Post for Tuesday 080909 ( Day 4) - now Tuesday 11.15 p.m.

Today the children attended a full day session in Yizai while the teachers went for a series of meetings. No photos were taken. After school ended at 3 p.m., we headed to Si-men Elementary School for a quick tour and proceeded to visit the An Ping Tree House, the highlight of the day. The kids were totally exhausted. After a sumptious dinner (Tainan steamboat), we headed for the night market, where many bought little souvenirs for their loved ones at home. It had been an extremely tiring day for all. The children completed their reflections late and they are all off to bed. They behaved well at meals. There is much learning everyday, including interpersonal skills and life skills - all of which will do them good in the long run.

A few pictures taken today:

Ye Qing playing the piano for the 'zu ren ' while the group toured the Music room at Si-men




Paying attention to 'zu ren' during the briefing.




Bai nian lau shu



Another angle....



An Ping..



We've been here!




I was with the girls for the Tree House brief while Mdm Toh and Mr Chew were with the boys. They had no cables for downloading photos. We will try to capture some group photos of the guys tomorrow.

Reflection time..

Group C members:

Elliot
Isaac
Kendrick
Bing Heng
Wee Heng
Si Kai
Chester
Nicholas
Jin Ze


Their collective reflections are :

We saw a huge tree that was so old (the teacher told us it was close to a hundred years old) that the roots were so long and big they were all over the house. Some went into the house and others stuck to the walls of the old house. It was amazing! The tree was able to live so long without man's help. It was able to grow and survive. It is so resilient. We want to be strong like the tree and be resilient in all we do too!

That's all for today. The kids and teachers are extremely exhausted today and hopefully tomorrow would be better!

P/S : The boys are eating a lot :)

Mdm Fan :)