Hands of Hope School has been a busy place over the past couple of weeks. Refilwe often has groups from different organisations wanting to become involved or provide some sort of resource for the children here. The experiences the students get out of it range from exciting to interesting to sometimes a bit strange (one time these people brought some pens, paper and peanut butter sandwiches... and that was it.)
Last week we were visited by a group from a university in Finland. One of them was a doctorate student who is studying something technical about teaching robotics and using computer systems to help teachers teach robotics. Not necessarily relevant to our small school, but interesting all the same. While some of the Finnish visitors entertained most of the students with Physics and Lego, Erlik the Doctorate Student conducted a 'study' using 6 students at a time, some robotic cars and us teachers. It was a very unique experience...
On Saturday we had a visit from a professional make-up artist and a photographer who brought all their fancy gear and had "Makeover Day" with the girls. A couple of months ago, the boys all went to a South African Army artillery display, so this day was somethings special just for the girls (not that I think the boys minded much to be left out...). They all seemed to have a lot of fun and of course looked gorgeous!
This week we've had a team from YWAM's School of Music and Missions here running workshops with the students every day after school. Considering it has rained every afternoon at almost exactly 3.30pm, it's been a timely change from our usual sporting activities! Most of our students love making music and they seem to be enjoying this experience.
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