CEIFAR

Today was my first day at CEIFAR. It's kind of a community center/school founded by some people from Belgium. They work with women who are pregnant and then kids have classes there. They also have programs where the kids get help with homework, have English classes and learn activities like Capoeira, Karate, Ceramics and Music. We toured the school and we each got to do an activity in a classroom. I got the 6 year olds. I was going to be with the 3 year olds at first but the school's director thought it would be better if I was with the 6 year olds because I speak Portuguese. The teacher turned the class over to me for the whole time. I had planned to have them draw their family, where they are from, and what they like to do. I made an example with my family and where I am from and what I like to do. They did okay. Some were good at drawing and some just bugged the other kids. Most of them just drew their houses and their families. They got a little out of hand when the teacher left me there alone with them. Later she asked me if I worked with kids that age at home and I said "no I'm an accountant not a teacher." It was fun but hard to keep them in line. They ate lunch and then went off to public school. Tomorrow we teach an English class and I am going to help translate their website into English from what I understand. It was very organized and looks like a great thing for the community.