Here I wanted to talk about a big day we had with our PTA. One of the main objectives of the PTA that Rachel and I set up is to mobilize the parents so that they can contribute to the school community. One big thing we talked to them about doing, is classroom maintenance. Our Nursery classrooms were in serious need of some repair.
This is the wall between two classes. It was terrible because you could hear everything from the class beside you. Also...sometimes the kids would poke each other through the wall during class. Pretty funny, but probably not the best for learning.
Since these classrooms are made of mud....repairs are free! We sent out letter with all the kids for the beginning of the term to ask parents to come to the school for our mudding day.
First step....mud prep. All the men brought their own tool and set to work digging a mud pit.
The women, who all brought their own pails...set to work fetching water for the mud.
What did we do? Well.. here is Juli trying her hand at water carrying. Everyone finds it so funny when we try to carry on our head. It is NOT easy. Juli's bucket was empty...and it also fell right away.
Water carrying aside...there is still a lot we are able to help with. I have done mudding a few times now, instead of saying 'ana jaribu' (she has tried), they say 'you are now perfect'. yay! Mud prep is a LOT of work, here I am mixing...
After mud prep it is carried into the building and thrown at the wall. This part was actually pretty quick, so many people were helping by this point.
Here is the after picture. Pretty cool that this could all be done for free.
The teachers and the students are happy with the improvements!
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