Week 5: Feelin Alive!

Hi fellow blog fanatics!

This week was a busy and wild time! We focused mainly on Healthy Relationships and Abuse in the classrooms. We were very impressed with the students' thoughtful questions and bravery to participate in some difficult discussions.

On Wednesday we enjoyed our first official class with the Gifted Hands Learning Centre for Special Needs Students where we helped in playing interactive number games and spelling with the students.

We were also invited by the Titian’s Table Tennis Club, located at the Red Cross, to facilitate discussions at the start of their practices. On Wednesday we started with a discussion on Mental Health and were welcomed with a great energy from the kids! We are looking forward to continuing the collaboration over the next few weeks.

This week on NTN we talked about Healthy Relationships, Self Esteem and Abuse. We got to meet the director of the Network who was very generous to give us fresh mangoes from the tree outside of the station as a thank you!

Friday was a very exciting day as we joined the Adult Education Association at the Health Expo in town. We were amazed by all the resources that the expo offered to the students from free blood testing, dental cleaning, eye exams, vaccinations to informational resources on all things health. The booths all had many educational games to keep the kids engaged an interested in the topics.

On Saturday morning we drove to see our fellow Peer Educators in Berbice! We were greeted with open arms and were involved in many different activities throughout the weekend. On Saturday we went to the market, the beach, and the youth space in the community. We were happy to meet some of the friends that they have made in the community. On Sunday we woke up early to see the sunrise and were invited to a Mandir for their Sunday prayer. We were very lucky to be welcomed into another culture and we learned a lot! At the end of the weekend we were sad to say goodbye to the other PEs and we wish them well for their last 2 weeks of teaching.

Peace and love,

Britney, Gwen, Hannah and Tara 😊