The first day of school is kind of scary for many young children. I was thinking about that a lot during the past couple of days. I traveled to Pilat over the weekend to welcome the new kindergarten class on Monday and Tuesday at the sisters’ school there. As one can expect many of the 33 new students cried as their mothers left and several continued to cry intermittently throughout the school days. Since they were short a teacher’s aide, I was quite busy those two days. Many of the children became more comfortable as time went on and certainly will continue as school becomes their familiar routine and hopefully a positive pleasant experience.
It was great to see the second year preschool children as well, who have grown since I last saw them in June. They, of course, asked for Ti Tòti, (the turtle puppet) who came out to play with them during recess; that little puppet received many little kisses!
Early this morning,we were nearly twenty minutes into our journey leaving Pilat, to return to Cap-Haitian, and had just crossed a river (without a bridge) when we saw one of the young kindergarten students in her school uniform dress holding her mother's hand as they walked the rocky unpaved mountainous roads towards school. It was well before 7:00; the school day begins at 8:15.
This afternoon, after various delays, I officially began to see the children at the orphanage for groups. It never ceases to amaze me how children express themselves through play and art. It is a privilege to accompany them. I am grateful that I am here.
Many blessings!
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