Hello again! We have had a really great day! Today we got to go to Fregenet school and work with the teachers from that school and two others on a bookmaking project. Books are relatively hard to come by in Ethiopia, so we were helping them with ideas on how to have kids make their own books so they can either take them home or they can use them in their classroom libraries. We had so much fun getting to know the teachers and working together! We also got to take the books our students made to share with the teachers and give to them. Fregenet school is a private school that is for low-income students in two specific neighborhoods in Addis Ababa. It was started in memory of a young woman who always dreamed of returning to her childhood home to help the needy children get a good education. Unfortunately, shortly after graduating from college, she died in a car accident. Her father is continuing her dream by naming this school after her. They admit the 31 poorest children in the neighborhood each year for Kindergarten 1 (ages 3-4), and then they move up through kindergarten 2, grades 1, 2, 3, and 4. They graduated their first group of fourth graders just last week, and are supporting those children as they go on to fifth grade at another school. It is a remarkable school with a fantastic mission and a great group of teachers.
Next we have a man coming to talk with us about the coffee industry. He was supposed to come earlier in our stay, but was ill, so I'm happy they were able to reschedule his talk.
I realized that I'm going to have to find a time to get a little more computer time - I have so much to share! I'll work on that. :)
Love, hugs and kisses,
Alica
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