Day two of enrichment camp began with a breakfast of Indian donughts and chutny outside of the aquarium with the children. After breakfast we split into groups and had an hour to explore the aquarium. The little girls that I had the privilege of walking around with were so excited to see all of the fish , turtles, sharks, and octupi and were happy to teach us the Maharati words for all of those sea creatures. As there were only two rooms to walk around in, a fresh water and a salt water room, it did not take the full hour to walk around and we had an impromptu game of stella ella ola. This smaller game with a few of the kids turned into a very large game with all of the children and some of the staff paticipating. As is common with our group, we then turned into a spectacle.
After a short bathroom break we all got back on our busses and drove to a garden for our afternoon programing. We began with a game of rock paper scissors tournament where the winner went on to play another person who won. Those who didn't win had to walk behind the winners cheering their name. At the end of the game there are two groups of people cheering on the last pair of players. The children got really into the game and we ended playing the game again. We pulled in our aquarium theme of the day by playing a few games of octopus. When we saw that the children were getting exhausted we calmed down by teaching them a song. This was the crocodile song, which continued our animal theme and had many motions which the children loved. We were very impressed as the children picked up the song and the words very quickly. We then spread out poster paper, finger paints and stickers for the children to create their own aquariums based on what they saw in the morning. This activity was very successful and all the children real enjoyed getting creative with their artwork. After some hand washing to get off all of the paint we sat down to eat lunch. After our goodbyes we all got back on the bus exhausted but happy with the day and rewarded by all of the smiles and laughter that we had a hand in creating.
-Judy Gerlock
After a short bathroom break we all got back on our busses and drove to a garden for our afternoon programing. We began with a game of rock paper scissors tournament where the winner went on to play another person who won. Those who didn't win had to walk behind the winners cheering their name. At the end of the game there are two groups of people cheering on the last pair of players. The children got really into the game and we ended playing the game again. We pulled in our aquarium theme of the day by playing a few games of octopus. When we saw that the children were getting exhausted we calmed down by teaching them a song. This was the crocodile song, which continued our animal theme and had many motions which the children loved. We were very impressed as the children picked up the song and the words very quickly. We then spread out poster paper, finger paints and stickers for the children to create their own aquariums based on what they saw in the morning. This activity was very successful and all the children real enjoyed getting creative with their artwork. After some hand washing to get off all of the paint we sat down to eat lunch. After our goodbyes we all got back on the bus exhausted but happy with the day and rewarded by all of the smiles and laughter that we had a hand in creating.
-Judy Gerlock
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