We have arrived! Three full travel days, one bout of heat stroke, two rickshaw rides, one harrowing 6 hour mountainous taxi ride and four meals of dal and rice. We the spent the first day at school today. The children have buddies. I spoke at length with several teachers and my role is emerging. I am rushing to post this lest the power goes out again. Internet access is limited to the school only now, so I will write more later!
Here are food and restaurant pictures for Mr. Filieo's social studies class who is studying India now and will be designing a restaurant for their project ...see below.
Also for Mr. Noreus' Social Study classes I thought they would be interested to know how violence against women is seen here. On our first day here there was a full page article in the Delhi newspaper on this issue, with social caste playing a role in explanations. Also notice the pictures below of "women only" subway cars. Is this a good solution? Could it be implemented in a major U.S. City?
Here are food and restaurant pictures for Mr. Filieo's social studies class who is studying India now and will be designing a restaurant for their project ...see below.
Also for Mr. Noreus' Social Study classes I thought they would be interested to know how violence against women is seen here. On our first day here there was a full page article in the Delhi newspaper on this issue, with social caste playing a role in explanations. Also notice the pictures below of "women only" subway cars. Is this a good solution? Could it be implemented in a major U.S. City?
Lunch at these school, rice and Dahl and chicken, "non-veg"
Reading in the library
Dara and her new friends
Snack, tea and ??? It was delicious and crunchy and I put chills in it
Tea time at 3pm
First graders read in the library
Walking to school on day one
Dinner in Delhi
Signs marking the Women Only subway car
Sikkim has been declared on "Organic State"
Do Maria, Ethan, and Dara have to wear uniforms?
ReplyDeleteAre young boys allowed on the 'Women Only' subway with their mothers?
Our Cape students are worried about the heat wave. We've heard that Dara was sick from it. We're hoping she's feeling better! :)
Yes they will be wearing uniforms but still need to get fitted for them. We have to take a 30 minute ride down to Gangtok (the big town) and see the seamstress but we haven't had time yet.
ReplyDeleteWe don't know what the exact rules are on boys Ethan's age riding the Women's Only subway cars, but we did see younger boys. Ethan was nervous we would get in trouble as their were Indian soldiers guarding the subways. We did ride these cars as I felt safer doing so and as a bonus they were much less crowded than the regular mixed gender cars.
Dara is better! I have been sick the last 2 days -- something I ate I think -- but am better today.