Another success :D

Today's celebration, party, "get to know" session was a success, I think. Around 70 kids and probably another 30 adults came along. It was nice to see. We started with devotionals, having the kids chant a couple of prayers. Then, we had a presentation. It wasn't so great cuz the kids were all making noise. I mean, the presentation was good and obviously, we can't expect the kids to sit through something not so their level. Then, we had performances. Also a big hit. We had like, what... 5 performances (3 of dance, a song, & a drama). All performances were done by different groups of CC so it was sort of a variety. And the JYs also came up to share their learning experiences. Some were shy. But it's really normal. The shy-ness will only go away when they do more of it :)

So I guess we now know more friends and people. And also, with today's stuff, parents did agree to have a new CC begin in one of their homes. Age 3-5. They're supporting it so it's a good sign. And then one of the grandma of the CC came up to me and asked for my permission. I was a little shocked. Then she explained saying that she likes the idea that we teachers are very warm and nice to the kids. And she sees a connection between us and the children. And she wants to have this point shared in her grand-daughter's school during their monthly meetings with 70 other parents. To let everyone know how a learning place should really be. She was thanking me and she wai  me. That was weird. Come on, no adult should ever wai any younger person. I guess she was really sincere about it. She also did mention that she sees a change in her grand children. I'm glad that the CC is creating a transformation in the children's lives. Furthermore, at the end of the day, as they all left, we were so surprised at how clean the place was. I mean, having 70 children eat and play there.... we didn't exactly expect it to be neat and clean. But of course, we didn't envision it to be dirty and untidy either. We were just impressed. So, maybe all these lessons taught and time spent with them isn't going to waste anymore...

Another success story to be kept and retold :D