Doesn’t everyone get to celebrate at the pool in December? What a great way to celebrate the end of JLS, the end of the semester, and the end of the year – a pool party with our familes!
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Swimming Lessons
One of the favorite parts of the December Joint Learning Session is swimming lessons. The sun is hot, the air is dry, and the pool feels so good. For some of our students, this is the only time of the year that they get to swim in a pool. We were very excited to findContinue reading “Swimming Lessons”
Christmas Program
This year, we combined our JLS Christmas Program with the International Church of Yaounde’s (ICCY) worship service on Sunday, December 15th. The 3-year old preschool sang in French: Bonjour, Les Amis and Noël, Noël. They were a bit nervous to be in front of all of those people. The 4-year old Preschool and Kindergarten classContinue reading “Christmas Program”
International Teacher’s Day
October 5 is International Teacher’s Day. To celebrate in Cameroon, there is a special fabric made (in two colors). Teachers can choose their fabric color and have an outfit made just for them. So fun to celebrate our First Semester Teachers by matching. It took us a while to all have the outfits made, soContinue reading “International Teacher’s Day”
And the wall came tumbling down…
During the school break in July, a neighboring property built a wall…directly beside our current wall. Because of the construction of this wall, the water was not able to drain away from our property the way that it previously did. In September, we realized that the water was now draining through the wall in veryContinue reading “And the wall came tumbling down…”
Fall 2019 – Greenhouse class pictures
The Amazing Squad Egg Drop
As part of the 1/2 grade science class, the students were tasked to drop an egg off the balcony without it breaking. The first day – they tried with plastic Easter Eggs. The second day they used hard boiled eggs. The final test on the third day was with real eggs. Unfortunately – all theContinue reading “The Amazing Squad Egg Drop”
2019-2020 Greenhouse First Semester Teachers
Back row (l to r): Elizabeth Roettele – 1/2 gradeRenee Isaac – Kindergarten & FrenchLori Shinar – 1/2 grade Front row (l to r):Barb Lane – 5/6 gradeChristy Carmean – FES CoordinatorMelissa Dillenbeck – 3/4 gradeRachel Penkoff – 4 year old Preschool So thankful for these ladies and all their hard work, creativity, and energy!
August 2019 JLS Specials
Our afternoons during August JLS were filled with basketball and Egyptian art. So thankful for our many parent volunteers who worked hard to make these so fun! Basketball During our last day of JLS, we had a basketball shootout – a chance for our kids to show their parents what they learned –and also aContinue reading “August 2019 JLS Specials”
August JLS 2019 Highlights
It is so hard to summarize all the fun and learning that took place during our August Joint Learning Session. We studied Ancient Egypt, did research reports, played basketball, did art projects, and SO much more. 5/6 Grade Class– A few of their highlights were studying the human body and did research reports on anContinue reading “August JLS 2019 Highlights”
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