The Child Centre

I walk on my own to the centre, it takes about 15 minutes to wind my way down the busy street and through the markets. The school is one room and it houses about 20 kids. aged from 5 to 15. There is a huge range of ability and interest so it's hard to judge how to teach them. This centre prepares the children who have never gone to school to be able to enter close to their grade level. The centre provdides scholarships to allow them to go. I have taught them the months the days the colours and the ABCs. they know things like A is apple, a-p-p-l-e. And every friday we do crafts and drawing. I have taught them songs, because thats more fun than sitting. They are fun kids so full of life when their lives are so hard. they lack attention sklills and its hard to make them listen. espessially with the language barrier. There is no way I can disapline them because they find me speaking english pretty funny. which is frustrating but totally understandable. They call me miss and run down the street when i'm walking home. It's rewarding when they remember which colour crayon is which. But i am always so tired at the end of the day.