English Club

[Posted by Jess's parents]
Several new activities are underway, or at least under consideration:

I have started an English Club, that will meet weekly, for students who want a chance to practice their English language skills. Thirty students participated in the first session, and some of them asked if we could meet more than once a week - but for now, it will be every Thursday only. Each week, I review some vocabulary related to a specific scenario, and the students take turns in small groups, practicing the dialog for the various roles in the scenario. The first week's scenario was going to the doctor; next week's will focus on Mozambican culture. I would like to start a similar club for adults in the village, but with no electricity, there is not enough daylight to hold a class in the evening.

Some of my students recently sent letters to a group of elementary school students in North Carolina. We have not received any feedback yet, but I know that the teacher and class are looking forward to reading letters from Mozambique.

For the future, I would like to start an English Theater club that would participate in competitions with similar clubs from other Peace Corps locations in Mozambique.

I will try to post more next time I have internet access. For now, this brief (and somewhat belated) post by my father is the best we can do.