have red and the boys have black ones.

Older students lead groups of younger ones to school.An early morning job done by students: Before classes begin, all students play outside for a short time. The playground has a beautiful nature area with big rocks, trees and a small pond for quiet exploration.

Flowering plants are everywhere and are used for beauty and to keep a connection with nature.

A first grade classroom: Story area in the library:
Some beautiful student artwork:

Working hard:

About mid-morning everybody, including teachers and administrators, participates in cleaning the school. They clean inside and outside.

This girl is cleaning the shoe boxes. Everyone takes off their shoes and puts on slippers before entering the school. The children wear masks during cleaning or if they are sick.

The younger students learned the traditional way of harvesting rice. It took a long time to harvest a few grains of rice.

These two first graders came to pick me up to take me to their classroom for lunch. I was so busy visiting and eating during lunch that I forgot to take pictures. The students are served lunch in their classroom and eat there with their teacher.

After lunch we went outside to play:

We also met with the teachers and administration to learn more about their school. It was a busy, but fun day! Many things reminded me of our school and how much I miss you all!