The second day of training has come to an end, and it proved to be quite a success! The focus of today was to watch the teachers demonstrate what they learned from yesterday by role playing. There were 18 groups of 4 that presented. Each group had one participant act as the teacher, while the rest were students. Each group demonstrated the learning perfectly. They incorporated songs, dance, prayers, poems, and more in each lesson. It was truly amazing to see the content come to life. Melanie's Speak to Children program has literally traveled around the world and is impacting the lives of students and teachers. Truly amazing. What an accomplishment!
Watching the teachers present the material in these new ways was truly an inspiration to us. It's amazing to see how these individuals internalize the material as well as their passion for wanting to make a difference in not only children's lives, but the lives of all Ghanians.
We were inspired by the teachers exerburence and the way they embraced the program. The teachers were all shapes and sizes yet their exuberance and ability to inspire us were equally moving to Giulietta and Melanie. It is evident to us the teachers embraced the topics from Speak To Children for their students and for themselves. As we know, if you want to see a change in anyone, you must change their behavior. At the end of today's training, we observed that the teachers were ready to teach Speak to Children's program and that they understood the value of the program for themselves.
At the end of the day, Melanie conducted a mini lecture about Paying it Forward. She introduced the concept to the teachers, asking them to pay forward what they learned over the course of these two days to others around them. It was wonderful to see the teachers engaged and intrigued by this concept. After the closing, we presented certificates to each of the participants (oh by the way, the number of teachers grew today. So we trained approximately 90 teachers in total over the course of the 2 days). The participants expressed their gratitude for the opportunity to attend this session and being able to have food and water at the training as well. We pass on the gratitude to all of you, for without your contributions, we have not been able to make this happen. So, Thank you!!
Tomorrow we are off to visit the local schools to observe the teachers implement the material in their classrooms. So excited!
As we wrap up this post, we leave you with a quote:
“Giving is a universal opportunity. Regardless of your age, profession, religion, income bracket, and background, you have the capacity to create change." - Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
With gratitude,
Giulietta and Melanie
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