Day 26 - YAK fun

Today we had another YAK activity for students who had succeeded in speaking English inside and outside the school over the last 6 weeks. We have these activities every 6 weeks or so. As I've mentioned before, we're an English school situated in a French city and most of our students are French Mother Tongue. When students are 'caught' speaking French they get a YAK ticket. We set a limit and if students manage to receive the limit or less they are invited to attend the activity. This activity was skating and sliding behind the school. The rink and hill are situated in the middle of the field where we do Walk Around the World. The ice is maintained by the city but we have been given access. As you can see in the pics the students who attended had a wonderful time.

Day 337 - African Drums and Dance

On Friday we had a YAK activity for the students. Students who managed to speak English and get less than 7 YAK tickets were invited to attend the activity. In the morning each group of younger students learned a traditional African song and dance. The older students also learned a song BUT they got to play it on the drums. In the afternoon the groups presented what they had learned to the other students and staff. It was a great learning experience and the kids had a wonderful time. It was fun to watch their faces as they were playing, dancing and listening. The photo above captures one of the instructors teaching my students the rhythm they needed to play.