Starting off the day we got up, had breakfast and got ready to leave St. Mary's. Eight of us and Ms Kinsella and Ms. Ni Chairbre, took the metro to St. George's, where we greeted our class. It was lovely to see some familiar faces from the children we bonded with on Monday. Meanwhile the other group stayed in St. Mary's where they took part in various activities with the children with intellectual disabilities and they very much enjoyed their day. At St. Georges we continued with our lesson plans and sat in on a few classes. We enjoyed engaging with the children and teachers throughout the day. At the start of the day there was an assembly where two groups performed dances and presented us and the boys from CBS with beautiful bracelets and scarves for the teachers, which was such a nice welcoming. 
After another class we played games in the yard with all of the children which was a lot of fun. Throughout the day, we took part in various activities such as English class where we got the kids into groups and they made their own story boards and acted them out for the class. The children had lots of fun getting creative and engaging with their teams.
We had lunch soon after and went straight to jewelry making. The girls were around our age and extremely creative and taught us all about the art of making jewelry. We all had lots of fun and our wrists were full of bracelets by the end.
After that we headed to the Indian Coffee House and we met up with the other girls who went to St Mary's. The coffee house was really interesting to see and the girls really liked their coffee although it didn't beat Luna in Ballybrack!!
We arrived back to St. Mary`s and a few of the girls volunteered to help out at the soup kitchen where it had a really powerful impact on them.
After a short nap we gathered for a delicious meal before reflecting on the challenging images we had experienced that day. Overall it was another great and impactful day in Kolkata.
Hey girls! We are all thinking of you and so proud of the amazing work you’re doing in Kolkata. We’ve been loving all the pictures and blogs so far. The love, happiness and kindness you’re sharing will stay with those children forever and of course with you too.
ReplyDeleteWe are so excited to hear about your experiences when you return, especially those of us who hope to follow in your footsteps next year! We hope you enjoy the rest of your time there and that you make the most of every moment!
From Fourth Year.