Colorful Alphabet

Post from 15 JUNE 2016 (Internet wasn't working last night) Imagine teaching in a classroom with no electricity, one chalkboard, 60 - 100 students and minimal books, and you have pictured our school. Today, we began work on painting the classrooms at Malemia Primary School. The RU/VT students painted the alphabet and the numbers 0 - 9 above the chalkboards, as requested by the teachers. We used the primary colors to do the painting, and it brightened up the rooms so very much. It is amazing what color can do for a room! Of course, we had a whole group of little "fans" watching in the background the entire time. They like to ask us about our names and our age, and they like to dance with us. The children just love to interact with us, which is great. Spending time with the children in these informal settings helps build goodwill, builds conversational English, and just makes everything better. Tomorrow, we will paint the chalkboards in each room as well. We appreciate the opportunity to do something nice for the teachers who have opened their classrooms to us each day during our visit here.