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Oh Captain, My Captain
The day of Bina’s departure, as we attended her goodbye ceremony following the morning routine, we were afforded the opportunity to see the announcement of the new school officers for the year. One student is selected from class 10 as school Captain, one from class 9 as Senior Vice Captain, and one from class 8 as Vice Captain. We recognized instantly the new school Captain as the young girl who gave the student speech during Bina’s welcome ceremony in impressive English, and so it was no surprise to see her elected to this position. In addition to these school officer positions, the other upper classes each have their own boys’ Captain and girls’ Captain. We found out the next day that our own big sister Chhiring was selected girls’ captain of class 7. It is quite a surprise given that she has just come into this new school this year, so to be selected a class Captain shows her strength and intelligence.
She has also been stepping up lately in the orphan home, speaking more English outside of classes and taking a leadership role in English conversation class. In the beginning, she was too shy to speak any English at all, even when asked, and so it was hard to gauge where her level in spoken English lay. Already the exposure to foreign guests who speak no Nepali has begun to impress upon her the necessity of practicing and speaking English if she wants to communicate with them. With her newfound focus and dedication to improving her spoken English, we are already envisioning the day when perhaps we will be watching her announced as school Captain 3 years from now and giving speeches at the school to welcome future volunteers in flawless English. The future is definitely bright for this fast maturing young girl if she continues to realizes the unique and wonderful opportunities provided to her by the programs we have set up here at the orphanage and take advantage of them. Hopefully she will be the first of many from our home to reach such great heights.
Name Art
Today marked the start of our new daily schedule for the children here at the orphanage. For our first recreational class in the morning we taught the children had to make nameplates to display during rec class and English class when the volunteers arrives. Over the weekend they all received new English names after many days of requesting to us, and they are now thrilled by the novelty of having their own English names. For the nameplates, each child wrote their English name on one side, and their Nepali name on the other, making it much easier for volunteers to learn both names. The children had a blast drawing and coloring in their name art, and the creativity was astounding for children who have never been given the freedom to use their imagination to create something new out of their own mind. It was a proud and happy day for us at Joining Hands Family Home today.
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