Adam asked me to
write about another couple of projects I’ve started. Story time, one hour each
week, was introduced by us on our arrival in 2009. It has continued from
strength to strength. Parents are encouraged to come and learn with their
children whose ages range from 0-13. We teach basic reading skills and then
provide a weekly library.
Currently I am trying to provide some extra
reading coaching for children/parents with learning difficulty. Only yesterday
Coco Moses 13yrs sobbed silently as I explained that he was able and not stupid
as I think he had believed and that his only difficulty was reading and writing
and that we could progress with it, but it would need extra time. Moses is only
too eager to put the time in. I will try to give him ten mins reading/ writing each evening when he comes
for a ‘knock about’ with Laurence.
The ‘Blessing
Boutique’, a place to exchange quality unwanted items is another small project
I recently set up. Many of our visitors have items they need; have forgotten;
or; items they want to leave behind when they return home. So I along with the
help of some visitors have set up what looks like a beautiful blessing boutique
(charity shop). Five months on and it is working really well under supervision.
Helen
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