Global Poverty Monitor

Our next stop was a primary school in Songo. Here we looked at some classrooms that are in the process of being constructed, and then went into a year 1 class that ad started only a few days earlier. When children start school here in year 1, it is often the first time that the child has met the Portuguese language. The teacher told us that she has spent the first few days teaching them how to greet her and their classmates.

We sang some of our Australian songs for them – Home Among the Gumtrees and Hokey Pokey, which they seemed to enjoy. They then joined us in another round of the hokey pokey, copying the actions that we were doing. We then blew up some balls and a globe for them, and a giant kangaroo, which some kids were terrified of. We went to the office of the headmistress, and presented her with a large array of gifts.