Wow!

Monday was day one of our English Camp and it couldn't have been a better day! We had forty children attend, fifteen of them from the special needs center. The teachers (many of them new and without experience) jumped right into activities with mixed ages and mixed abilities. They did a wonderful job of sorting things out, adapting, and extending their original plans. Most importantly, the teachers reported that the traditional students grew more and more comfortable with the special needs students. This is important as the two groups are almost totally segregated here. The day was punctuated by a SKYPE call with the Moraine Valley crew. For the most part, I will let the pictures speak for themselves :)

Some of our Syrian students arriving early :)

Backward Bowling - sure to catch on

Our friends from the special needs center arrive

Let me in there

Mudeera Saghera leading the call

Lama leading the songs

Feeding the kids (the stars of the call) after a 10 hour day! The kids all got Marvel stuff in their Happy Meals!

Sara is digging the Ms. Marvel book.