Wednesday....what a treat!
Wednesday morning, we met at the Boland school for Autism with Christelle, the school psychologist, to discuss some of our observations and brainstorm on ways to increase communication and sensory activities throughout the day. It's always fun to brainstorm with others especially overseas yet it requires some creativity and "out of the box" thinking due to difference in resources and manpower.
That night, we went back to participate in their fundraiser: A Christmas Concert. HOW FUN! The staff and children reenacted the Christmas story. It was full of humor and excitement, and of course, many unexpected moments (the mic was stolen on a quite a few occasions for some "ad lib"). This concert was the highlight of the day. Parents were able to come see their children's hard work as well as shop for some items that would benefit the school.
Thank you, Boland, for inviting us out to this event.
Christelle, Joey, Jaco, and Amorei, you are my heroes!
Keep on, you inspire us and most importantly, you instill hope and inspiration into and love "our" children!
For American supporters, you pulled together an extra R1000 at the last minute to add to our R8000 that we wired before left. This is around $1000 USD. I wish you could have experienced the giving, but know that you are appreciated from waaaaaaaaaay over here by many little faces, staff, and parents.
Enjoy some pictures from the evening:
Too grateful for words
Danielle
