Summer Fun Continues!

Sorry for not posting last week!

Our summer fun continues. Last week we were in North America and this week in Australia! So far this week the students played Kangaroo games, had a day at the swimming pool, and made boomerangs out of paint stirs.

In addition to our cultural exploration this summer, we are using Junior Achievement curriculum once a week to teach our students about money and entrepreneurship. Yesterday our middle school students had to develop a commercial for a product they were assigned. The following is a video of Waladi and Deone selling cupcake holders for lunch boxes!

Cupcake Holders:
Sick of the mess, don't be mad
We have something bigger than your dad
The cupcake holder is something new
Try it out and you won't feel blue

Next week, we're off to Antarctica!

South America Week!

This was the first week of our summer program and we learned about South America! Check out some of our fun!

We learned about the Andes mountains and volcanoes. Here Khadija's volcano erupts all over the table!

We had a crazy Carnival costume contest while learning about the Brazilian celebration! Mohamed & Fatuma were our winners!

We also learned Latin dance from a ballroom instructor, watched a video about the rain forest, made Quetzel (rain forest birds), and made Inca masks out of aluminum foil!

We're headed back to North America next week!

Computer Class Graduation!

Our first adult computer class of the year graduated last Friday afternoon! They spent eight weeks learning computer basics, Microsoft Word, Publisher, Excel, Internet and email! We are very proud of those who stuck with it those eight weeks!

A HUGE thank you to Jim and Rebecca who volunteered their time to teach the class every Friday afternoon!!

Here's a picture of them with their certificates!

L to R: Jim (volunteer), Jeffery, Felicia, Lois, Rebecca (Volunteer), Vernell, and Becky