Training of the Trainers
Saturday:
48 hours until camp launch! While the team captains answered
the last minute questions from uncertain parents and double checked the packed
bags for the 30 excited kids in site, the facilitators spent an informative day
in San Felix, where “the engineers were turned into theatre people and the
theatre people were turned into Peace Corps Volunteers.” After a brief introduction on Ngäbe and
Emberá culture for Katy and Andrea, the facilitators practiced effective
techniques for running a children’s camp, learned a brief overview of theatre
history, and collaborated in small groups to finalize the week’s engaging
presentations and activities.
Accomplishments of the day include the completion of an environmental
health themed Jeopardy, everyone learning to say “downstage” in Spanish, and
finalizing the pounds of rice required to properly feed 40 hungry children and volunteers-
92!
-Hennessy
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| Theatre Camp Facilitators! |
Sunday:
It’s the final countdown!!! We kicked off the day with a
group morning workout followed by a pancake breakfast. In the morning we
practiced presenting the tricky parts of the sessions, learned some
choreography, and gave everyone a chance to practice being a director. We tried
to keep everything really laid back and easy in order to conserve our energy
for the crazy days ahead. My neighbor made us tamales for lunch and because
avocados are in season, our family dinner is fajitas with a big bowl of
guacamole.
Matt texted me this evening, he and his kids have arrived in
Tole, a town 20 minutes from camp. They started their journey Friday morning
taking a boat across the ocean, spent Saturday on a bus to Panama City, and
another 8 hours on the bus today. It’s a relief to hear that they are still
happy and healthy after such a journey.
We’re all set. All that’s left to do is get a good night’s
rest. Let’s do this!
-Amber
p.s. We BELIEVE there will be wifi at camp, so daily updates
*should* happen. But that’s not necessarily guaranteed. Don’t worry if you
don’t hear from us!
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