I woke up
sore this morning. It must’ve been all that dancin’ during our second last day
of activities yesterday. While a few of the older girls in the program -
Marcianne, Dorissina and Patricia - ran a competition to find English words and
pair them with their Kriol counterparts, Jesse and I were enlisted as back-up
dancers in our newest activity, appropriately dubbed, “Dancin’ Amy”. By the end
we were all tired and weak but Lonely Boy and Gangnam Style never looked so
good!
Then we challenged
the kids to each build a watercraft out of two plastic cups, ten plastic straws
and a small piece of plastic wrap. Their designs were so successful at holding
up a handful of metal washers that I think we’re going to have to make it a bit
more difficult for them next time!
Our final
afternoon session for the program involved more art than you can poke a
popsicle stick at: painting with frozen watercolours, decorating covers for the
Teachabout Mix CD Vol. 4, putting the final flourishes on our awesome Minyerri
mural and finishing off T-shirt painting for those who missed out previously.
A couple of
hours for the Activity Leaders to rest, relax, eat and recuperate before we
were straight back into it for a movie night with kids of all ages. The Sapphires
proved to be a hit and the graciously-accepted homemade popcorn did not last
long!
This
morning we concluded the program with a sports day. The three teams – the Super
Speedy Scorpions, the Wild Horses and the Angry Tigers – played several rounds
of basketball and soccer before completing a few relay races to settle the
scores. The Super Speedy Scorpions won the day through a combination of speediness
and sportsmanship, although the other two teams certainly gave them a run for
their money.
What better
way to finish off a packed morning of sport, sport and more sport, than with a
good ol’ fashioned barbeque? Well, maybe with a bit more dancin’.
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