Here's a picture of Andrew and Claire sitting with Meekness and Pascaline. I'm SO glad they came with me--I wanted Andrew and Claire to be there, because I knew Josh would be happy to see them, and I thought Pascaline and Meekness would really enjoy it as well. It turned out to be really nice, and I got a lot of great pictures and videos! :)
Josh was happy to see us:
Then they had a dance group come and do some Cameroonian dances–so fun!!! I enjoyed it! One of the dances was about a guy with his two wives and how they fought with each other! :) (Thus the reason why polygamy is illegal in most countries...) Andrew enjoyed the drums so much that he fell asleep!
Then started the grades!
Pre-K 3 and 4 did the USA:
Aren't they cute? I just had to add their picture. They did the 'chicken' dance...you know the one: "peep, peep, peep, peep; flap, flap, flap, flap; waddle, waddle, waddle, waddle (clap, clap, clap, clap)" Anyway, they had everyone doing it right along with them! Except for Joshua:
(Looks kind of like me at everyone else's birthdays, huh, mom?)
Then came my personal favorite, the Kindergarteners! :) They represented Bangladesh. They said a poem. It was super cute!
1st Grade did an aboriginal dance from Australia. 2nd and 3rd grades did Nepal (nice, quiet Nepal). They did a really neat stick dance. 4th grade did the Netherlands. They did a skit about Hans Bringer (however you spell that...sorry if anyone is from the Netherlands.) And they did a Jump dance. 5th grade did Greece–it was a very cool dance! 6th grade did Ireland. Loved the green outfits and the dance was very fun! Very ‘Lord of the Dance’-ish. 7th grade did Tanzania. 8th and 9th grade, I’m afraid, were interrupted by some little friends who came to visit me. So, I didn’t catch what they did or what countries they were doing... 10th grade did Cameroon. They played a soccer game, and ran up to tell facts about Cameroon while playing. 11th grade did China. Loved the dragon!! 12th grade did India. They did a really fun dance! I did get pictures of them all, but, well, if you're really interested, I can email them to you. (My internet time is, after all, pretty limited...) :)
Then we got to go around to the classrooms and see what they had done to decorate for their countries. It was so cute! Every student got a ‘passport’, and when they went into the room, they were asked a question about the country they were ‘visiting’. When they got the answer right, they got a stamp in their ‘passport’. It was such a cute idea! Josh loved getting the stamps in his passport! :)
Here he is in his classroom by some pictures they drew for the day:
and another one with another girl from his class:
I thought it was such a fun day! Tiring, yes, but fun! :) It was very inspiring to see the flags, and all the different nationalities represented. I felt so happy to be a part of something like this! It really is a small world, and there’s so much to learn from one another. And the interesting thing is, we’re all really not that different. We have different cultures and backgrounds. Different languages, and maybe different skin colors. But fundamentally, we’re the same. We all strive for the same things. To be accepted, to be loved, and above all, we all want to have peace with our brothers from every country.
“He gave me my life, my mind, my heart,
I thank Him reverently
For all His creations of which I’m a part!
Yes, I know Heavenly Father Loves Me!!”
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