08 December 2010

School's Out for the Summer!

While summer vacation being around Christmas time has taken some getting used to, school has been out since mid-December and will resume later this month. I teach at a nursery school, which means students may attend for two or three years before moving on to primary school. Fortunately, many of the students and I will be able to pick up where we left off when the new school year begins.


However, ten students in my class celebrated their graduation in December. Parents were invited to our classroom for a program where the students sang, told stories and riddles, and showed off their English skills. After the program, we celebrated in typical Tanzanian fashion – by eating rice! It was a great day to celebrate the accomplishments of these students.

2 Responses:

Anonymous said...

Hmmm...I could use a litte summer vacation right about now!

Congratulations on the completion of this school year. All of the little ones look so cute...I don't know if I've ever seen such big grins! You all look very happy...that is great!

We will be expecting you to share some of your rice recipes!

Happy New Year!!

Jodi

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