Utter appreciation

'Sooooooooo nice, miss'. Wow. I knew the homemade clocks would work well but I was blown away by Class 2's enthusiasm today. Once again you'd have thought it was their birthdays given their reaction to having a clock of their own to play with.

In splitting the little ones into teams, telling the time became a competition. The rules were simple: be the first team to reveal the correct orientation of big and little hands and the point was yours! As I bellowed out 'quarter past one... Half past 4... Quarter to eleven' the teams hastily rotated their hands demonstrating a full understanding. Many teachers watched the game unfold, each marvelling at what they saw, and better still realising that they could do the same. Oh how I hope they've taken something from this very simple lesson!

Little wins continued throughout the day. Class 8's understanding of electron shells was cemented in a simple 'hotel electron' revision worksheet; class 6 are confident with measurements and unit conversions, but the best part of the whole day was an afternoon of prop making for the play.

There's no budget, but that's not going to stop us. Bring on cardboard boxes, some string, coloured paper and a few extras donated from home. Add a little imagination and you have a horse, a saddle and some crowns. What we really need are trees. No bother, Prashant simply cut a stash of bamboo from his garden and delivered it to the school gate. This is going to be the best stage set ever.

Class 3 hungrily watched the creative fun unfold. Having already practiced their Nepali dance for foundation day they still had 2 hours of school to endure (don't get me started on the whereabouts of their teachers). I decided to seize the opportunity and put their imaginations to the test; it would have been cruel to ignore their curiosity:

'Neha, can you make me a house?'

'Yes Miss'

Armed with a pair of scissors, a grubby box, a pen and a small pack of paint the girls set about their challenge. Amazing. With no guidance at all they produced a masterpiece and their smiles told the story. Oh to engage these keen young minds in this manner every day.

See pics below for evidence of today's creative geniuses.