Each day the students are provided a meal that is paid for by the government and cooked by the parents. As far as I can tell, this is based on some of their starches -- pap (maize meal that's made into a porridge) and samp (dried corn kernels).
We arrived at one school, Mashabela Primary School, right in the middle of the lunch. The children serve each other the food and are very orderly in the process.
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| Eating Samp at Mashabela Primary School |
At another school, Makgatsike (ma-hat-ze-ke) Primary School, we witnessed a cleaning bee underway. The students all had tasks to complete from sweeping the classrooms to wiping down the computer screens in the computer lab. They were also sweeping the dirt playground with branches from trees and rakes to ensure that everything was neat and tidy... although the sweeping created a heap of dust!
There was much excitement as our cameras came out to record the activity, so not a lot of sweeping happened for a while!
Our children have so much to learn from the children of Limpopo. They have so little but are so happy and grateful for anything they receive.
We have also been to Nirvana -- found it at last! Well, found Nirvana Primary School where we attended a one day training program for teachers who will be receiving the IBM Reading Companion software for their classes. Of the 20 teachers in the training, around 15 of them had never touched a computer before, so this training was a real eye opener for them. It was great to help them on their learning journey.
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