Village Project: Ban Nai Kuwan

Our resident village project planner, Emma, gives us the scoop on this week’s VP:

 

‘On the last "Friday Village Project" of the expedition, we had the opportunity to visit a small, rural school called Ban Nai Kuwan.  The school is situated in beautiful surroundings and provided us with lots of outdoor space to do activities. This time there was just a small group of 16 very friendly, eager and affectionate students in the entire school aged between 5 and 10 years old.

We started the morning off with some fun team games including a game which involved putting on an oversized shirt, sunglasses, flip flops and sunhat and then running to collect coloured discs at the other end of the field!  This caused lots of fun for the kids whilst they learnt about colours and much amusement for the volunteers who were watching and cheering them on!

We then split the group up and the volunteers led small groups covering topic areas such as parts of the body, nature and fruit.  After a fun filled hour, we then had a short refreshment break with the children whilst we all cooled off, followed by an entertaining environmental talk by Jack and Noi.  The children learnt in a fun way, about how litter can be recycled and the importance of disposing of it in a responsible way. Afterwards, the children took the GVI Green Team pledge, promising not to litter and encouraging others to do the same.

 

We finished off the day with a rousing game of "Hokey Cokey" which the children loved, before sitting down to a delicious lunch.’

Village Project: Ban Nai Kuwan