One June 11 the Kindy students, teachers, and parents gathered together to celebrate the importance of Pre-School Education for building a bright future for Vanuatu's future leaders. It was a chance to come together as Zone 1 of Penama province. In this zone we have 15 Kindys, 10 primary schools, and 2 secondary schools. It was the first time in West Ambae's history for the schools to join together like this.
While we waited for all schools to arrive we had a snack break and relaxed. The kids love "gato" which is their version of a donut. As you can see they can be a little chewy!
The students lined up by school and proudly walked around the Navuti futbol field led by Sergeant Ben Takaro our one police officer for West Ambae.
Music was provided through a teacher's laptop and played over speakers. Technology is exploding here!
Here are the proud teachers from my school Volovuhu and our cute students!
The day was also a chance to honor the hard working teachers and their assistants from each school. They were given salu salus and certificates of recognition made by myself and my counterpart.
The woman that cut the cake was the first Kindy teacher from West Ambae before Vanuatu gained independence in 1980!The rest of the afternoon was a chance for each school to present some finger plays, poems, rhymes and/or songs that they have learned in their classes. Also parents of the students presented them with gifts. It was a fun day to show these students how much the community and familys support their education and also acknowledge the importance of attending pre-school. I hope we can celebrate like this every year!
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