A perfectly normal week
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The volunteers Janna, Barbara, Lisa and Carolin have already got quite a lot going at the project site in Gobabis Namibia have already got quite a lot going. In the last trimester of the school year, they support the teaching team energetically and, in their report, it becomes clear how much heart and enjoyment they bring to the task:
„In the final sprint, we support the teachers by taking small learning groups of 5–10 pupils out of the classes and doing extra exercises with them. We deepen reading, writing and arithmetic through various games and materials. The children challenge us to make the lessons varied and it is not all that uncommon for us to rediscover games from our childhood. Games such as hopscotch, „Who’s afraid of the black man“, which we then renamed „Who is afraid of the Marshmallowman“ ;), and fishing for words are very popular with the children here. Crayons always go down well with the children, because they love drawing for all they’re worth; besides, all kinds of crafts are always welcome.
After the shared lunch, the afternoon kids, pupils from the surrounding schools, come, where they receive homework help and food. We experience the following scenes every day: „Do your homework“ – „I don´t have“ or „Can you show me your exercise book.“ – „I don´t have.“ Because we are prepared for these situations, we have prepared additional tasks. After an hour of hard work, all the children have earned their lunch.
After afternoon class, we click on Tuesdays, not on the computer, but in the Damara beginners’ course for steps volunteers with Mrs Santiago. First lesson, four clicking sounds of the Khoekhoegowab language, we failed, but still had a lot of fun. Meanwhile, we were being watched and had to put up with a lot of mockery and derision. Nevertheless, we will not be put off, because only then can we communicate better with the kids. […]
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The volunteers Janna, Barbara, Lisa and Carolin have already got quite a lot going at the project site Gobabis. In the last trimester of the school year, to support the team of teachers, active and in its report it is clear how much heart and fun, they are in the matter:
„In the final sprint, we support the teachers by taking small learning groups of 5-10 students out of the classes and giving them extra exercises. We deepen reading, writing and arithmetic through various games and materials. Children challenge us to make the lessons varied and not infrequently it happens that we rediscover games from our childhood. Games like paradise hopping, „Who’s afraid of the black man“, which we have renamed to „Who’s afraid of the Marshmallowman“;), and word fishing, are very popular with the children here. What always goes down well with the kids are crayons, because they love to draw for their lives; besides, crafts of all kinds are always welcome.
After lunch, the afternoon kids, students from the surrounding schools, receive homework help and food here. The following scenes happen every day: „Do your homework“ – „I don’t have“ or „Can you show me your exercise book.“ – „I don’t have.“ Because we are prepared for these situations, we have prepared additional tasks. After an hour of hard work, all the children have earned their lunch.
After afternoon class, it is clicked on Tuesdays, not on the computer, but in the Damara beginners’ course for steps volunteers with Mrs Santiago. First lesson, four clicking sounds of the Khoekhoegowab language, we failed, but still had a lot of fun. Meanwhile, we were being watched and had to endure a lot of mockery and derision. Nevertheless, we will not be discouraged, because only in this way can we communicate better with the kids. […]
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