The children in school at Canaan's start their day at 7 am. The first thing they do everyday is physical education. This morning I got up to watch the children do their morning exercises. The count and do the ABCs while exercising. All the teachers here are so amazing. The children are extremely respectful of authority and listen to directions very well. After PE they head of to class. At mid-morning they have porridge. Followed by more classes. They go home for a short time around noon and then they come back for more classes. The young children are done with classes at 2 pm and the older ones finish school at 6 pm. The typical class is very crowded. There are four students to a small desk and a room can accommodate up to 50+. Their classes are arranged slightly differently here. Here at the orphanage the preschool and low elementary grades are taught. There is also another Canaan school down the road a bit. Their older children are taught. They call it primary school. At the moment they have to combine several classes together because of room. Their dream is to have a separate classroom for each level. The current building has four rooms. There is room to double that by building a second floor. After primary school they go to senior school. These students take a bus to class. Learning English is mandatory as it is the official language in Uganda.
Late morning we went into Jinja and did some shopping. I picked up some gifts and souvenirs. I actually came back a second time later in the day because it was my only opportunity to post some blogs.
After that we went to the Amani Children Cottage. This a home for infants and toddlers. We arrived to a chorus of crying babies. The first thing we saw was row after row after row of diapers drying on cloths lines. These precious little ones were very well taken care of.
from Uganda.
In the late afternoon we were back at Canaan's Children Home to spend the afternoon playing with kids again.
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