Hi All,
It’s only a few days since the last blog report but we can’t turn down an opportunity to get on the internet and this afternoon looks as though it might be one of those opportunities.
The hot weather continues and now the area around Norsup is having periods where we have no water. There is no warning and the first time did catch us a little unprepared. We now have containers and buckets continuously full with water and we make sure that our solar shower is full as well. Just part of being here and it’s not really an issue for us.
Tuesday I went with Maryann and Linda to visit the Kindy on the Island of Uripiv. As always we were made very welcome and it was great to see the improvements that had been made since our last visit. The kindy teachers I have met are just amazing – often they are working for nothing or very little and what they manage to organise for the children with resources that they find and make is very impressive.
In the school field at the back of the Kindy we found an Archeological Dig. There were about 8 people involved with the dig and they were over a metre down below the surrounding land. According to the Director of the Dig, a Kiwi from a University in Canberra they were looking at remains and artifacts that were 3000 years old. Apparently this is when the first people arrived from south east asia. While we were watching they found a jawbone and they were very excited because this was this first human remains that they had discovered. Really fascinating and interesting to compare with the age of NZ!
Wednesday I had the consultation workshop with the Headmasters, School Council Representatives and Community Representatives on the Principals’ Manual that I have written. The day went well and I got some input for changes. The Headmasters seemed really enthusiastic about the idea particularly with the workshops that will follow as we implement the various parts of the manual. I have prepared a plan for implementation and the final workshop will be in June 2012. This is after our time here but the Zone Curriculum Advisers will be running the workshops after having attended the series of Train the Trainer Workshops. Enough work to keep me busy for the rest of my time here I think!
On Monday the two new NZ Volunteers arrive on Malekula – Howard and Jacqui. Looking forward to this and apparently we may well be going out for dinner on Monday night at a Restaurant!!! If we can persuade the restaurant to open …….
Looking forward to another weekend – really love the weekends …. Unless we have something specific organized this is a great time just to chill out, have a late brekky, read a few books and write letters. Then we pop down to the local café for a flat white – oh no, I forgot that’s NZ isn’t it. Usually we go for a bike ride and a swim. Would love to get out in our canoe but we are still waiting for the breeze to drop so we get a flat sea – ok so we’re wooses but we’ve already sunk it once.
Cheers
Vic and Maryann