Andy and Theresa - teacher training morning

We enjoyed an extra hour in bed this morning even though we had to pack for the return journey to Colombo. We took over our usual mini bus to a hall in the town where we unloaded the resources we had and prepared to welcome nearly forty pre school teachers many of whom we had worked with during the week. They all arrived in their beautiful 'Ocean Stars' sari and astonished us by their flexibility of movement in the sports workshop. The saris were no handicap when they shied each other the ball games they used with their nursery children. Other workshops included Theresa's session sharing resources to help develop language skills with the children. Presentation of certificates to the teachers and speeches preceeded a shared lunch before we departed by mini bus on the ten hour journey back to Colombo. This was broken by the excitement of riding on an elephant along a jungle path, the highlight of which was watching our elephant juggle and eat his mangoes.