Storys

I was sitting with a group of kindergarten kids and we talked about animals. I asked the children if they know which animal has a beard and comes ashore from the sea. So far I have only known seals that fit this description. But Carlo knew one more animal: “A fisherman!”

Since I have been doing gymnastics myself for years, one of the things I offer the children is gymnastics lessons. When I showed them a split one day, Suelmy was very surprised: “You have soft bones …”

In November, two volunteers from Portugal came to the Education Center. Inês and Patricia. Patricia had to return to Portugal after two weeks. A few days after she left, Neiva asked me about her. I replied she was in Portugal. Neiva wanted to know where that was, so I showed it to her on the world map. “Oh,” she said, “that’s very close.”

Caramo is 5 years old. I had a USB stick in the shape of a small chocolate. Caramo comes and asks me if it’s chocolate. “No, that’s plastic.” His very spontaneous answer: “Plastic kills fish.”

I was in the art room with Nara and Olinda. They each drew a princess and when it was time to paint the faces they asked me if I didn’t have a very light brown colored pencil. I asked them why they always paint light-skinned princesses. The following dialogue occurred: Nara: “Because princesses always look that way.” Me: “But don’t you think your skin color is beautiful? I think it is beautiful. ” Olinda: “Well, my skin color is beautiful … but white skin color is more beautiful.” Nara: “No, not at all. My skin color is very beautiful. ” Me: “So why don’t you paint these princesses as beautiful as you are …” Then I left the room for a short time and when I came back both girls had painted their princesses with dark brown.

One of the activities in the art room was about forgiveness. Here is what Tayrine, who loves to come to the art room wrote and designed: “Forgiveness. Yesterday Ana talked bad to me about Soraya. Today Ana reached out for Soraya and asked her to forgive her because she was talking bad about her. Soraya said that she forgives her and Ana was happy. We have to forgive one another.