Today, Caron left to head back for England. I know she has enjoyed her time in India and she will be missed by the Vision rescue Team. I spent this morning with Secu (Biju's wife) and we put together a plan of action for developing the education. I shared many ideas with her and I am going to be running two training sessions a week with the teaching staff to try and help them develop their teaching. These will mainly be on Lesson structure, Positive Reinforcement and Assessment. I will also be working with them on the buses and giving them regular feedback on the lessons they teach. Secu and I will be working on developing the curriculum and we will draw up some long, medium and short term plans for the coming year. This afternoon, Biju told me to take the afternoon off and rest so Pradeep took me to some of the local shops for a bit of retail therapy. They have some great clothes here and they are much cheaper than England!!
Last Saturday evening, we went to Reay Road which is one of the evening locations visited by the bus. Here we were able to see the children watching cartoons on the new televisions that we had bought. I cannot describe the look of sheer delight on the children's faces. Mina, one of the teachers, commented that she has never seen the children so quiet - they were all mesmorized! The DVD's that we bought for them to watch were a mix of Hindi and English and can be used as learning tools as well as entertainment.
The children at this location are the dirtiest children we have come across. Their slum is an area where lots of coal and other raw materials are picked up by lorries. You can literally feel the dirt in the air. The childrens hands, feet, faces and clothes are covered in dirt to the extend that your hands would become dirty if you touched them. Some of the children who did not come onto the bus were out playing. One little boy was rolling a tyre with a stick, an activity that you would have seen in Victorian times. another boy and girl were simply throwing a ball and then racing to it. These children will find the simplest things to entertainment them and it will bring them laughter and joy!
Last Saturday evening, we went to Reay Road which is one of the evening locations visited by the bus. Here we were able to see the children watching cartoons on the new televisions that we had bought. I cannot describe the look of sheer delight on the children's faces. Mina, one of the teachers, commented that she has never seen the children so quiet - they were all mesmorized! The DVD's that we bought for them to watch were a mix of Hindi and English and can be used as learning tools as well as entertainment.
The children at this location are the dirtiest children we have come across. Their slum is an area where lots of coal and other raw materials are picked up by lorries. You can literally feel the dirt in the air. The childrens hands, feet, faces and clothes are covered in dirt to the extend that your hands would become dirty if you touched them. Some of the children who did not come onto the bus were out playing. One little boy was rolling a tyre with a stick, an activity that you would have seen in Victorian times. another boy and girl were simply throwing a ball and then racing to it. These children will find the simplest things to entertainment them and it will bring them laughter and joy!
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